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| Youth
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issues are central to achieving the Millennium Development
Goals (MDGs). Promoting the participation of youth
in international discussions regarding their social
and economic development is essential, as their
experiences shed new light on a rapidly changing
world of new technology and globalization. It is
also important to understand the obstacles that
prevent young people from reaching their full potential,
such as engagement in child labor at an earlier
age or a lack of access to secondary education and
training. B-SPAN coverage of youth issues has included
global dialogues on youth participation in Europe
and Asia, as well as the perspectives of young Roma
leaders who described the challenges of improving
social, economic, and educational opportunities
in their region. B-SPAN is pleased to present the
following events on topics related to youth. |
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releases from this special focus are: |
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Poverty
Alleviation Strategies for Vulnerable Groups: Perspectives
from Young Roma Leaders
11/11/2003
Young Roma leaders discuss two planned initiatives,
the Decade of Roma Inclusion 2005-2015 and the Roma
Education Fund as well as how to improve the living
conditions and economic and social opportunities
of Roma. |
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Global
Dialogue on Youth Inclusion with Mongolia, South
Korea, Sri Lanka, and Viet Nam
08/11/2002
In this videoconference, the challenges of including
youth in development are discussed with participants
from four Asian countries. |
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Global
Dialogue on Youth Inclusion with Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Macedonia, Yugoslavia, Uganda, and Zimbabwe
8/26/2002
Case studies from Macedonia and South Africa on
youth participation are presented as well as the
how teenagers can help fight the HIV/AIDS pandemic. |
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AIDSWEB:
HIV/AIDS and ICT Project Update
5/15/2003
As part of this program, initiatives to meet the
needs community HIV/AIDS educational and communication
programs targeting youth were presented. |
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Child
Labor: The Role of Income Variability and Access
to Credit in a Cross-Section of Countries
5/18/03
The presenters describe how credit constraints lead
to child labor and time spent at early ages gaining
labor market experience could be used more efficiently
by increasing long-term human capital. |
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Does
Globalization Increase Child Labor
10/15/01
Researchers present a new theory that liberalized
trade and access to world markets may diminish child
labor by raising the standard of living in poor
countries. |
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