This brief aims to inform discussions about how best to provide health services, programmes and support for young transgender people. It offers a concise account of current knowledge concerning the HIV risk and vulnerability of young transgender people; the barriers and constraints they face to appropriate services; examples of programmes […]
Main principles of declaration, key population, statistics, challenges and perspectives about HIV prevention.
The United Nations supporting country-led responses to AIDS; Key Messages, statistics, useful links
Focusing on the shift in the demand for youth labour towards either low-paying service sector jobs or higher-skill professional jobs, which has resulted in the emergence of a new form of labour stratification. Attention is then given to the intermediary zone, a growing sector occupied by large numbers of young […]
This paperrepresents a contribution to the ILO’s Action Programme on Youth Unemployment being undertaken in the 1996-97 biennium. The Action Programme isintended to: (i) raise awareness amongst constituents concerning the problems associated with the labour market entry of young people; (ii) to improve their understanding of the advantages and disadvantages […]
Global and regional outlook for youth employment, Youth labour markets from development perspective, youth labour market transitions, policies for youth employment.
Global Employment Trends for Youth 2015 A generation at risk – Scaling up investments
In fact, that many youth are giving up on the job search. The prolonged jobs crisis also forces the current generation of youth to be less selective about the type of job they are prepared to accept, a tendency that was already evident before the crisis. Increasing numbers of youth […]
The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of relevant laws, policies, and practices that either obstruct or promote minors’ access to health services and information. It considers the extent of minors’ informed decision-making capacity regarding health services and information, and explores how it can be fostered and […]
This paper discusses ideas concerning childhood and young people in different societies and disciplines, and in international law. In so doing, it highlights disparities in general concepts and experiences of childhood, adolescence and young adulthood, across different times and cultures.
Young people’s capacity to exercise autonomy, choice and independence in relation to their sexual and reproductive health varies enormously between and within different countries, cultures and contexts, as do the legal systems that support or diminish these rights. Making cross-national comparisons of research, policy and practice is complex since it […]