Recalling the right of everyone, including adolescents and youth, to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, also recalling the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All forms of Discrimination against Women and other international and regional human rights instruments, and emphasizing the need to promote the equality of young women and men and respect for diversity.

Youth and health risks

EBook takes into account the relevance of policy lessons from recent experience to provide a clear analysis of the factors that affect the impact labour market policies have on youth unemployment. The contributors present a case-by-case analysis for a range of countries across Europe – spread both geographically and also by the divergent approaches taken. It covers countries with dual vocational training systems; dual labour markets; those where the ratio between youth and adult unemployment is notably high or low; and an overview of the recently launched Youth Guarantee programme.

No Country for Young People? Youth Labour Market Problems in Europe

ManpowerGroup talked about the role of business, and what individual businesses could do to help improve the employment prospects for young people. Paper encourages employers to work more pro-actively with educators and trainers to make sure that young people had the hard and soft skills needed for success in the workplace. Paper encourages them to invest in new channels for young people moving from school to work, including apprenticeship and work experience programs. Paper encourages them to invest more in mentoring and developing their own young new hires. And Paper encourages them to cooperate with youth-owned business startups, both through mentoring of young entrepreneurs and by making room in their supply chains for youth-owned businesses.

How Policymakers Can Boost Youth Employment

It is intended for policy-makers, donors, service-planners, service-providers and community-led organizations. This brief aims to inform discussions about how best to provide health services, programmes and support for young MSM. It offers a concise account of current knowledge concerning the HIV risk and vulnerability of young MSM; the barriers and constraints they face to appropriate services; examples of programmes that may work well in addressing their needs and rights; and approaches and considerations for providing services that both draw upon and build to the strengths, competencies and capacities of young MSM.

HIV and young men who have sex with men

This brief aims to inform discussions about how best to provide health services, programmes and support for young people who inject drugs. It offers a concise account of current knowledge concerning the HIV risk and vulnerability of young people who inject drugs; the barriers and constraints they face to appropriate services; examples of programmes that may work well in addressing their needs and rights; and approaches and considerations for providing services that both draw upon and build the strengths, competencies and capacities of young people who inject drugs.

HIV and young people who inject drugs