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This paper estimates country-specific costs and benefits of scaling up key nutrition investments in Nigeria. Building on the methodology established in the global report scaling up nutrition: what will it cost? Authors first estimate the costs and benefits of a nationwide scale up of ten...
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Youth at risk can be defined as individuals between the ages of 12 and 24 who face “environmental, social, and family … advice on how to create and implement effective policies for at-risk youth. Highlighted are 22 policies (six core policies … areas for young people around the world: i) youth unemployment, underemployment, and lack of formal sector employment; ii …
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This policy note provides a view of the main challenges facing Ghana youth and proposes policy options to address them …. The note: (i) highlights youth key characteristics from the perspective of their skills and jobs and the constraints they … face, (ii) describes the institutional set up and strategy governing youth employment interventions in Ghana and what is …
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Poverty reduction and youth employment remain deeply intertwined in Mauritania. Mauritania's job-related challenge is … exclusion. With youth (15-24 year olds) comprising over 40 percent of the population as of 2014, they are particularly … Mauritania, with a focus on constraints and opportunities facing youth over the short to long term. To this end, it assesses …
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Uganda's real GDP grew at 2.9 percent in FY20, less than half the 6.8 percent recorded in FY19, due to the effects of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) crisis, and is expected to grow at a similar level in FY21, but downside risks are high. Economic activity stalled during the latter part of the fiscal...
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characteristics of youth employment and the role of education and skills in the school-to-work transition in Indonesia. The slow …
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