Addresses the important of acting quickly to implement youth employment policies in a coordinated way. Following a review of existing policies and programmes, the paper suggests solutions which address both the supply and demand sides of the labour market.

Identifies and describes a set of community-based youth employment development projects from across the globe, representing valuable examples of collaboration between development players. The intention is to identify a set of outstanding case studies, focusing on public-private partnerships...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper, evaluation of National level Youth Service Council (youth organization) activities, esp. Its community development and training schemes, in Sri Lanka - reviews unemployment trends (1971-1981) by age group, sex and educational level; discusses schemes implementing...

Examines economic and social factors affecting youth employment in Egypt and describes three national programmes for the promotion of youth employment based on human resources development, direct job creation and support in self-employment and enterprise creation. Describes one public-private...