The key Social Development principle is people-centered development.
The UN Conference on Social Development (February 1- 10, 2012) is tackling the issue of Poverty Eradication. Poverty is a web of inter-related conditions, both social and economic. Youth unemployment is one of the issues getting attention. This lack of youth employment has long-lasting consequences and affect the well-being of young people now and in the future.
Fact Sheet: Youth Unemployment
• In 2009, about 81million young people were unemployed, the most ever.
• Youth unemployment rate rose from 11.9 percent to 13.0 percent between 2007 and 2009, an increase of 7.8 million.
• In 2008, an estimated 152 million young workers –or nearly 25 percent of the world’s working poor – were living with their families on less than US$1.25 per person per day.
• Young women have more difficulty than young men in finding work. The female youth unemployment rate in 2009 stood at 13.2 per cent compared to the male rate of 12.9 per cent.
• Youth unemployment rate rose from 11.9 percent to 13.0 percent between 2007 and 2009, an increase of 7.8 million.
• In 2008, an estimated 152 million young workers –or nearly 25 percent of the world’s working poor – were living with their families on less than US$1.25 per person per day.
• Young women have more difficulty than young men in finding work. The female youth unemployment rate in 2009 stood at 13.2 per cent compared to the male rate of 12.9 per cent.
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