Expert Group Meeting on Goals and Targets for Monitoring the Progress of Youth in the Global Economy
30-31 May 2007, United Nations, New York

• Background Paper
• List of participants
• Programme
• Final outcome document: Goals and Targets for Monitoring the Progress of Youth in the Global Economy: Report of the Secretary-General (Addendum to A/62/61 & E/2007/7)
• Presentations
  • Kenneth Land
    What Can We Learn From the Child and Youth Well-Being Index (CWI) Project?
    
  • Richard Sweet
    Goals and Targets to Monitor Progress with the School-to-Work Transition
  • Sajeda Amin
    Goals and Targets for Tracking Progress in Education and Poverty Reduction among Youth
• Documents
  • Commission for Social Development, 45th Session - Resolution on Youth 45/2
    
  • Commission for Social Development, 45th Session - Supplement to the World Programme of Action for Youth to the Year 2000 and Beyond
  • Commission for Social Development, 45th Session - Complete Report of the 45th Session (E/2007/26 & E/CN.5/2007/8)
  • Report of the Secretary-General: Follow-up to the World Programme of Action for Youth to the Year 2000 and Beyond (A/62/61 & E/2007/7)
  • World Programme of Action for Youth to the Year 2000 and Beyond (A/RES/50/81)
• Other resources
  • Youth Development Indicators
  • Youth and the MDGs Report
  • World Youth Report 2003
  • World Youth Report 2005
  • World Development Report 2007: Development and the Next Generation

Preparatory Youth Forum
29 May 2007

The two-day EGM will be preceded by a Preparatory Youth Forum. The Forum is designed to provide young people with the opportunity to debate the topics and arrive at a clearer understanding of the background issues prior to the convening of the EGM.

• List of participants
• Organization of work

For more information, please contact Ms. Patience Stephens (stephensp@un.org), UN Focal Point on Youth, or Ms. Samina Anwar (anwar2@un.org).