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9 Oct, 2015

“Youth unemployment: Let’s stop the blame game,” Envoy on Youth at Global Youth Economic Opportunities Summit

The UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, Ahmad Alhendawi, addressed the Global Youth Economic Opportunities Summit on Wednesday, October 7th, and called on those present to stop the blame game of youth unemployment. The Global Youth Economic Opportunities Summit was attended by over 140 presenters from 40 countries that shared their expertise across 50 different sessions and focused

9 Oct, 2015

ILO: Global Employment Trends for Youth 2015 | Video

Highlights of the Youth Employment Trends The global youth unemployment rate has dropped to 73.3 million in 2014, 3.3 million less than the crisis peak in 2009. Good news but still a long way to go according to the ILO’s Global Employment Trends for Youth 2015 report. https://youtu.be/zeOjbD5eDI8   View video source here: http://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/multimedia/video/institutional-videos/WCMS_412848/lang--en/index.htm