{"id":10272,"date":"2018-08-07T13:00:13","date_gmt":"2018-08-07T17:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/answers\/?p=10272"},"modified":"2018-08-20T08:12:24","modified_gmt":"2018-08-20T12:12:24","slug":"international-youth-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/answers\/education\/international-youth-day\/","title":{"rendered":"What is International Youth Day?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\"International<\/a><\/p>\n

The desires and hopes of today\u2019s generation crafts the world\u2019s tomorrows.<\/p>\n

A nation\u2019s rate of development, as well as the shape of its population pyramid, is largely determined by the population of its youth. It is the \u2018expansive\u2019 type of pyramid that has a larger percentage of people in the younger age groups, indicative of a fast rate of growth. In order to apprise the masses of the cultural and legal issues surrounding youth, the United Nations declared\u00a0 August 12th<\/span> as International Youth Day.<\/p>\n

The United Nations first session of the World Youth Forum recommended the conception of the International Youth Day to promote and support the issues concerning the youth of the world.<\/p>\n

In Laud Of The Youth:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The theme for 2018 International Youth Day is \u2018safe spaces for youth,\u2019 incorporating civic, public and digital spaces. This broadband inclusion ensures engagement of the youth in governance by passive decision making at the domestic and global levels. This forms a secure environment for the youth of diverse backgrounds to engage in peaceful social cohesion.<\/p>\n

Revolutionary Advances In Politics:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Youth revolutions over the years have advanced social changes around the world. From the Arab Spring to the recent Parkland #neveragain revolts, the timeline depicts a clear pattern of bold and fundamental concerns expressed by the young generation. The South Asian region hasn\u2019t remained unstirred. The movements in Bangladesh for \u2018child-marriage-free-zones,\u2019 the school march in Lahore against the Taliban attack, and the global march against child labor in India are all inspiring and galvanizing.<\/p>\n

The digital era has led to mass implications and helped in bridging the gap between the dream of a hopeful youth and the existential unequal opportunities.<\/p>\n

Empowerment By Employment:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Youth employment is the foundation of a strong state. As hoped by former president, the late Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam \u201cThe youth needs to be enabled to become job generators from job seekers.\u201d The United Nations defines \u2018youth\u2019 as those persons between the age of 15 and 24. An unemployed person is defined as someone who does not have a job and is actively seeking one. The rate of unemployment is calculated as the number of employed persons, divided by, the total labor force (both unemployed and employed between the age group of 15-24).<\/p>\n

This potential workforce directly impacts the structural and functional economy. It is also called a \u2018lost generation\u2019 owing to productivity and skill sets lost.<\/p>\n

Countries like Qatar, Nepal, and Japan have the largest share of youth employed. Their rate of unemployment is ranging from 0.4%-4.6% whereas Greece, South Africa, and French Polynesia have their largest share of youth unemployed varying between 43%-55%. The external factors like the financial crisis when intertwined with the prevailing unemployment problems in labor and education system, push these countries into the lowest levels. Mid-ranging countries with a growing population, due to high fertility rates and low mortality rates, show concerns of creating insufficient employment opportunities. These countries have a higher dependency ratio, further pressurizing the available resources.<\/p>\n

International Organizations At Play:<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a globalized economy with the fast movement of resources, the undervalue of the human resource would mean a failure in the optimization of the future. This vision is reflected in ILO\u2019s youth employment program, where it commits a tripartite structure to resolve the problem of youth\u00a0 unemployment. Similarly, the goal 8 (.6) of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit, works on bringing an end to youth unemployment crisis.<\/span><\/p>\n

These efforts have shifted the younger generations from mere passive objects to the torch bearers of an inclusive, growth-ridden economy.<\/p>\n

\"World<\/a><\/p>\n

Underlying table depicts the rate of unemployment in different countries.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Country<\/span><\/b><\/td>\nUnemployment rate
\nILO modelled estimates(%)Total<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n		\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nCountry<\/span><\/b><\/td>\nUnemployment rate
\nILO modelled estimates(%)Total<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
French Polynesia<\/span><\/td>\n55.6<\/span><\/td>\nBulgaria<\/span><\/td>\n13<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/span><\/td>\n54.9<\/span><\/td>\nGambia<\/span><\/td>\n12.9<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eswatini<\/span><\/td>\n54.8<\/span><\/td>\nMoldova<\/span><\/td>\n12.8<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Africa<\/span><\/td>\n53.5<\/span><\/td>\nNew Zealand<\/span><\/td>\n12.8<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Macedonia<\/span><\/td>\n47<\/span><\/td>\nAustralia<\/span><\/td>\n12.6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Libya<\/span><\/td>\n46<\/span><\/td>\nGuam<\/span><\/td>\n12.5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Namibia<\/span><\/td>\n45.5<\/span><\/td>\nDominican Republic<\/span><\/td>\n12.4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saint Lucia<\/span><\/td>\n45<\/span><\/td>\nEstonia<\/span><\/td>\n12.2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Greece<\/span><\/td>\n43.6<\/span><\/td>\nUnited Kingdom<\/span><\/td>\n12.1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Occupied Palestinian Territory<\/span><\/td>\n43<\/span><\/td>\nPanama<\/span><\/td>\n12<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mozambique<\/span><\/td>\n42.7<\/span><\/td>\nDjibouti<\/span><\/td>\n11.7<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jordan<\/span><\/td>\n39.8<\/span><\/td>\nNorth Korea<\/span><\/td>\n11.7<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines<\/span><\/td>\n39.6<\/span><\/td>\nCanada<\/span><\/td>\n11.6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spain<\/span><\/td>\n38.8<\/span><\/td>\nGuinea-Bissau<\/span><\/td>\n11.6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Armenia<\/span><\/td>\n38.6<\/span><\/td>\nTimor-Leste<\/span><\/td>\n11.6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lesotho<\/span><\/td>\n38.5<\/span><\/td>\nBangladesh<\/span><\/td>\n11.4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New Caledonia<\/span><\/td>\n38.1<\/span><\/td>\nTrinidad and Tobago<\/span><\/td>\n11.4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tunisia<\/span><\/td>\n36.3<\/span><\/td>\nEritrea<\/span><\/td>\n11.3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Haiti<\/span><\/td>\n36<\/span><\/td>\nSlovenia<\/span><\/td>\n11.3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gabon<\/span><\/td>\n35.9<\/span><\/td>\nDenmark<\/span><\/td>\n11<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Botswana<\/span><\/td>\n35.7<\/span><\/td>\nSomalia<\/span><\/td>\n11<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Syrian Arab Republic<\/span><\/td>\n35.1<\/span><\/td>\nMalaysia<\/span><\/td>\n10.9<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Italy<\/span><\/td>\n34.7<\/span><\/td>\nChina<\/span><\/td>\n10.8<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Egypt<\/span><\/td>\n34.4<\/span><\/td>\nHungary<\/span><\/td>\n10.7<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Serbia<\/span><\/td>\n32.8<\/span><\/td>\nParaguay<\/span><\/td>\n10.7<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Montenegro<\/span><\/td>\n31.8<\/span><\/td>\nCentral African Republic<\/span><\/td>\n10.6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brazil<\/span><\/td>\n30.2<\/span><\/td>\nVanuatu<\/span><\/td>\n10.6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Albania<\/span><\/td>\n30<\/span><\/td>\nIndia<\/span><\/td>\n10.5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Iran<\/span><\/td>\n29.9<\/span><\/td>\nMalta<\/span><\/td>\n10.5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jamaica<\/span><\/td>\n29.7<\/span><\/td>\nNorway<\/span><\/td>\n10.3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Barbados<\/span><\/td>\n29<\/span><\/td>\nBhutan<\/span><\/td>\n10.2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Georgia<\/span><\/td>\n28.8<\/span><\/td>\nSouth Korea<\/span><\/td>\n10.2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brunei Darussalam<\/span><\/td>\n28.2<\/span><\/td>\nTaiwan, China<\/span><\/td>\n10.2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Croatia<\/span><\/td>\n27.4<\/span><\/td>\nChad<\/span><\/td>\n10.1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sudan<\/span><\/td>\n27.3<\/span><\/td>\nComoros<\/span><\/td>\n10<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kenya<\/span><\/td>\n26.2<\/span><\/td>\nAustria<\/span><\/td>\n9.8<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bahamas<\/span><\/td>\n25.7<\/span><\/td>\nEl Salvador<\/span><\/td>\n9.8<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yemen<\/span><\/td>\n25.7<\/span><\/td>\nUnited States<\/span><\/td>\n9.2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saudi Arabia<\/span><\/td>\n25<\/span><\/td>\nSierra Leone<\/span><\/td>\n9<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Uruguay<\/span><\/td>\n24.8<\/span><\/td>\nCameroon<\/span><\/td>\n8.9<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mauritius<\/span><\/td>\n24.5<\/span><\/td>\nNetherlands<\/span><\/td>\n8.9<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Algeria<\/span><\/td>\n24.3<\/span><\/td>\nHong Kong<\/span><\/td>\n8.7<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Portugal<\/span><\/td>\n23.9<\/span><\/td>\nNicaragua<\/span><\/td>\n8.7<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cyprus<\/span><\/td>\n23.8<\/span><\/td>\nBurkina Faso<\/span><\/td>\n8.6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Argentina<\/span><\/td>\n23.5<\/span><\/td>\nPeru<\/span><\/td>\n8.6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ukraine<\/span><\/td>\n23.3<\/span><\/td>\nEcuador<\/span><\/td>\n8.5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Puerto Rico<\/span><\/td>\n23<\/span><\/td>\nOman<\/span><\/td>\n8.5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Congo<\/span><\/td>\n22.5<\/span><\/td>\nHonduras<\/span><\/td>\n8.2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
France<\/span><\/td>\n22.1<\/span><\/td>\nZimbabwe<\/span><\/td>\n8.2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Guyana<\/span><\/td>\n21.6<\/span><\/td>\nSwitzerland<\/span><\/td>\n8.1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Costa Rica<\/span><\/td>\n21<\/span><\/td>\nCzech Republic<\/span><\/td>\n8<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sri Lanka<\/span><\/td>\n20.7<\/span><\/td>\nMalawi<\/span><\/td>\n7.8<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sao Tome and Principe<\/span><\/td>\n20.6<\/span><\/td>\nPakistan<\/span><\/td>\n7.7<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Turkey<\/span><\/td>\n20.3<\/span><\/td>\nIceland<\/span><\/td>\n7.6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Finland<\/span><\/td>\n20<\/span><\/td>\nEthiopia<\/span><\/td>\n7.4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Belize<\/span><\/td>\n19.8<\/span><\/td>\nDemocratic Republic of the Congo<\/span><\/td>\n7.3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Western Sahara<\/span><\/td>\n19.8<\/span><\/td>\nIsrael<\/span><\/td>\n7.3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Belgium<\/span><\/td>\n19.2<\/span><\/td>\nViet Nam<\/span><\/td>\n7<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Angola<\/span><\/td>\n19.1<\/span><\/td>\nGermany<\/span><\/td>\n6.8<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Channel Islands<\/span><\/td>\n19<\/span><\/td>\nMexico<\/span><\/td>\n6.8<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Slovakia<\/span><\/td>\n19<\/span><\/td>\nPhilippines<\/span><\/td>\n6.8<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mongolia<\/span><\/td>\n18.9<\/span><\/td>\nBolivia<\/span><\/td>\n6.5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tajikistan<\/span><\/td>\n18.9<\/span><\/td>\nTurkmenistan<\/span><\/td>\n6.5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fiji<\/span><\/td>\n18.8<\/span><\/td>\nThailand<\/span><\/td>\n5.9<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Romania<\/span><\/td>\n18.5<\/span><\/td>\nGuatemala<\/span><\/td>\n5.8<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Colombia<\/span><\/td>\n18.1<\/span><\/td>\nBahrain<\/span><\/td>\n5.5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mali<\/span><\/td>\n18<\/span><\/td>\nCuba<\/span><\/td>\n5.5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Morocco<\/span><\/td>\n18<\/span><\/td>\nGuinea<\/span><\/td>\n5.5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Samoa<\/span><\/td>\n18<\/span><\/td>\nSenegal<\/span><\/td>\n5.5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mauritania<\/span><\/td>\n17.9<\/span><\/td>\nBenin<\/span><\/td>\n5.2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cape Verde<\/span><\/td>\n17.8<\/span><\/td>\nPapua New Guinea<\/span><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sweden<\/span><\/td>\n17.8<\/span><\/td>\nGhana<\/span><\/td>\n4.9<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Afghanistan<\/span><\/td>\n17.7<\/span><\/td>\nUnited Arab Emirates<\/span><\/td>\n4.9<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lebanon<\/span><\/td>\n17.6<\/span><\/td>\nJapan<\/span><\/td>\n4.6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Sudan<\/span><\/td>\n17.6<\/span><\/td>\nSingapore<\/span><\/td>\n4.6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chile<\/span><\/td>\n17.2<\/span><\/td>\nKazakhstan<\/span><\/td>\n4.5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of<\/span><\/td>\n17.1<\/span><\/td>\nMacau, China<\/span><\/td>\n4.5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Latvia<\/span><\/td>\n17<\/span><\/td>\nSolomon Islands<\/span><\/td>\n4.4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Iraq<\/span><\/td>\n16.8<\/span><\/td>\nNepal<\/span><\/td>\n4.3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
United States Virgin Islands<\/span><\/td>\n16.8<\/span><\/td>\nTanzania, United Republic of<\/span><\/td>\n3.9<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Russian Federation<\/span><\/td>\n16.3<\/span><\/td>\nC\u00f4te d’Ivoire<\/span><\/td>\n3.7<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kuwait<\/span><\/td>\n16<\/span><\/td>\nLiberia<\/span><\/td>\n3.3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Suriname<\/span><\/td>\n15.9<\/span><\/td>\nMadagascar<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kyrgyzstan<\/span><\/td>\n15.7<\/span><\/td>\nBurundi<\/span><\/td>\n2.9<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Zambia<\/span><\/td>\n15.4<\/span><\/td>\nUganda<\/span><\/td>\n2.9<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Indonesia<\/span><\/td>\n15.2<\/span><\/td>\nTogo<\/span><\/td>\n2.8<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Luxembourg<\/span><\/td>\n15.2<\/span><\/td>\nTonga<\/span><\/td>\n2.6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Poland<\/span><\/td>\n14.8<\/span><\/td>\nRwanda<\/span><\/td>\n2.1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Uzbekistan<\/span><\/td>\n14.6<\/span><\/td>\nLaos<\/span><\/td>\n1.7<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Equatorial Guinea<\/span><\/td>\n14.2<\/span><\/td>\nMyanmar<\/span><\/td>\n1.7<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Azerbaijan<\/span><\/td>\n13.8<\/span><\/td>\nBelarus<\/span><\/td>\n1.1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maldives<\/span><\/td>\n13.8<\/span><\/td>\nNiger<\/span><\/td>\n0.5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ireland<\/span><\/td>\n13.6<\/span><\/td>\nCambodia<\/span><\/td>\n0.4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nigeria<\/span><\/td>\n13.4<\/span><\/td>\nQatar<\/span><\/td>\n0.4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lithuania<\/span><\/td>\n13.2<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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