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Youth empowerment, education, employment key to future development

01 June 2015
Much of the world is poised to reap a demographic dividend. But to do this, countries must invest in young people. Students in Cotonou, Benin. © UNFPA Benin/Ollivier Girard
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School campaign aims to help Côte d’Ivoire reap demographic dividend

29 May 2015
Students in Daoukro, Côte d’Ivoire. Young people are poised to transform the country's future. But to do so, they must be empowered, educated and employed. © UNFPA Cote d'Ivoire
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Speech

48th session of the Commission on Population and Development

13 April 2015
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Conflict-affected youth become new generation of leaders in Colombia

26 January 2015
Viviana with other leaders from the Youth Roundtable, which promotes youth participation, sexual and reproductive health and rights, and the prevention of adolescent pregnancies. © PANDI/ UNFPA Colombia
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Huge potential for economic growth requires fulfilling the promise of youth, flagship report says

18 November 2014
Students attend a workshop focused on their rights and potential, held during a conference in Apia, Samoa. Credit: UNFPA Pacific/Ariela Zibiah
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World’s 1.8 Billion Young Can Propel Socioeconomic Development, New UNFPA Report Shows

17 November 2014
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Empowering girls key to Africa's success, leaders affirm

22 September 2014
Investing in adolescents and youth will be key to taking advantage of a demographic dividend in the Sahel region of Africa, leaders said today at the United Nations. Girls in Niger. Photo credit: OCHA/David Ohana
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How to address low fertility fears? Invest in young people

16 July 2014
<p>Maryana Borisova, a young Roma activist from Bulgaria, attending a conference in 2013. Ms. Borisova demonstrates how investment in young people can generate gains for society. <i>Credit: UNFPA</i> </p>
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Investing in youth pays dividends, evidence from Sri Lanka shows

09 July 2014
<p>Anoka Abeyrante, a young environmentalist and lawyer, speaks about transforming Sri Lanka's ecology during the launch of "Generation Youth." <i>Photo credit: UNFPA</i> </p>
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