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Moving Forward from Alexandria

By Poonam Ahluwalia, YES Executive Director

And so, a remarkable journey has begun,
leading us from Alexandria to India and Mexico City . . .

We have learned a lot about the worldwide youth employment challenge, what needs to be accomplished, and what works. Yet, we need to learn more. Now we must seek new approaches and develop creative strategies to identify the missing pieces in creating productive and sustainable livelihoods for youth. The YES Secretariat will implement pilot projects and develop resource centers worldwide in the lead up to our first regional meeting in 2003 and the next Summit in 2004 (see below). Agreements and policies must be negotiated and sufficient resources must be committed by government, donor agencies, civil societies, philanthropic institutions, and the private sector.

We will bring together world leaders, government, youth and diverse organizations committed to the issue of youth employment to share and exchange effective practices and opportunities to generate youth employment on regional and global platforms.

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