Against the backdrop of sluggish global economic recovery and rising youth unemployment, UNESCO has implemented systemic initiatives in recent years, including innovating technical and vocational education, strengthening digital skills training, and promoting gender equality in employment, to build sustainable bridges from education to work for young people worldwide. Recent data shows these efforts have yielded significant results across member states, injecting new momentum into the global you

Youth employment is a critical issue for global economic and social development. As globalisation and technological transformation accelerate, the employment landscape for young people has become increasingly complex and dynamic. The OECD’s newly launched Youth Policy Toolkit draws on successful case studies and best practices from its 38 member countries to provide policymakers with a systematic framework for advancing youth employment and enhancing the socioeconomic participation of young popu

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has highlighted the persistent challenge of structural imbalances in the labour markets of low-income countries. Slowing economic growth has created bottlenecks in job creation and improvements in working conditions, while technological innovation has underdelivered on expectations to boost productivity and improve living standards. Youth unemployment is particularly acute: young people in low-income countries face weak competitiveness in the job marke