NEWS FLASH

Report: Lack of Education And Jobs Will Waste Economic Potential Of World’s Largest Generation Of Young People | A new Global Population report from the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) reveals that the potential economic benefits of 1.8 billion young people, “the largest cohort of young people ever known,” will be squandered because the “generation suffers from a lack of education, and investment in infrastructure and job creation.” Finding a “vicious cycle” of extreme poverty, food insecurity and inequality that leads to higher death rates and, in turn, high birth rates, UNFPA said, “Governments that are serious about eradicating poverty should also be serious about providing the services, supplies and information that women need to exercise their reproductive rights” via sex education and access to contraception. “When young people can claim their rights to health, education and decent working conditions, they become a powerful force for economic development,” the report said.