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Youth advocates at United Nations forum urge education overhaul to tackle global youth unemployment
Summary
At a United Nations SDG Media Zone panel during the ECOSOC Forum, youth leaders from Peru and India urged education reform, better implementation of existing policies, and inclusive training (especially for young people with disabilities) as steps to reduce a cited 2025 estimate that 262 million young people are neither working nor studying.
At a United Nations SDG Media Zone panel during the ECOSOC Forum, youth advocates called for urgent changes to education and employment systems to address what the moderator described as an estimated 262 million young people — about one in four aged 15 to 24 in 2025 — who are neither employed nor in school.
“My name is Borah Anya,” Borah Anya said at the session, identifying herself as vice president of the Pan African Youth Union and moderator of the panel. She framed youth unemployment as more than a statistic, saying it erodes “dignity, ambition, and … the stability of our countries.”
Panelists Puneet Singh Singhal, co‑founder of Billion Strong and a member of the UN Youth Office reference group, and Linsley, founder of the Peruvian NGO Impacta Ya and a member of…
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