Expert group meeting on adolescents, youth and development

New York

Date:

21 July 2011 to 22 July 2011

Overview

The Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs organized an expert group meeting on adolescents, youth, and development. The meeting was held at the United Nations in New York from 21 to 22 July 2011.

The meeting was organized in preparation for the forty-fifth session of the Commission on Population and Development, scheduled to take place in April 2012, which would focus on 鈥淎dolescents and youth鈥�. It was held during the 2010-2011 International Year of Youth, as promulgated by General Assembly resolution .

The meeting brought together experts from different disciplines and regions to present and discuss research on two broad themes, namely (a) the demographic dynamics that shape the number and characteristics of adolescents and youth, and (b) the ways in which adolescents and young people can be agents of socio-economic development. Selected papers prepared by the experts participating in the meeting are available as part of the Expert Paper Series published by the Population Division.

Documents

Organization of work

Thursday, 21 July 2011
9:30 鈥�10:00	Registration
10:00-10:10	Opening session
	Hania Zlotnik, Director, United Nations Population Division. Opening Statement
	Theme I. Demographic dynamics of adolescents and youth Moderator: Ann Biddlecom (UN Population Division)

10:10-10:30	Serguey Ivanov (UN Population Division) Global overview of the demographic dynamics of youth
10:30-11:50	Fertility and family formation
	Minja Kim Choe (East-West Center), Family formation patterns among young people: General trends and emerging issues in East and Southeast Asia
	Jorge Rodr铆guez (ECLAC), High adolescent fertility in the context of declining fertility in Latin America
	Discussion
11:50-12:50	Youth health and mortality
	Moderator: Fran莽ois Pelletier (UN Population Division) George Patton (University of Melbourne), Global patterns of mortality of young people F谩tima Ju谩rez (El Colegio de Mexico), Addressing adolescent women鈥檚 sexual and reproductive health needs in Mexico: Challenges and opportunities

	Discussion
	Theme II. Youth and socio-economic development
15:00-16:00	Education
	Moderator: Jorge Bravo (UN Population Division) Martin Hopenhayn (ECLAC), Education, life cycle and mobility: A Latin American perspective Nicole Mun Sim Lai (University of Monash, Malaysia), Transition to financial independence of youth in Asian countries: Does furthering one鈥檚 education pay?


	Discussion
16:20-17:30	Youth employment
	Moderator: Jorge Bravo (UN Population Division) Steven Kapsos (International Labour Organization), Global employment trends for youth Farzaneh Roudi (Population Reference Bureau), Youth Population and Employment in the Middle East and North Africa: Opportunity or Challenge?

	Discussion
Friday, 22 July 2011
	Theme I. Demographic dynamics of adolescents and youth (continued)
10:00-11:00	Sex education and family planning for young people
	Moderator: Vladimira Kantorova (UN Population Division) Nicole Haberland (Population Council), Policies and programmes on sex education and family planning for youth Douglas Kirby (Education, Training and Research (ETR) Associates), Sex education: Access and impact on sexual behaviour of young people

	Discussion
	Theme II. Youth and socio-economic development (continued)
11:20-12:30	Transition to Adulthood and Economic Independence
	Moderator: Luis Rosero (UN Population Division)
	Maria Iacovou (University of Essex), Leaving home: Independence, togetherness and income in Europe
	Discussion
15:00-16:30	Intergenerational issues related to youth
	Moderator: Jorge Bravo (UN Population Division) Monde Makiwane (Human and Social Development Research Programme), Intergenerational relations in Africa with a focus on South Africa Henrik Urdal (Harvard University), A clash of generations? Youth bulges and political violence


	Discussion
	Closure

Presentations

Minja Kim Choe. Family formation patterns among young people: general trends and emerging issues in east and southeast Asia
Jorge Rodr铆gue. High adolescent fertility in the context of declining fertility in Latin America
George Patton. Global patterns of mortality in young people
Martin Hopenhayn. Education, life cycle and social mobility: a Latin American perspective
Nicole Mun Sim Lai. Transition to financial independence of youth in Asian countries: does furthering one's education
Steven Kapso. Global employment trends for youth
Farzaneh Roudi. Youth population and employment in the Middle East and North Africa: opportunity or challenge?
Douglas Kirby. Sex education: access and impact on sexual behaviour of young people
Maria Iacovou. Leaving home: independence, togetherness and income in Europe
Monde Makiwane. Intergenerational relations in Africa with a focus on South Africa
Henrik Urdal. A clash of generations? Youth bulges and political violence
Fatima Juarez. Addressing adolescents women's sexual and reproductive health needs in Mexico: challenges and opportunities
Serguey Ivanov. Demographic dynamics of youth

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