State of world population 2014 : the power of 1.8 billion : adolescents, youth and the transformation of the future

Our world is home to 1.8 billion young people between the ages of 10 and 24, and the youth population is growing fastest in the poorest nations. Within this generation are 600 million adolescent girls with specific needs, challenges and aspirations for the future. Never before have there been so many young people. Never again is there likely to be such potential for economic and social progress. How we meet the needs and aspirations of young people will define our common future.
1. Youth: big numbers, big challenges, big possibilities -- 2. Young people and the demographic dividend -- 3. Obstacles to young people's growth and potential -- 4. Human capital investments open the window to a demographic dividend -- 5. Aligning policies, investments and the demographic transition -- 6. The future of sustainable development, with youth at the centre -- 7. The transformation of the future and the case for young people.

v, 126 p. : ill., graphs, tables

Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-126).

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