1. Youth Employment and Social Integration
UN Expert Group Meeting on “Policies to Advance Social Integration”, NY, Nov. 2009

2. Who we are YEN is a partnership of UN, ILO and World Bank
As a network we focus on:
Policy advice on youth employment
Innovative pilot programs
Knowledge sharing
Capacity building for youth organizations

3. The Youth Employment Challenge
25% of the global working-age population are youth
On average youth unemployment is three times higher than adult unemployment rates
One in five working youth makes less than US$ 1

4. Knowledge Gaps
A framework for monitoring and evaluating youth employment policies is missing
Lack of evidence on the impact and cost/benefit ratios of youth employment programs

5. Key recommendations
At the policy level, a bench marking of youth employment policies is needed
At the program level, more rigorous impact assessments are needed

6. Contact information:
Markus Pilgrim