Youth Perspectives and Challenges in a Globalized World Tanya Rebolledo Branski CSO Spring Meetings Friday, April 15 th 12h30-14h00 World Bank MC C1-100.

Youth Perspectives and Challenges in a Globalized World

Tanya Rebolledo Branski

CSO Spring MeetingsFriday, April 15th

12h30-14h00World Bank MC C1-100

Perspectives

Global citizens? Generation X:1959-1981 Generation Y:1982-1992 Generation Z: early 1990s and the

early 2000s More possibilities! = More

challenges?

A young person is a young person is a young person…

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Main concerns of global youth

Governance

Security

EducationJob

opportunities

Challenges: Social

Opportunity and Resource Inequality (ex: access to ICT’s)

Better connected but less communicated?

Insecurity/ increasing violence and regional conflicts

Challenges: Economic Unemployment (50 million unemployed

people in 2009, OIT) Youth are 3 times more likely than adults

to be unemployed and represent 24,7% of the population in a working age (40,2% of total unemployed people)

Professional opportunities Sustainable development (environment)

Challenges: Political

End of nationalism? From a passive citizenship to an

active participation (democratic governance)

Accountability

Challenges: Educational / Cultural Extension of studies and “youth” Migration (de-culturization, racism) Family structure (marriage…) New role of women Less religious but more spiritual Continuous/permanent learning

Conclusions Global youth: all in the same boat Agents of social transformation (energy) Edgar Morin: “le Grand Rendez-Vous du

Donner/Recevoir” What can IMF and WB do? Subjects that matter (incidence in youth’s

quotidian life) Look at unknown angles (IMF and WB’

peace mandate) Promote inclusion of youth references in

official documents (ex: IYY, more linkages)