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New policies and investments urgently needed in support of rural youth in poorest countries, says a new UN report
Effective policies and investments are urgently needed if the world's poorest countries are to offer a future to hundreds of millions of marginalized young people living in rural areas, according to a new report released today by the United Nations' International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
UN report outlines prospects for rural youth in some of the world's poorest countries.
Nearly 1 billion of the world’s 1.2 billion youth live in developing countries and half of them in rural areas where they are most often poor, lack economic opportunities and face constraints to access land, services, technology and training.
‘Make your moves matter’- UN rural poverty agency launches dance challenge on TikTok to empower rural youth to fight rising hunger
IFAD is launching an innovative global dance challenge, asking young people to make their moves matter and record a 15-second dance video in support of creating opportunities for rural youth in some of the world's poorest countries.