UN: World will miss economic benefit of 1.8 billion young people | Environment | guardian.co.uk
►http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/oct/26/un-economic-benefit-young-people
When young people can claim their rights to health, education and decent working conditions, they become a powerful force for economic development and positive change. “This opportunity [for] a demographic dividend is a fleeting moment that must be claimed quickly or lost,” said the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), in its Global Population Report, published just days before the UN forecasted the world population will pass 7 billion. Of this 7 billion, 1.8 billion are aged between 10 and 24, and 90% of those live in the developing world.