invite you to a joint launch of two recent publications on
Thursday, June 19, 2008
12:30 - 2:00 pm
Light refreshments will be served
World Bank J Building - 701 18th Street, NW, Washington, DC
Auditorium J1-050
Please RSVP to infoshopevents@worldbank.org (Provide full name of all attendees
and name of event)
Youth at Risk in Latin America and the Caribbean: Understanding the Causes,
Realizing the Potential
Young people are often perceived as the source of many problems plaguing the
Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region today, but there is little
understanding of the extent, nature, or policy response to the problems. The
book attempts to fill this knowledge gap by estimating the size of the at-risk
youth population in LAC, measuring the impact of negative youth behaviors on the
region's economic growth, and identifying a small set of factors that are
responsible for at-risk behavior. Based on this information, the book presents
policies and programs that world renowned youth development experts deem to be
the basis of a quality youth development portfolio in LAC countries and several
strategies to create such a portfolio within a budget-constrained environment.
For more information and to order a copy of the book, visit:
http://www.worldbankinfoshop.org/ecommerce/catalog/product?item_id=8303992
Supporting Youth at Risk: A Policy Toolkit for Middle-Income Countries
In response to a growing demand from government clients and partners for advice
on how to create and implement effective policies for at-risk youth, Supporting
Youth at Risk highlights 27 policies and strategies that have been effective in
addressing key risk areas for young people around the world:
* Youth unemployment and underemployment
* Early school leaving
* Risky sexual behavior leading to early childbearing and HIV/AIDS
* Crime and violence
* Substance abuse
The objective of the Toolkit is to serve as a practical guide for policy makers
in middle-income countries?as well as professionals working within the area of
youth development?on how to develop and implement an effective policy portfolio
to foster healthy and positive youth development.
For more information, visit:
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTCY/0,,contentMDK:21733040~menuPK:4709856~pagePK:148956~piPK:216618~theSitePK:396445,00.html
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS:
INTRODUCED BY
Joy Phumaphi
Vice President, Human Development Network, World Bank
Ms. Phumaphi is Vice President for Human Development at the World Bank. Before
joining the Bank, she worked at the World Health Organization as the Assistant
Director General for Family and Community Health Department, managing a staff of
over 1100 globally. Ms. Phumaphi also served as Minister for Health in Botswana
where she restructured the ministry to make it more focused on results while
overseeing revision of the Public Health Act and putting into action a
multi-sectoral plan to combat HIV/AIDS. She is in the Board of GAVI and has
served as a member of the UN Reference Group on Economics and a UN Commissioner
on HIV/AIDS and Governance. She is a member of the UNDP advisory board for
Africa and the AAI.
PRESENTED BY AUTHORS
Wendy Cunningham
Lead Specialist, Children and Youth Unit, Human Development Network, World Bank
Ms. Cunningham is the Coordinator of the Children and Youth (C&Y) Unit at the
World Bank. Before joining C&Y, she was a Senior Economist in the Human
Development Department and Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Department
in the World Bank's Latin America and Caribbean Region where she led projects
and research in the areas of social protection and labor markets and worked to
develop the region's agenda for youth development and gender. A labor
economist, her published works are in the areas of labor market programs,
informal sector employment, gender, and youth development.
Sophie Naudeau
Human Development Specialist, Children and Youth Unit, Human Development
Network, World Bank
Ms. Naudeau is a Child and Youth Development Specialist. Since joining the
World Bank in 2005, her work has focused on analyzing the opportunities and
challenges that children and youth face in various regions, developing tools and
implementing projects that respond to the specific needs of this population, and
designing impact evaluations of early childhood programs. Her recent work has
focused on Egypt, Indonesia, Mozambique, Morocco, and Cambodia. Prior to
joining the Bank, Ms. Naudeau was the coordinator for programs targeting refugee
children and youth in post conflict societies, including Bosnia, Guinea, Sierra
Leone, and Cambodia.
DISCUSSED BY
Chingboon Lee
Sector Leader, Caribbean Country Management Unit, World Bank
Ms. Lee is the Sector Leader for the Human Development program in the Caribbean
Country Management Unit at the World Bank. Prior to joining the Bank?s Latin
America and the Caribbean Region, Ms. Lee?s work focused on education issues in
China and Bangladesh. She also served as Deputy Resident Representative for the
United Nations Development Program from 1994 ? 1998, and was a teaching and
research fellow at Harvard University.
MODERATED BY
Makhtar Diop
Director of Strategy and Operations, Latin America and the Caribbean Region,
World Bank
Mr. Diop is the Director for Strategy and Operations of the Latin America and
the Caribbean Region. Prior to that he was the Sector Director for Finance,
Private Sector and Infrastructure in the Latin America Region and held the
position of Country Director of Kenya, Eritrea, and Somalia for the World Bank.
Before joining the World Bank, Mr. Diop worked at the IMF, served as Minister of
Economy and Finance in Senegal, and held various positions in banking and
finance.
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