​To determine the prospects for sustainable development and peace. Young people, representing most of the population in most developing countries, visibly contribute today as political actors, innovators, entrepreneurs, and peacebuilders. At the same time, youth face disproportionate social, economic, and political barriers that prevent them from unleashing their full potential.

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To develop young people as potential agents of change entails empowering them in development, and policies, supporting their participation at the socio-economic level, and partnering them with greater opportunities that would enable them to address their socio-economic situation at all levels.