Youth Empowerment
Portfolio in Asia and the Pacific (YEP-AP)
Youth Entrepreneurship
Fostering entrepreneurship and transformative startups
Climate Action
Engaging youth in addressing climate challenges
21st-century and Digital Skills
Cultivating skills for the modern era
Youth in Governance and Peace Building
Encouraging active involvement in societal and political processes
Leaving No One Behind
Strengthening diversity and inclusion through youth empowerment to include all segments of society
The Youth Empowerment Portfolio in Asia and the Pacific (YEP-AP) aims to invest in and empower young people across the region, accelerating the implementation of SDGs. The portfolio promotes and advances youth empowerment in the following pillars :
About YEP-AP
Youth Entrepreneurship
Youth
and Climate Action
21st Century and Digital Skills
Youth Civic Engagement and Political Participation Skills
Leave no-one behind
Our Impact
Areas of Work and Developmental Impact
Youth Leaders
were trained as climate negotiators
YECAP
29K
Youth attended 880 workshops on climate education and green jobs as part of the Movers Programme
51
Women from YECAP Fellowship Programme,
26
Indigenous Youth through
fellowship programme
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YECAP Regional Dialogue: The dialogue brought together more than 2,000 young people together virtually
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ESCAP Commission Session 79th session: YECAP supported youth consultations and statement for the 79th Commission Session
YDEEP
2M
youth participating in job-readiness activities
160,000
facilitators leading learning opportunities
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YDEEP was launched in Indonesia in partnership with Microsoft
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Launch of Skill Our Future (YDEEP)
300,000
youth participating in job-readiness activities
20,000
youth employed or with economically enhanced livelihoods
Our Plan for 2024
Our Capacity to Respond
37
Countries through 25 UNDP Country Offices
96
Initiatives across 29 countries
250k
Target young people across the Asia-Pacific region
10M
budget for 2024
OUR IMPACT
What We Do
SIH
2M
youth participating in job-readiness activities
160,000
facilitators leading learning opportunities
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YDEEP was launched in Indonesia in partnership with Microsoft
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Launch of Skill Our Future (YDEEP)
300,000
youth participating in job-readiness activities
20,000
youth employed or with economically enhanced livelihoods
Youth & Governance
2M
youth participating in job-readiness activities
160,000
facilitators leading learning opportunities
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YDEEP was launched in Indonesia in partnership with Microsoft
-
Launch of Skill Our Future (YDEEP)
300,000
youth participating in job-readiness activities
20,000
youth employed or with economically enhanced livelihoods
YEP-AP strengthens diversity and inclusion through youth empowerment. Youth are empowered to create innovative solutions to generate economic opportunities, end discrimination and exclusion, and reduce inequalities and vulnerabilities to ensure that no one is left behind.
UNDP has identified five intersecting factors essential to understanding who is being left behind and why. These factors are discrimination, geography, governance, shocks and fragility and socio-economic status. People at the intersection of these factors face reinforcing and compounding disadvantage and deprivation, making them likely to be among the furthest behind.
Cross-cutting area of work
Leave No One Behind