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Youth Empowerment 

Portfolio in Asia and the Pacific (YEP-AP)​​

What We Do

ABOUT YEP-AP

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 :


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

Leave no-one behind

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​

5,081

young people supported through social innovation and entrepreneurship activities​

34,592

participants reached through events supported

Systematic resource mobilization ​to fuel high impact growth​

Equitable access to skills ​and mentoring support ​

Youth Co:Lab

Youth Leaders

 were trained as climate negotiators

20

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​

  • YECAP Regional Dialogue: The dialogue brought together more than 2,000 young people together virtually​

  • 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

  • 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​

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