On July 18, the 2nd Youth Development Index Report was published (IDJ) of ASEAN, which offers a new perspective on the progress, achievements and challenges facing the youth of the region.
The 2nd ASEAN JDI builds on the previous report and incorporates lessons learned from youth development initiatives around the world, using the previously defined 15-35 age range. This edition included some indicators from the first report and provided a decade of longitudinal data spanning 2013 to 2022.
Seven domains of study were also used in this edition; the new ones are equity and inclusion and safety and security, while the rest (education and skills, health and well-being, employment and opportunities, participation and engagement, and ASEAN values and identity) were taken from the first IDJ.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and UN Thailand jointly held the workshop “Youth for the SDGs: Embracing a Sustainable Future”
This strategic initiative involved active engagement with key stakeholders to complement the statistical indicators. The opinion of the young people themselves and of youth organizations was obtained in order to obtain first-hand information on the challenges faced by young people in the region.
Led by the ASEAN Senior Youth Officials Meeting, the ASEAN YDI Working Group and the ASEAN Secretariat contributed to the production of the second report with support from the United Nations Population Fund and the UN Population Program Fund. of ASEAN Youth.
About the ASEAN Youth Development Index (YDI)
One of the achievements of the ASEAN youth sector under the ASEAN Youth Work Plan 2016-2020 was the introduction of the ASEAN IDJ and the publication of its first report in 2017. The first ASEAN IDJ ASEAN was created to provide the ASEAN youth sector with data-driven guidance for programs and initiatives. It has served as an important tool for policy makers and stakeholders to identify areas where youth development is lagging, assess the effectiveness of existing initiatives, and design evidence-based interventions to support the 224 million young people. region of.
The 2nd ASEAN JDI builds on the previous report and incorporates lessons learned from youth development initiatives around the world
Priority Area 5: ASEAN Awareness, Values and Identity of the ASEAN Youth Work Plan 2021-2025 includes the ASEAN IDJ as an initiative to enable youth to promote ASEAN identity, develop a more deep understanding of ASEAN and a greater understanding of shared ASEAN values, including in the context of promoting and protecting human rights.
