Tackling high levels of joblessness among young people, UNCTAD and the Commonwealth launch guide to youth entrepreneurship

A policy guide for advancing youth entrepreneurship, jointly developed by the Commonwealth Secretariat and UNCTAD, was launched on 24 November 2015 at a business forum taking place ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Malta (27—29 November).The Youth Entrepreneurship Policy Guide, launched by the Deputy Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Secretariat, Deodat Maharaj, and UNCTAD’s Director of the Division on Investment and Enterprise James Zhan, aims to support the creation and strengthening of national systems that provide young people with the entrepreneurial skills, resources and networks they need to start and grow businesses.According to the International Labour Organization, the world is facing a worsening youth unemployment crisis.