Commitment title:

Harnessing the Demographic Dividend

Commitment description:

Expanding investment opportunities for the youth, as key actors of population, reproductive health, gender equality, economic and social development and environmental protection.

Promoting employment generation and decent work especially among young people.

Adopting gender-responsive policies and legislation to improve working conditions in consultation with partners.

Mode of engagement:
  • Programmatic action
    Harnessing the Demographic Dividend
Submitted by
Ghana
Thematic area
Draw on demographic diversity to drive economic growth and achieve sustainable development
Commitment category

(8) Investing in the education, employment opportunities, health, including family planning and sexual and reproductive health services, of adolescents and youth, especially girls, so as to fully harness the promises of the demographic dividend.