Highly Affected, Rarely Considered: IYP Youth Commission into Globalisation Report

Written by young people from around the world, "Highly Affected, Rarely Considered" has been compiled from over 400 submissions from 120 different countries. The report considers the way that Globalisation affects young people and their communities. It offers recommendations for action in order to maximise positive opportunities and minimise the negative impacts of globalisation.

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Background and Methodology
• The Youth Commission's Human Rights Framework
• Agenda for Action
• Access to and privatisation of education
• HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care for young people
• Export orientated manufacturing industries and young workers
• Trafficking of young women
• Indigenous Youth
• Vulnerability of agricultural youth
• Violence and young people's security
• Globalisation of youth activism and human rights
• Young people's access to technology
• How does globalisation affect young people's access to water?
• Global youth culture and youth identity
• Conclusion
• IYP2004
• About the Authors
• Glossary

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