World
Development Report 2007: Development
and the Next Generation
This report from the World Bank provides a compelling
case for investing in young people as a way to reduce poverty
and spur economic growth. We found Chapter
5: Growing Up Healthy to be particularly interesting.
Growing
Up Global: The Changing Transitions to Adulthood in Developing
Countries
A comprehensive report from the National Academy of Sciences that
analyzes the existing research on youth and recommends ways to
encourage successful passages to adulthood.
Growing
Up Global Advocacy Kit
Produced by Advocates for Youth and the Population Reference Bureau,
the kit consolidates the findings of this lengthier report into
a useful, brief toolkit.
The
Lancet Special Series on Sexual and
Reproductive Health
Published in November, 2006, this piece highlights the global
burden of ill sexual and reproductive health, and includes both
commentary and original research.
The two reports below were produced by the Youth
Coalition, an international organization of young
people
committed to promoting youth sexual and reproductive rights at
the national, regional and international levels:
A Young Activist's Guide
to Sexual and
Reproductive Rights
PDF (833 KB) >>
Making the Linkages:
HIV/AIDS and Sexual and Reproductive Rights
PDF (2.71 MB) >>
