Strengthening the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Pillar through Youth Diplomacy
Adducul, Lloyd Alexander M. | March 2020
Abstract
The youth comprise a major part of the world’s population today, with an approximate total of 1.2 billion. In Southeast Asia, the youth make up the largest population with a total of 213 million and is forecasted to reach 220 million by 2038.
While there is no agreed international definition of the youth, the United Nations (UN) Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division defines it as those persons between 15 to 24 years of age, while the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Youth Development Index include them in the age bracket of 15 to 35 years old.
With their entrepreneurial, digital, and critical skills, the youth serve as the backbone of economic development, trailblazers for social change, and future leaders of the region. This brings into paramount consideration the protection of the young people’s welfare and the promotion of their perspectives. There has been a growing consensus that the youth play increasing roles in the development of society. They have been vital in elevating pressing concerns to the global discussion table, such that the UN acknowledged their importance in the promotion of global strategies for sustainable development. ASEAN has also recognized the youth sector’s relevance in the creation of a sustainable, resilient, dynamic, and an inclusive regional community, as reflected in the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) Blueprint.
Citation
Adducul, Lloyd Alexander M.. 2020. Strengthening the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Pillar through Youth Diplomacy. © Foreign Service Institute. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/13768.Keywords
Investment In Education
Levels Of Education
Quality Education
Public Education
Parent Education
Equity In Education
Educational Policies
Educational Reforms
Quality Education
Aid And Development
Asian Development Bank
Comprehensive Development Framework
Development Cooperation
Development Management
Development Planning
Development Strategies
Development In East Asia
Development Planning
Development Research
STEM
Multilingual education
Youth diplomacy
Higher education institutions
Economics of education
Educational theory
Education
Higher Education
Labor Market
Training
Out of school education
Alternative education
Educational policy
Educational planning
Educational aspects
Rural planning
Aid coordination
Industrial projects
Infrastructure projects
Educational development
Development strategy
Development models
Economic development
Play-based education
Capitalism and education
Counseling in higher education
Community and college
Tutors and tutoring
Educational change
Educational innovations
Total quality management in education
Educational accountability
Homebound instruction
Communication in rural development
Communication in community development
Economic development projects
Development banks
Economic forecasting
Cumulative effects assessment
Human rights and globalization
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