UN Warns of Lower Development Rate for Young People in Mexico
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The 40.1 million Mexicans between 12 and 29 years of age face more unfavourable development conditions than the national average, as they suffer from precarious employment and economic inequalities, said Alanna Armitage, representative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Mexico.
Mexico City, 17 Jun (EFE).- The Human Development Index (HDI) in Mexico is lower for the 40 million young people than for the overall average of the population, according to a UN report presented this Tuesday in the Mexican capital, as well as how there are notable differences between the south and north of the US country. The ‘Human Development Report of the Youth in Mexico: Challenges and Paths to an Inclusive Future’, was prepared by the Unit…
Today, young people are one of the most diverse, dynamic and strategic populations in our country and at the same time face structural inequalities that limit their access to opportunities and their rights, especially in rural, indigenous, Afro-descendant contexts, or marked by poverty and violence. 40.1 million people between 12 and 29 years of age represent 30.1 per cent of the total population (Conapo, 2024). "It is an important demographic b…
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