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In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the entities of the United Nations system in Latin America and the Caribbean that are members of the Working Group on Youth of the Regional Collaborative Platform for Latin America and the Caribbean launched an online survey.
The aim was to learn about how young people are being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and their concerns regarding the present and the future. The results address youth’s experience during COVID-19, comprising of issues prevalent to all affected by the pandemic, ranging from employment and financial situations to mental health and gender-based violence. The survey was conducted between May and June 2020 among young people aged 15–29, with more than 7,700 respondents from 39 countries and territories in the region. The findings have been published in English and Spanish.
Source: ECLAC (Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean)