ECOSOC-The Importance of Education of the Youth in Promoting Economic Sustainability

Economic sustainability should be the goal of every economy of the world. Unfortunately, it is something that is very hard to maintain. There are various components that lead to Economic Sustainability.

Perhaps the most important of them all is that of the education of the youth of a certain economy. Promoting youth education has a direct relationship with the promotion of economic sustainability. This is the component of this integral economic phenomenon that will be discussed. The possible methods of establishing a solid youth education system is key to achieving the final objective.


The efficient and responsible use of resources, usually discussed in monetary terms, is what economic sustainability refers to. Economic sustainability can be applied to individuals, families, small and large businesses, communities, governments or world wide organizations. However achieving and maintaining sustainability is not possible without ensuring that the current and future generations are adequately educated.

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As a founding member of the Global Task Force on Child Labor and Education for All, UNESCO is firmly committed to combating child labor. Along with helping its Member States formulate policies to achieve EFA, the Organization monitors the implementation of UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. These measures aim to find tailored responses to child labor through education, as do UNESCO’s education programmes targeting excluded and vulnerable groups.

Literacy is a human right, a tool of personal empowerment and a means for social and human development. Educational opportunities depend on literacy. Literacy is at the heart of basic education for all, and essential for eradicating poverty, reducing child mortality, curbing population growth, achieving gender equality and ensuring sustainable development, peace and democracy. UN agencies, NGOs and media experts focus on improving advocacy for early childhood education and drawing global attention to the critical role of early childhood education in helping children reach their full potential. In fact , promoting an achieving universal primary education is one of the Millennium Development Goals set by the UN.
There are good reasons why literacy is at the core of Education for All (EFA). A good quality basic education equips pupils with literacy skills for life and further learning; literate parents are more likely to send their children to school; literate people are better able to access continuing educational opportunities; and literate societies are better geared to meet pressing development challenges.
The deliberation in the ECOSOC will focus on how inter governmental co operation , development of inter governmental channels coupled with the assistance of the UN and multinational and translational agencies and organizations can solve or alleviate the problems of illiteracy, eradicate child labor, promote employment and thus achieve and maintain sustainability.

Delegates may visit www.rotomun.blogspot.com to view a list of agenda specific links and resources to aid their research.