## Infographic: Pandemic Impact on Youth – IMF F&D

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## Bibliographic details
- Authors: MELINDA WEIR
- Published: December 1, 2020

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### Overview
- Author: MELINDA WEIR; F&D Magazine, "Uncertain Age"; December 2020.
- Based on an International Labour Organization (ILO) report and a survey by the ILO and partners of the Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth.
- Survey scope: more than 12,000 18- to 29-year-olds from 112 countries.

### Key findings
- The pandemic’s effects on young people are described as “systematic, deep and disproportionate.”
- Impact was particularly severe for young women and youth in lower-income countries.
- High levels of anxiety and depression reported among respondents.
- Many young people supported their communities through volunteering and giving despite challenges.

### Impact on education
- Education disruption: one in eight young people left without access to courses, teaching, or training.

### Impact on employment and earnings
- Employment loss: One in six respondents who were employed before the pandemic stopped working entirely.
- Age group hit especially hard: 18- to 24-year-olds.
- Reduced working hours even for those still employed.
- Earnings: two out of five reported earning less.

### Mental health and civic response
- Mental health: high numbers of respondents reported anxiety and depression.
- Civic engagement: a high proportion of young people turned the crisis into an opportunity for collective action via volunteering and giving.

### Policy recommendations (as highlighted in the report)
- Urgent, targeted, and smarter investment in “decent jobs” for young people.
- Protect human rights.
- Improve employment and training programs, including online learning.
- Strengthen social protection and unemployment benefits.
- Improve mental health support.

*Source: Infographic: Pandemic Impact on Youth – IMF F&D*

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_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/fandd/issues/2020/12/infographic-of-pandemic-impact-on-youth_