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Radio France Internationale
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Murali Krishnan in New Delhi

Unicef warns of dire consequences if needs of south Asian youth ignored

UNICEF's Executive Director Henrietta Fore in Mumbai, India Murali Krishnan

With almost half of its population of 1.8 billion below the age of 24, led by India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, south Asia will soon have the largest youth labor force in the world.

On the sidelines of the ‘South Asia Youth Skills and Solutions Forum’ held in Mumbai, UNICEF’s executive director Henrietta Fore spoke to correspondent Murali Krishnan about the looming crisis and how governments need to respond to the situation.

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