Emerging issues and developments at the regional level : socio-economic measures to alleviate poverty in rural and urban areas : report of the third Asia-Pacific Intergovernmental Meeting on Human Resources Development for Youth

The theme of the Meeting was "Integrated approaches to youth health: focus on sexual and reproductive health, substance abuse and HIV/AIDS". The Meeting provided a forum for the exchange of national experiences and good practices on the interrelated areas of sexual and reproductive health and prevention of substance abuse and HIV/AIDS among youth. The Meeting adopted a set of recommendations for national follow-up and sub-regional and regional cooperation on integrated approaches to youth health, focusing on the prevention of substance abuse and HIV/AIDS among youth and the promotion of their sexual and reproductive health.