In this report we look at the lives of young people, their needs for comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services, and their desires, in a global context that is presenting us with daunting challenges that will change the future.

Even in the face of poverty, young people everywhere are an inexhaustible source of ideas, energy and optimism.

Throughout history, they have broken away from negative behavioural patterns and changed inter-generational cycles of discrimination and poverty.

As globalization accelerates the speed at which risks to health and home spread, building a world of empowered global citizens is an urgent and revolutionary challenge. It is a challenge we cannot afford to ignore.