Regional _Youth_ Agencies Meeting

							       Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)
            Human Development Programme


                    UNICEF Pacific
 Policy, Advocacy, Planning and Evaluation Programme


Regional (Youth) Agencies Meeting, March 2010, Suva, Fiji
                    Meeting Record
   1. Introduction
The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) and the Pacific office of the United Nations
Children’s Fund (UNICEF Pacific) are embarking on reviewing the Pacific Youth Strategy
2010, producing the third report on the State of the Pacific Youth and developing the draft
Pacific Youth Strategy for the next 5 years (2011 – 2015). The development of these
documents will be done through an extensive consultation process to gather data and
information from young people, governments, civil society organizations and international
agencies.

As part of this process, UNICEF Pacific and SPC organized a meeting of regional and
international agencies working in the area of youth to:
- discuss regional coordination mechanisms among youth stakeholders in the region and;
- explore strategies on engaging countries and young people in developing regional youth
    strategy and frameworks

The meeting attendees stated their expectations of the meeting, which were:
 To connect with youth stakeholders in arts, culture, sports, adolescent health and
   development, education and private sectors.
 To discuss how we listen to young people within the process, alongside all our other
   commitments.
 To conduct an activity at national level as a group of youth stakeholders.
 To come up with concrete actions/commitments towards regional coordination.
 To discuss which particular groups of young people should be engaged – who may be
   more vulnerable?
 To consider linkages with the larger region and the global youth movement,
   especially for the fact that 2010 is the International Year of the Youth.
 To ensure that there is caution on initiating any tokenistic involvement of young
   people, raising false expectations amongst young people.
 To explore ways how partners can work together to increase young people’s access to
   information.
 To discuss how we can engage with government partners and young people.
 To share information collegially.
 To consider working with other networks – particularly the church and faith-based
   networks and organizations.
 To acknowledge the challenges in youth development work and discuss ways of
   overcoming them.


   2. Regional Coordination
A brief presentation by SPC was made on the some of the actions undertaken in the past 2
years in an attempt to get regional agencies to coordinate their efforts to avoid duplication
and maximizing outputs and outcomes from limited resources. This presentation was mainly
based on the outcomes of the regional youth stakeholders meeting held in Noumea, New
Caledonia in 2008. The key outcomes of the Noumea meeting were:

a. Overall coordination
SPC to implement this coordination role by:
•   Establishing a network of lead agencies in each thematic area of PYS2010;
•   Liaising with lead agencies to facilitate coordination and collaboration between agencies;
    and
•   Establishing a knowledge sharing system (communication strategy) and plan.

b. Coordination of PYS2010 thematic components
Regional youth stakeholders implementing youth programmes under each component
volunteered or were appointed to act as lead agencies for each component. The roles of
the thematic lead agency or agencies are to:

•   facilitate the participation of other youth stakeholders in the development of country
    and regional mapping of youth programmes; and
•   communicate with SPC to disseminate and receive information on youth initiatives
    and support coordination at country level

Feedback and challenges from stakeholders
Representatives from organizations who attended the meeting Noumea were asked to share
their experiences and activities undertaken to achieve the outcomes of the meeting and to also
share some the challenges encountered.

Feedback from agencies highlighted the following achievements:
 increased awareness of different youth programmes and areas addressed by the agencies
 enabled different agencies to form formal and informal agreements to share resources and
   technical assistance to jointly implement regional and national activities
 alignment of activities and programme under the different thematic components of
   PYS2010
 fostered ongoing communication between agencies

Most of the actions agreed to at the meeting to improve coordination among youth
stakeholders could not be implemented or achieved due to several challenges. The following
challenges were noted:

   Inadequate human and financial resources, capacity and timing did not allow
    representatives from agencies to collect, collate and provide information on a regular
    basis. Most youth stakeholders at the national level are already overburdened.
   Changes in priorities and staff for some agencies
   The need to coordinate the youth mandate across different sectors to integrate youth into
    mainstream development initiatives.
   Agency mandates tend to influence youth stakeholders in other directions – have not fully
    engaged or committed to the regional strategy.
   The need to involve youth department personnel at the working level, in the development
    and implementation of the regional strategy.
   The need to draw from a global agenda to create impetus for the regional youth strategy,
    in the way that CEDAW informs the Pacific Platform for Action.
Suggestions were also made to review the approach used to collect, collate and disseminate
information for coordination purposes to ensure that the process and approach are effective to
serve its purpose. Other lessons learned include:

•   Need to take into account the different networks established by agencies to engage other
    youth stakeholders and young people
•   Countries need to be part of regional coordination efforts, and for governments to partner
    with civil society to increase national capacity to implement national plans.
•   Explore ways to align and monitor our work under a regional framework
•   Learning from other sectors such as gender and how they translate international
    conventions and commitments such as Convention on the Elimination of all forms of
    Violence Against Women (CEDAW) and Beijing +15 into regional and national agendas.
    Gender equality initiatives at the regional level through the Triennial meeting 1, the
    Ministerial meeting and the annual Gender and Development Partners (GAD) meetings
    have supported regional and national coordination and bringing a united Pacific Voice at
    international fora such as the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) that is held
    every year in New York.
•   The PYS needs to be more widely available especially for young people, in order to
    empower young people and build on partnership with the youth movement.

Other comments related to the Pacific Youth Strategy
 Governments need to hold the key coordination role under the PYS at national level.
 The accountability structure needs to be clearly defined to ensure commitment.
 As advocacy strategy to foster good leadership for the PYS, ‘ambassadors’ can be used to
   encourage greater commitment and investment.
 A communication strategy should be considered as detailed above.
 A mechanism such as the Pacific Youth Parliament, could link to regional decision
   making bodies such as the Forum Leaders Meeting, and be linked to National Youth
   Parliaments.
 Youth Ministries are in need of capacity building to be able to implement actions under
   the PYS.
 Research and evidence is needed to develop policies, strategies and fully resourced plans.

Discussions on Way Forward – Coordination
Suggestions and comments from youth stakeholders point to the need to have a similar set-up
to that of the women/gender organization (national, regional and international) for the youth
sector and to have the countries to be part of the mechanisms to facilitate coordination at
regional and national levels.

Countries also need to be consulted to provide input in the development of any regional
coordination mechanism or set-up to ensure that it is appropriate and relevant for both
national and regional youth serving agencies.

    3. Regional youth studies and strategies


1
 A meeting of gender equality advocators from PICTs that occurs every three years, supported by SPC and
other partners
    As part of the Pacific Youth Strategy 2010 review, the development of the next Pacific Youth
    Strategy and the State of the Pacific Youth Report, regional agencies were asked to provide
    brief information on their youth mandate, programmes, strategies and related youth studies.


Organization        Pacific Leadership Program (AusAID)
Program             Pacific Leadership Program
Youth Mandate       Support the development of a strong network of youth leaders and youth
                    leadership organizations which are influencing policy debate and formation
Strategies          - Building youth work in with other partners (church, private sector)
                    - Capacity building with youth leadership organizations, creation of
                        opportunities for organizations to learn from each other, creation of
                        opportunities for youth leaders to engage with other leaders
                    - PYC, Tonga, Vanuatu, Samoa, (exploring PNG)
Youth Related       - Models of youth leadership in Fiji – ECREA
Studies             - Opportunities for Youth Leadership in PNG – Pacific Adventist University
                    - Action Research alongside capacity building work with youth
                        organizations.


Organization        UNICEF
Program             Various
Youth Mandate       - Work to assist children to develop and grow into adolescent with good
                       physical/mental health, resilience and skills to overcome vulnerabilities
                       (Health, HIV&AIDS and child protection) and with opportunities for future
                       livelihood and employment (education).
                    - Support governments to develop and implement youth focused strategies,
                       policies
                    - Contribute to regional development agenda for youth
Strategies          - AHD programme for life-skills development; regional/national
                       partnerships; policy development, institutional strengthening for youth
                       depts.; juvenile justice; research and analysis; child protection (regional
                       child protection framework); advocacy for relevant education and access to
                       education
Youth Related       - Child protection baseline studies;
Studies             - HIV&AIDS baseline and mapping of Most At Risk Adolescent & EVYPs;


Organization      Secretariat of the Pacific Community
Program           Land Resources Division
Youth             Engaging more young people in agriculture and forestry activities
Mandate
                  Working with national agriculture and for ministries to better support young
                  people
Strategies        - youth and agriculture strategy (being developed)
                  - policy development
                -     Agriculture and forestry policy network (PAFNET)
                -     Regional extension summits
Youth Related   -     research as part of strategy development
Studies         -     surveys with young people, agriculture ministries, NGOs etc


Organization    Fiji National Heritage, Culture and Arts
Program
Youth           National identity
Mandate         - presented at the PYF. Encourage youth to be involved in culture sector and
                   department. Link to regional cultural strategy
Strategies      - National youth day 2009 – Pacific Youth identities group workshop to
                   develop work plan

Youth Related   Nil
Studies


Organization    Pacific Island Private Sector Organization (PIPSO)
Program         The Young and Restless – Pacific Youth Entrepreneurs
Youth
Mandate
Strategies      -     Capacity building
                -     Partnerships
                -     Technical assistance
                             o Entrepreneurship as a career option
                             o Unlocking the potential in Pacific Youth
                             o Identify activities that youth can turn into income generating
                                 activities
                             o Share lessons learnt
                             o Identify market opportunities for youth entrepreneurs
                             o Support from family and stakeholders for youth
                             o Business mentoring and guidance for youth entrepreneurs

                Private Sector schemes to support businesses
                    1. marketing support fund (MSF) – PIPSO
                    2. industrial development and training programme – PIPSO
                    3. Comsec
                    4. ProInvest (EU Brussels)
                    5. Gov’t of Finland
                    6. PIFS
                    7. Australian government challenge enterprise fund

Youth Related
Studies
Organization    Pacific Youth Council
Program         Secretariat - PYC
Youth           Regional NGO that empowers young people to become active citizens and
Mandate         leaders through its members – National Youth Councils/congresses
Strategies      - Capacity Building
                - Trainings
                - Assessing National Youth Councils/congresses
                - General Assembly meetings
                - Advocacy
                - Networking and Partnerships
Youth Related
Studies


Organization    Pacific Association of Technical and Vocational Education and Training
                (PATVET)
Program
Youth           Promote TVET careers for Pacific peoples
Mandate
Strategies      - Networking
                - Advocacy and communication
                - Pacific plan, PATVET strategic plan and work plan
Youth Related   TVET inventory of regional TVET providers
Studies


Organization    UNDP
Program         UNDP Pacific Centre
Youth           Mandate: UNDP has a development mandate and we work on issues around
Mandate         development.

                UNDP Pacific Centre works in the area of MDG, CPR governance and finance
                inclusion. CPR works in conflict prevention and peace building. Our work in
                youth includes researching into involvement of youth in criminal/violent
                behaviour and develops policies and efforts at regional and national levels to
                address the issues.
Strategies      - Link with other UN agencies, CSO regional bodies that have an interest/work
                    in the area of youth
                - Partner with governments through networks from UN offices in countries and
                    through Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat
                - Strengthen capacities and technical assistance, knowledge centre
Youth           - Engage marginalised youth regional initiative
Related         - Research on GBV prevention thru engaging men and young men in
Studies             Bougainville, PNG
Organization    Commonwealth of Local Government Forum
Program
Youth           (Freeport declaration) - Pacific Project: Encourage and facilitate youth to
Mandate         participate in local government decision making
Strategies      - Capacity building
                - Partnerships
                - Advocacy

                Focus in urban areas (towns and cities)
Youth Related
Studies


Organization    Secretariat of the Pacific Community
Program         Human Development Programme - Youth
Youth           Regional coordination and implementation of youth development initiatives
Mandate
Strategies      -   Technical assistance, capacity building and training
                       o National Youth Policy and strategy reviews/development
                       o Youth Institutional strengthening
                       o Programme/project development, monitoring and evaluation

                -   Networking and communication
                -   Advocacy
                -   Representation
Youth Related   -   Youth Mapping Exercise (2009)
Studies


Organization    UNAIDS
Program         Asia Pacific Leadership Forum on HIV/AIDS & Development (APLE)

Youth           Universal access to prevention, care, treatment and support
Mandate
Strategies      O- ownership – Listen Learn (best practices) UNGASS,             Pacific
                Plan, PRSIP, MDG’s
                P- partnership – UNAIDS is Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS – Monthly
                meeting of members including SPC, Community & Health sectors in HIV
                Programs
                E- enabling & E-mpowering Environment – Law reforms, gender, removal of
                barriers, overcoming stigma & discrimination
                N- networking

Youth Related   Turning the Tide An OPEN Strategy for a Response to AIDS in the Pacific
Studies         (bibliography)


Organization    Oceania Football Confederation
Program
Youth           -   Promote football
Mandate         -   Use football to promote education, good health, capacity building, good
                    governance & social integration

Strategies      - Social responsibility
                - Education (academies/coaching courses etc)
                - Just play (fun way to learn sports)
                - 1st Pacific Youth & Sports Conference (PYASC)
                - Sports Ministers meeting
Youth Related   Our initiatives
Studies


Organization    Commonwealth Youth Program 2008-2012
Program
Youth           C.H.O.G.M
Mandate
Strategies      CYF8 – Commonwealth Youth Forum in Canberra 2011
                Policy & Action Plans – YMAT – P.E.S – Program of Capacity Building –
                Assist policy development & policy trainings
                RYC – RYC lead initiatives in 6 thematic areas
                DYD – Diploma in youth development
                Institutional Strengthening – YMAT – PES – Capacity building
                NY Parliaments –
                NY Councils – Assessments – Capacity programs
                Enterprise Training – Partnering with ILO – CYCI – Start your own business
Youth Related
Studies


Organization    Commonwealth Youth Program
Program         Regional Youth Caucus – RYC

Youth           To empower youth to be involved in decision making processes at all levels on
Mandate         issues that affect them & their future
Strategies      Guided by the Plan of Action for Youth Empowerment and is also intended for
                governmental, inter-governmental & civil society action for and with young
                people in the Commonwealth.

                Focus Areas:
                    1. Develop & implement measures to promote the economic
                          enfranchisement of young people
                     2.   Strengthen social support systems & collaboration between key
                          stakeholders in youth empowerment
                     3.   Strengthen ministries, departments & legal frameworks
                     4.   Promote the participation of young people in decision making
                     5.   Promote positive role models for young people self-esteem
Youth Related
Studies


Organization    UNESCO
Program         Pacific Youth Program SHS

Youth           Empowerment of young people to ensure their full participation in society as
Mandate         equal and valuable partners.

Strategies      Education – EDUCAIDS, ESD
                Science – Youth Visioning (HIV/AIDS-Cultural Heritage)
                Communication & Information – Disaster Awareness (adaptation) – Media,
                Information & Literacy
                SHS – IYD/IYY – Policy Development – Regional Institutional Strengthening

Youth Related   Return[ed] To Paradise – The experiences of Deportees in Samoan & Tonga
Studies
                Youth & Violence – UNDP/FORUMSEC

                Youth & Vulnerability – [?] searching for partners

                Civic Engagement – [?] searching for partners


Organization    UNFPA
Program
Youth           - Youth sexual & reproductive health
Mandate         - Gender based violence

Strategies      - Integration of reproductive health, gender & population issues in national
                policies & strategies (this ensures youth focus within policies, strategies, NDP’s)
                - Provision of appropriate services for reproductive health
                - Community focussed behaviour change initiatives

Youth Related   - 2009 State of the World Population – youth theme
Studies         - Regional Framework on ASRH (Asia/Pacific)
                - Refer to AHD Programme
Organization    UN ESCAP
Program
Youth           No specific mandate in the Pacific apart from through Global Youth
Mandate         Declarations/Programmes

Strategies      - MDG’s
                - Mauritius Strategy for Sustainable Development in SIDS (i.e. about the
                development of national sustainable development plans)
                - Disability CRPD & Biwako Millennium Framework for Action on Barrier-free
                & Rights Based Society for All Persons with Disabilities in Asia and the Pacific
Youth Related   None specifically on youth
Studies


Organization    University of the South Pacific (USP)
Program         Youth Diploma
Youth           Training provider – Train the trainers/leaders/youth workers
Mandate         - Professionalization of Youth Work (mandate with CYP)

Strategies      - Capacity building
                - Advocacy skills
                - Empowerment
                - Rethinking leadership initiatives
                - Commonwealth Plan of Action on Youth Empowerment
                - Pacific ESD Framework
                - Bonn Declaration (ESD)
Youth Related   - Youth Empowerment in ESD
Studies         - NYC Toolkit
                - Love for Life – Silence & HIV
                - Power of Words CD – Advocacy tool


Organization    Fiji Women Rights Movement (FWRM)
Program
Youth
Mandate
Strategies      -   Emerging Leaders Forum – Year long program that focus on developing
                    leadership skills among young women aged 18-25 years
                -   Young Feminists Advocacy Training – which is a regional training program
                    for women aged 25 years and over. Training is conducted in partnership with
                    FWRM international partners including Development Alternative with
                    Women for a New Era (DAWN)
                -   Working with regional/partners on seeding young women in leadership
                    programmes in PNG, SI, Tonga
                   - CEDAW – CRC – UNHDR – Beijing/Pacific Platform of Action
Youth Related      - Convention of Elimination of all Forms of Violence Against the Girl Child 2006
Studies            - Young Girls in Leadership Program (10-14years)


Organization       SPC/UNFPA/UNICEF
Program            Adolescent Health Development
Youth              With countries develop strategies and actions to address unmet needs of
Mandate            adolescents (10-19 years)

Strategies         4 Pillars:

                   1.   National commitments – policies/systems infrastructure
                   2.   Adolescents/YP access SRH BCC interventions/information FLE – in-schools
                   3.   SRH services – clinical/counselling/screening
                   4.   Effective implementation – partnerships & M&E
Youth Related      -    Pre-intervention Family Life Education Study
Studies            -    Most at Risk Young People Mapping
                   -    Past S/A Studies



Organization       Secretariat of the Pacific Community
Program            PLGPD/PPAPD
Youth              Youth empowerment and leadership in population and governance
Mandate
Strategies         - Youth Parliaments
                   - Advocacy – National Parliaments Systems
Youth Related      None specifically on youth
Studies


        4. Engaging countries and young people
    The need to involve countries and young people in regional initiatives such as the review of
    the Pacific Youth Strategy 2010, drafting the State of Pacific Youth Report and developing
    the next Pacific Youth Strategy is very crucial as it determines whether the regional
    initiatives and strategies are aligned with national development needs and policies.

    The development of the Regional Cultural Strategy was presented as an example of how
    countries participate in developing regional strategies and plans. The Council of Pacific Arts
    and Culture, which comprises of directors and senior government officials in the culture
    department/ministry are part of the drafting team. This group communicates and works with
    their counterparts from the different countries and territories to consult and develop the draft
    Regional Cultural Strategy with technical assistance provided by SPC, the Pacific Islands
    Forum Secretariat and other regional organizations.
From this example, suggestions were made to use current youth networks in the countries and
those that exist at the regional level to increase countries’ participation and ownership of the
Pacific Youth Strategy. Current networks are:

Networks
 Pacific Islands Museums Association network
 CLGF systems – Local governments are closer to people and to young people. Youth
   organizations are affiliated with local governments
 Melanesian Arts Festival Youth Forum
 USP Net – reaches 12 member countries and has the reach of each campus
 UNICEF Pacific Face book page
 SPC AHD programme covers 10 countries and has networks with organizations who
   work with Most-At-Risk-Adolescents (MARAs) and especially vulnerable young
   people (EVYPs).
 Regional Youth Caucus (RYC) – links to regional networks of young people
 Pacnews
 SPC Pacific Way
 PINA – involve journalists
 Use any youth stakeholders meetings and other meetings to network e. g. UNDP-PC
   country consultations on the youth and conflict study.

While these networks exist, it was stressed that the youth sector needs a regional group
consisting of National Youth Directors/Senior Officers from the government and NGOs
to lead the process and engage in developing the Pacific Youth Strategy. This will
contribute increased awareness of the strategy and greater understanding of the
responsibilities of national and regional youth agencies, which can also promote
coordination and effective implementation in the countries.

The meeting also proposed that SPC should contact the countries and get their feedback
to develop a process that will facilitate greater participation of the countries and young
people.

    5. Discussing the thematic focus for the State of Pacific Youth Report 2010
UNICEF proposed a thematic focus of ‘youth and urbanisation’ for the State of Pacific Youth
Report 2010. This reflected the need to understand in more depth the impact of the
urbanisation phenomena on the lives of young Pacific Islanders. Issues included the need to
understand youth identities for young Pacific Islanders living in urban centres and the
continued need to address youth unemployment. The need for a greater understanding of
these issues was also highlighted by youth participants at the Pacific Youth Festival.

Youth stakeholders agreed that these were indeed important issues. However, there remained
other important factors that needed to be analysed as well. These include the following:
 While there is a significant proportion of the youth population that lives in urban areas, it
    is important not to exclude youth in the rural areas – especially as focusing on rural youth
    development may prevent some urban drift. Furthermore, the limited access to resources
    for young people affects youth in both urban and rural areas (sometimes leading to crime
    and violence) – thus the focus should be on access to resources disaggregated by rural
    and urban. In rural areas, these resources may translate as land resources, within which a
    host of issues affect young people.
   The issue of migration both rural to urban and also regionally to Australia, New Zealand
    and the US has both positive and negative impacts on young people. Employment
    schemes to these countries are questioned on whether they really to build skills or if in
    fact they actually drain skills.
   Employment and livelihood should remain a key focus of the study to fully understand
    predicaments facing young people looking for employment or livelihood options. What
    are possible avenues for young people? E.g. entrepreneurship. 2nd chance education,
    sport, talent development etc.
   The study should avoid labelling young people with negative labels e.g. Youth
    unemployment; rather positive ‘spin’ should be used.
   The issue of family breakdown is common and affects young people in different ways.
    These issues should be further explored.
   Access to social services, like access to resources, is another aspect that has great
    implication on the development of young people and their future options.
   In terms of research framework, important ones to use are a human rights framework, the
    framework of the 7 thematic areas of the PYS2010 and the 4 areas of the Suva Youth
    Declaration 2009.
   As an overall theme, the title of ‘Inclusive Development for Youth’ was suggested to
    encapsulate youth in rural and urban areas, access to resources and social services, and
    employment and livelihood opportunities.

    6. Regional Agencies’ role in development, implementation and monitoring
       of the next Pacific Youth Strategy

Representatives of regional agencies stated various ways in which they can assist in
supporting the development, implementation and monitoring of PYS 2011 – 2015, such as:

   Contribute their own research and studies to be included in the relevant literature
   Use of their networks / tap into their networks
   Contribute funds
   Deliver questionnaires / facilitate questionnaires with stakeholders in their countries
    e.g. Where UN has joint country offices, the Joint UN Managers could ensure that
    relevant ministries complete the questionnaires
   Agencies conducting studies can ensure to include youth perspectives in their studies
    and their forthcoming studies
   Work with stakeholders who have the mandate – proactively reach out to include
    stakeholders who have a duty to deliver for youth.
   Disseminate information – the PYC/PATVET Newsletter can be used to
    communicate information – also each agency has communication distribution
    channels

    7. Next Steps
In summary, the next steps in reviewing the Pacific Youth Strategy 2010, producing the State
of Pacific Youth Report and the design of the next Pacific Youth Strategy are as follows:

1. That the review of the Pacific Youth Strategy 2010 and the preparation of the State of
   Pacific Youth Report be continued as planned. The recommendations and issues
   identified will be used to inform the discussions by countries and regional agencies to
   design the next Pacific Youth Strategy.

2. The process to develop the next Pacific Youth Strategy will be reviewed with an aim to
   develop a mechanism where young people, National Youth Directors or Senior Youth
   Officers and where possible members of non-government youth serving organizations
   will meet and take the lead in identifying the issues to be addressed in the Pacific Youth
   Strategy with support from SPC and other regional agencies.

       To begin the process, SPC and its partners will communicate with the countries to get
       their initial feedback and make necessary arrangements to facilitate the countries
       involvement.

3. The terms of reference for the State of Pacific Youth Report and the review of the Pacific
   Youth Strategy 2010 are to be reviewed to reflect the recommendations and suggestions
   made at the meeting.

4. The regional youth stakeholders meeting should be an annual event to inform and
   facilitate partnership building between agencies and improve coordination.


   8. Conclusion

   The comments, suggestions and recommendations derived from the meeting will
   contribute to improving the process for reviewing the PYS2010, the design of the next
   PYS and the third edition of the State of Pacific Youth Report.

   The meeting also facilitated sharing of information among youth stakeholders and it is
   anticipated that this will lead to further collaboration between agencies in the future.

   The call to have an annual meeting of regional agencies working in the youth sector will
   continue to enhance cooperation and pooling of limited resources to maximise outcomes
   for young people.