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increase locally relevant opportunities for employment, training and entrepreneurship,UN agencies would be working in line with the guiding principles of humandevelopment and human security. The sense of security that results from youngindividuals who are able to support their own livelihoods is one crucial step inaddressing poverty and the multitude of problems that come with it.Aside from helping to change attitudes towards youth, one of the most importantand immediately tangible roles for UN agencies, is to help national governmentsdevelop integrated policies that focus on the importance of youth education, training,employment and entrepreneurship. While different approaches will be necessary fromcountry to country, the potential of youth as an untapped resource in fighting povertyis present throughout the continent (Haji 2007). The findings and recommendationsof another ILO study of youth employment opportunities in Liberia points to theway a holistic approach might be conceived. It combines individual, community andnational level recommendations, and aims to incorporate the skills and perseveranceof young people, whilst identifying the skills and opportunities they lack, as well asways to address those shortages. It recognizes the importance of fostering channelsof intergenerational dialogue that have broken down to encourage mutual respectand mutual economic benefit. In the area of education and training it emphasizes theneed to focus on skills directly relevant to future economic and market trends andfor building on the entrepreneurial and life skills that young people already possess(Munive and Lakovits 2006: 51-4). Such a policy approach is based on the recognitionthat engaging youth in meaningful economic activity is something that requires thewhole of government. Harnessing the expertise of UN agencies to advise governmentsand to work with individuals, community groups and the private sector in these youth714