This interregional project is a direct follow-up to the Rio+20 Summit. It aims to promote national youth policies and programmes that are inclusive and sustainable, particularly through the active engagement of young people in design, implementation and decision-making processes. In doing so, it aims to work to address the underlying challenges youth face, especially unemployment and underemployment, and a lack of participation in social, economic and civil processes. ESCAP, ECA and ESCWA will work collaboratively, with support from DESA, on the project. By means of developing a toolbox of policy and programme options, knowledge sharing and the provision of technical advice, the project will strengthen the capacity of Governments to implement and sustain effective youth policies, especially in the context of participation of youth and with a focus on the �decent work� agenda. The project will engage directly with youth and youth-led organizations to ensure their active and full participation in developing the toolbox. In order to make best use of and build upon existing knowledge, the project will identify gaps and draw from good practices among countries in the Asia-Pacific, African and Western Asia regions, as well as build on useful intra- and interregional exchange of experiences. The toolbox is, moreover, expected to be a useful instrument for all developing countries with a need to formulate or strengthen youth policies and their implementation, while involving and interacting with young people.