However, the UN publication United Nations Action for Youth notes that especially in the developing world, progress is overshadowed by persistent problems related to education, employment, and poverty, and these are just a few of the areas that the World Programme aims to improve.
उदाहरण के लिए, कई विकासशील देश वर्ष २००० तक सभी बच्चों के लिए प्राइमरी शिक्षा का लक्ष्य नहीं प्राप्त कर सकेंगे ।