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I INTRODUCTION
This strategy paper has been developed in the context of UN Habitat¡¯s Safer Cities Programme, and
the New Partnership for Africa¡¯s Development (NEPAD). It forms part of UN Habitat¡¯s work on
urbanization, the inclusive city, the problems of urban youth, and issues of governance and youth
participation. It is in keeping with the Millennium Development Goal of achieving a significant
improvement in the lives of urban slum dwellers by 2020.
Since the beginning of the 1990¡¯s, the population of urban youth living in poverty, and youth crime and
crime by minors in cities in the developing world have increased significantly. As part of the Safer
Cities initiative, UN Habitat has undertaken a number of exploratory surveys and studies in African
cities which focus on the plight of youth in the correctional system, or those at risk of criminalization
and victimization, such as street children. Through its Urban Management Programme, it has worked
in collaboration with local partners on the development of youth junior councils and youth participatory
mechanisms.
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