YES Azerbaijan 2008, the 4th global youth employment summit will be hosted by the Republic of Azerbaijan through the Ministry of Youth and Sport in partnership with Youth Employment Systems (YES).

The event will facilitate moving forward the global agenda of the YES Campaign. At YES Alexandria 2002, over 1600 delegates from 120 countries, including over 75 Ministerial and government delegates launched a decade long campaign to promote youth employment all over the world. YES Inc has organized three such successful world summits in the past - YES Alexandria 2002, YES Mexico 2004 and YES Kenya 2006, apart from the Hyderabad YES Regional Forum 2003 and the Latin American YES Regional Forum 2005.

Today, at the midterm period of the YES Campaign, the work we began in Alexandria is resonating around the world because of the vision, commitment and dedication of our over 50 YES Country Networks. YES Networks are achieving notable successes in youth policy formulation, initiating youth employment projects, undertaking research, skill training and fostering entrepreneurship. These Networks are emerging as a viable platform for leadership and action on the issue of youth employment, led by youth. Our aim is to continue marshaling resources to build youth capacity and explore new opportunities for youth to generate employment, and maintain a reservoir of political will for meeting youth employment challenges.