Abuja Host Pre-World Youth Conference for Africa

2 June 2010
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African Union (Addis Ababa)
press release

Ahead of the World Youth Conference (WYC) billed for August 2010, the capital city of Nigeria, Abuja, will tomorrow 3 June 2010, host the pre-World Youth Conference for the African continent, to discuss the African common position amongst other youth development issues within the continent.

Organised by the Department of Human Resources Science and Technology (HRST) of the African Union (AU) in collaboration with the Nigerian Government, the two-day meeting will bring together some experts and Ministers of Youth from AU member countries to elaborate a consensual declaration that identifies action priorities for youth and development policies to be submitted to the next UN General Assembly;  promote follow up mechanisms for the youth agenda within the UN system; enhance dialogue between the stakeholders on youth development ; and share experiences and knowledge on youth development in Africa.

According to the organizers, the pre-conference represents a unique opportunity for governmental representatives to meet with the civil society organizations to identify priorities on youth issues to be included in the international agenda for development beyond the Millennium Development Goals. The forum will further help to strengthen cooperation ties among countries and social actors to youth policies. It is expected to propose recommendations on specific actions to encourage accelerate and improve youth participation in a meaningful way to reach sustainable development. The Abuja pre-youth conference is one of the five pre-conferences to be organized ahead of the Mexico World Youth Conference, given that each continent was requested to hold a pre-conference and submit a report for further consideration during the Mexico youth forum.

Journalists are invited to cover the official opening ceremony of the Pre-Youth Conference on Thursday 3rd June 2010, at the Abuja Hilton Hotel.

A press conference will immediately follow after the opening ceremony.

For more information contact:

Dr Raymonde Agossou
Department of H    Human Resources Science and  Technologies
Tel: +251 11 371 7780
fax: +251 11 550 5928
email: AgossouR@africa-union.org

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