Gambia: Barrow Pledges to Reduce Unemployment By 12%

17 January 2019

President Adama Barrow yesterday pledged his government's commitment to reduce youth unemployment from 38% to 25% by 2021 (medium term).

He revealed that his government has already increased the budgetary allocation for the Ministry of Youth and Sports and its satellite agencies for better performance. Through the national Youth Council, a new youth policy will also be formulated soonest and align to the National development plan (NDP 2018-2021).

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