"The future of our young people does not belong at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea," said African Development Bank president Akinwumi Adesina. "It lies in us tapping their talents and putting our resources to support them." The focus of this year's International Youth Day (IYD) - The Road to 2030: Eradicating Poverty and Achieving Sustainable Consumption and Production - resonates with the AfDB's key efforts in recognizing the role of young people in sustainable development. Read more about the Bank's strategy over the next 10 years to create 25 million new jobs for Africa's youth. More about AfDB in this BRIEFING.
Under the theme, The Road to 2030: Eradicating Poverty and Achieving Sustainable Consumption and Production, the 2016 International Youth Day is about achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It emphasises the leading role of young people in ensuring poverty eradication and achieving sustainable development through sustainable consumption and production.
Available data shows that although between 10 and 12 million young Africans enter the workforce each year, only three million formal jobs are created annually. "We need a sense of ... Read more »
Keeping with its High 5s, the African Development Bank (AfDB) is tapping the capacity of agriculture and agribusiness to create the massive number of jobs needed t Read more »
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