Ghana will participate in the first Global Forum on Youth Policies which begins on Tuesday October 28 and ends on October 30, 2014 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
The forum will revisit the global blueprint for national youth policies provided by the World Programme of Action for Youth as well as develop a common understanding of the needs for and rationales of systemic and cross-sectorial approaches to youth policy.
It will also help build a common understanding of guiding principles for integrated youth policy development.
[contextly_sidebar id=”75mQglHLhDJtkQhmMDPmdRayvSNdNxps”]The Forum will bring together 700 youth policy experts—from governments and parliaments, youth networks and movements, research and development communities—at a time when renewed interest in and momentum for youth policies struggles with multiple dilemmas and obstacles.
Ghana is one of the countries that have demonstrated commitment to youth development.
Ghana is represented at the event by Mr. Ras Mubarak, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Youth Authority, Mr. Prosper Yao Hoetu, of YouNET and one of the finest youth development experts from Ghana and Mr. Jahinfo Yussif Abdulai of Gbullung Youth Network.
Ghana is represented at the event by Mr. Ras Mubarak, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Youth Authority, Mr. Prosper Yao Hoetu, of YouNET and one of the finest youth development experts from Ghana and Mr. Jahinfo Yussif Abdulai of Gbullung Youth Network.
The program is convened by the United Nations Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth together with UNDP, UNESCO and the Council of Europe.
The 2014 Global Forum on Youth Policies will be hosted by the Ministry of Youth and Sports in the Republic of Azerbaijan in the framework of Azerbaijan’s Chairmanship of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers.
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Credit: National Youth Authority