Pretoria - Deputy Minister in the Presidency Buti Manamela will attend the first ever global forum on youth policies, which is scheduled to take place in Baku, Azerbaijan.
The forum will take place from 28 - 30 October 2014.
The Presidency on Sunday said the Global Forum takes place at a time when South Africa is in the process of drafting the National Youth Policy (NYP) 2015-2019 to build on the NYP 2009-2014, which will come to term at the end of this year.
South Africa is one of the 122 countries of the 198 that have adopted a National Youth Policy.
Deputy Minister Manamela will also be a panellist in a discussion entitled ‘Guiding Principles for Integrated Youth Policies’.
“We have accepted the invitation from the United Nations to participate in the Global Forum on Youth Policies because it will allow South Africa a platform to share experiences with other countries in drafting policies that respond to the needs, interests and aspirations of young people,” said Deputy Minister Manamela on Sunday.
The forum aims to build a common understanding of guiding principles for integrated youth policy development and to share plans to develop a common commitment to take youth policy forward.
The Global Forum on Youth Policies will be convened by the United Nations Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, Ahmad Alhendawi, together with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and the Council of Europe. It will be attended by youth policy experts from governments and parliaments from around the globe.
The Deputy Minister will then proceed to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where he will attend the African Union Youth Minister’s meeting themed ‘Building an Interface on Youth, Culture and Sport’ from 31 October – 1 November 2014. - SAnews.gov.za
