The United Nations Youth Envoy, Ms. Jayathma
Wickramanayake is scheduled to undertake an official visit to South
Africa from 11-15 February as part of her five-country visit to
Africa.
The objective of the visit, which will also take her to Senegal,
Gambia, Ghana and Nigeria, is to meet young people on the
ground, learn about the work they are doing and issues they
are facing, provide a platform for youth voices to be heard
at the country level and at the United Nations, and galvanise
momentum to deliver on commitments to empower and
enable young people to achieve their full potential.
Ms. Wickramanayake will also meet government officials,
civil society leaders, UN agency representatives and other
key partners to discuss the unique challenges and
opportunities faced by young people in Africa and
participate in a youth-focused events.
The envoy will raise
awareness on the importance of investing in
youth development in order to advance a more sustainable
and peaceful future.
While in South Africa, the youth envoy will participate in the
8th African Conference on Sexual and Reproductive Health
in Johannesburg, where she will provide opening remarks as
well as engage in its Youth Pre-Conference.
The UN youth envoy’s visit is supported by the United
Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of UN Information
Centre in Pretoria (UNIC).
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