President Edgar Lungu says investing in young people is the
foundation for ensuring prosperity, peace and stability in
the Great Lakes Region.
President Lungu has since implored Ministers In-Charge of
Youth Affairs in the region to integrate youths in the
economic development agenda.
The President has noted that limited employment and
empowerment opportunities for the youth provide a fertile
ground for instability.
He has however assured that the government will continue
creating an enabling environment where the youths will
flourish.
And President Lungu says the youths have the right to
defend democracy in the region.
This is contained in a speech read on his behalf by
Presidential Affairs Minister, Freedom Sikazwe, during the
official opening of a meeting for Ministers In-Charge of
Youth Affairs from Member states of the Great Lakes Region,
in Livingstone.
And United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes
Region, Said Djinnit, said the large population of youths in
the region is an asset for development.
Meanwhile, the Executive Secretary for the International
Conference of the Great Lakes Region, Muburi Muita, said
youth unemployment still remains a challenge in the region.
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