Youth Parliament Approves National Youth Policy |
Nineteen members of "Parliament" representing their constituencies, put forward their respective concerns in discussing the National Youth Policy, which is a draft to make way for legislation pertaining to the plight and recommendations of young people, in pursuit of an improved quality of life.
As the various "parliamentarians" brought across their points in a sometimes sarcastic, but forceful and firm manner, they reached out to a wider cross section of the public, soliciting the cooperation of all citizens and organizations to adopt the recommendations of the National Youth Policy Document. According to a recent national youth survey unemployment is the most serious problem facing young people today. The National Youth Policy Document seeks to address this problem and others, such as youth and health, youth and crime, teenage pregnancy, youth and religion, education and training, sports and recreation.
The first attempt at creating a National Youth Policy can be dated back to 1987, when the National Youth Council (the NYC) presented a white paper outlining problems that young people faced. Following Friday’s “Youth Parliament” session, the National Youth Policy Document will be taken to Cabinet to be reviewed and then to Parliament for enactment. |
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