Intergenerational youth forum: Keynote address by Carlos Lopes UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ECA
The spirit of Pan Africanism is a spirit of inclusiveness, togetherness, and unity. As we celebrate 50 years of Pan Africanist history, there is every reason why we should include the young people of the continent. I am indeed happy to realize that some of the youth with us today will be there in fifty years’ time to tell the story of May 2013. The key message however is that the energy of Africa’s youth, and their frustration with current conditions, has to be channeled through right policies. This goes without Saying-Africa’s youth are its future and the most important contributors to its structural transformation. Going forward, Africa, already the youngest continent will also have the largest labor force in the world. Indeed, by 2050, over a quarter of the world’s labor force will be African.
| Format: | Press release biblioteca |
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| Language: | eng |
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2013-05
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10855/36602 |
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