Mujawar launches regional conference for Youth Empowerment

SANA'A, June 07 (Saba)-
Prime Minister Ali Mujawar launched here on Monday a Regional Conference for Youth
Empowerment.
Organized by Sport and Youth Ministry and Save the Children and USAID, the event
was attended by a number of concerned government agencies, private sector, civil
society
organizations, and Arab and international organizations.
In the opening of the conference, Mujawar delivered a speech in which he conveyed
greetings of President Ali Abdullah Saleh to the participants in the conference.
Mujawar praised the efforts exerted by the organizers, the participants and the
supporters, adding that the government will provide all possibilities required to
support
youth participation and activate their role in the community.
He also pointed out that youth issues is one of the most important issues in the
government's agenda.
The Prime Minister explained the important this event to define youth empowerment
to build their capacities and promote youth people and their opportunities for
participation
in decision-making.
Representatives from the United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Egypt,
Jordan, Yemen, non-government agencies and international organizations are
attending the three-day
conference.
In a press release, Save the Children said that the conference includes four main
sessions to discuss some youth issues relating to youth positive participation in
their
communities economically, socially and culturally.
The Country Director of Save the Children in Yemen, Andrew Moore said that Save the
Children works in partnership with Ministry of Sport and Youth and USAID towards
youth
empowerment through creating opportunities for youth to participate positively in
determining their own future, the future of their communities.
"We support Youth in leadership skills through working directly with youth and
companies working with youth." Moore concluded.
The conference aims to create mechanisms and regulations to support youth
participation and how to activate their role in the community.
MD/YA