Following the African Union Assembly Decision (Assembly/AU/Dec.601 (XXVI)) of January 2016 devoting the theme of the year 2017 to Harnessing the Demographic Dividend through Investment in Youth various development stakeholders including African governments have taken various steps to operationalise investments and frameworks stipulated in the roadmap in order to move the demographic dividend agenda
The United Nations General Assembly in 1999 designated the 12th of August as the International Youth Day to acknowledge the role that young people play in promoting human rights and development across the world. To commemorate this day, annual celebrations have been held over the years in different countries under varying themes. This year
On Wednesday, 26 July 2017, the Inter-ministerial Committee on Adolescents and Youth in Malawi held a meeting to table some of the pressing issues affecting young people in the country such as: lack of adequate skills; poverty; lack of access to education opportunities; and lack of access to finances. In attendance on this day
