Kathmandu, Sept.
30:
The second South
Asian Youth Summit 2018 will be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, from 28-30
November, 2018 with the theme of ‘creating sustainable future in a fractured
south Asia’.
“The summit is
being organised as a platform to increase the areas of cooperation in the field
of youth for better ties and economic prosperity amongst the members of the
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC),” said the organiser
of the conference, International Youth Committee (IYC).
IYC realises
that the development of the SAARC nations depends largely on the opportunities
provided for the youth and in the building of their skills, to use them in a
timely and appropriate fashion, said IYC.
It expressed
confidence that with the involvement of youth in every movement of decision
making processes would enhance the region both economically and in ushering in
peace and ending terrorism.
“The summit will
seek to assess
conditions affecting the development of the information society in the region,
establish information networks and partnerships among youth movements for the
sharing of experiences as well as facilitate the incorporating and updating of
national policies on youth issues,” said IYC.
The summit will also create an inclusive platform
for youth that enables them to review the progress of the Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs), share ideas, experiences and innovative approaches for
effectively contributing to the SDG framework and its implementation.
The summit will deliberate on issues like lack of
adequate institutional mechanisms to foster youth participation in decision
making processes,need to encourage government of the Asian countries to adopt
and domesticate the World Programme of Action for Youth in line with their
national priorities and need for the effective implementation of inclusive and
gender-sensitive national youth policies.
Minister for Youth and Sports Jagat Bahadur Shahi
will attend the summit.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 01 October 2018.
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