The pre-event of the Pan-African young leaders at the African Ministerial Conference on Youth kicked off, Monday in Rabat, with the aim of taking stock of Africa's commitment to youth, 17 years after the adoption of the African Youth Charter and its declarations.
This conference is attended by about 100 leaders of the youth sector, including representatives of national youth councils and equivalent structures and regional civil society organizations and youth platforms.
This meeting is an opportunity to discuss the African Youth Charter adopted in 2006, which calls on the various states to establish platforms of national representatives within countries to play the role of intermediary and interface between governors and youth, said the President of the Pan African Youth Union (PYU), Moumouni Dialla.
These platforms must be strengthened and supported so that the voice of youth is heard and so that they can appreciate the importance of public policies in the lives of youth, he said.
The UPJ is firmly committed to reconsidering its place in continental decision-making bodies, he added, welcoming this "great opportunity" to reflect in depth on how to move forward on important issue.
For his part, the Minister of Youth, Culture and Communication, Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid, said that this meeting is an opportunity to reflect together and try to build a more prosperous future for the African countries.
"It is difficult to meet the needs of youth," he noted, praising the courage and involvement of countries present at this meeting to provide real and concrete solutions to the problems of African youth.
"The UPJ is one of the oldest bodies on our continent and it must be preserved and given the means to be followed by all African governments," he concluded.
Source: Agency Morocaine De Presse