WB calls for Africa to take steps for youth employment
5 Dec 2008
“The World Bank has urged African countries to adopt a series of measures to address the challenge of youth employment. According to the African Development Indicators 2008/09 report (ADI) published Thursday…
Business Day reports that “…According to the African Development Indicators … the youth employment challenge confronts all African countries, regardless of their stage of socioeconomic development, although this contributed to the nature and extent of the problem.
The report said three in five of the total number of unemployed people were young people and on average 72% of the youth lived on less than $2 a day. Furthermore, about 70% of this sector was concentrated in rural areas.
Obiageli Ezekwesili, World Bank vice-president for Africa, said finding productive employment for the 200-million Africans between the ages of 15 and 24 would surely be one of the continent's greatest challenges… The document also said young people were a valuable resource to their countries. It pointed out that helping them gain access to employment would go a long way in eradicating poverty and creating sustainable development projects .”
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Source: The World Bank
The report said three in five of the total number of unemployed people were young people and on average 72% of the youth lived on less than $2 a day. Furthermore, about 70% of this sector was concentrated in rural areas.
Obiageli Ezekwesili, World Bank vice-president for Africa, said finding productive employment for the 200-million Africans between the ages of 15 and 24 would surely be one of the continent's greatest challenges… The document also said young people were a valuable resource to their countries. It pointed out that helping them gain access to employment would go a long way in eradicating poverty and creating sustainable development projects .”
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Source: The World Bank
