50th Anniversary: U.N Population Fund Nigeria On Path To Harness Young Persons’ Potential - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 1, 2019
The United Nations Population Fund,UNFPA has said that Nigeria was on the road map to harness the potential ofyoung people and empower them for a sustainable development.
The UNFPA’s Monitoring andEvaluation Specialist in Nigeria Pashe Dasogot who made the observation inAbuja said 2019 is a celebratory year for UNFPA as it marks 50 Anniversaryof the establishment of UNFPA and 25 Anniversary ofInternational Conference on Population and Development.
He noted that Nigeria has launchedthe road map to harness the demographic dividend, and have come up withinterventions to invest in young people in areas of employment,entrepreneurship, health, education and youth empowerment.
Dasogot said that young people inNigeria formed about one-third of its population, who are very energetic and ofhigh intellect.