NATIONAL FORUM HELD FOR YOUTH’S PARTICIPATION IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Under the auspices of Prime Minister, national conference themed ‘Youth’s participation in sustainable development’ was jointly organized by Ministry of Labor and Social Protection and Authority for Family, Child, and Youth Development on December 12 at State House. With an aim to find solutions on tackling issues for the youth, the national conference was attended by 850 delegates comprising youths, scholars and scientists from nine districts of the capital city, 21 provinces, state organizations, NGOs, and international organizations. Prime Minister U.Khurelsukh addressed the delegates of the conference. He noted that youth aged between 15-34 makes up 34.6 percent of the total population and 50 percent of working age population and this fact verifies the fact that ‘Mongolia is a country of youth’ and its prosperity and development in the future. "Youth are real wealth of Mongolia. It is certain that to reach development if we can use effectually and properly this time, when the number of youth is at its highest level. Investment to the youth is one of the solutions to develop and remove unemployment and poverty and attain development". PM also highlighted the Government policies, tasks and programs targeted to support the youth, which started to be realized. B.Batchimeg