Youth speak on SDGs

Justicia ShipenaAIESEC Namibia hosted the second edition of the Youth Speak Forum from 17 to 18 October at the University of Namibia (Unam) engineering campus in Ongwediva under the theme ‘Youth for global goals’.The forum was aimed at creating a platform for bringing together different perspectives on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and to facilitate more in-depth discussions. The topic and the theme of the event connected with the insights gathered from the recently concluded Youth Speak Survey. The survey solicited 3 000 responses from Namibian youth, after six weeks of promotion, outreach and activations to get all the regions represented. The survey sought to understand what the socio-economic issues are stop the youth from developing themselves. Lysias Tangeni Haiduwa, who spoke at the forum on behalf of youth permanent secretary Emma Kantema-Goamas, said the country’s current financial crises can only be solved through close cross-border cooperation. “In September 2015, the 2030 Agenda was adopted for sustainable development as the global platform for transformation to the future we want,” Haiduwa said.He added the 2030 Agenda, with the 17 SDGs, is the blueprint to achieving a better and more sustainable future for all.“That is why the 2030 Agenda includes a commitment to leave no one behind. That is why we need to work together to find solutions that are sustainable and durable, and that recognise our interdependence,” he said.Haiduwa also applauded the youth for making the event possible and for ensuring that they have aligned local youth with the SDGs.The Youth Speak Forum was supported by GIZ Namibia, the Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung, the Internet Society Namibia Chapter, the youth ministry, the National Youth Council a European Union delegation, among others.

Youth speak on SDGs

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