Off the wire
• Feature: Chinese mothers extend love and care to Zimbabwean children  • Fighting in Yemen kills over 3,700 civilians since March of last year: UN  • Results of women's skeet at Rio Olympics  • Mega Colombo Port City project to transform Sri Lanka into investment hub: CHEC  • Namibia eyes invader bush as alternative source of fuel  • Roundup: Scottish culture secretary hails contribution of Chinese culture at Edinburgh festivals  • Results of men's 20km race walk at Rio Olympics  • Results of trampoline gymnastics women's final at Rio Olympics  • Results of equestrian dressage team grand prix special at Rio Olympics  • Sun Yang fails to make 1,500m freestyle final at Rio Games  
You are here: 　 Home

Ghana marks International Youth Day

Xinhua, August 13, 2016 Adjust font size:

Ghana joined the rest of the world to mark International Youth Day on Friday.

The theme for this year's Day is "The Road to 2030: Eradicating Poverty and Achieving Sustainable Consumption and Production".

In Ghana, the day was marked with a colorful parade of smartly dressed youth in the capital, Accra. It was hosted by the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), with President John Dramani Mahama in attendance.

Mahama reiterated the government's commitment to providing jobs for the youth to reduce the rising rate of unemployment among the youth.

"I will like to take this opportunity to advise and encourage our young people not to allow themselves to be used by individuals for selfish ventures, especially during this season of elections. But rather to engage in productive ventures you have been assigned within your communities to protect and promote the name of our dearly beloved country, Ghana," he said.

The Chief Executive Officer of the YEA, Kobina Ebo Beecham, urged the youth to seize the opportunity that the day presented to showcase how they could make a difference in their communities.

International Youth Day is observed annually on August 12 to celebrate the role of the youth towards nation building. Endit