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We, the undersigned Civil Society Organizations, wish to join the rest of the world in celebrating International Youth Day on 12th August 2023. This year’s theme’’ Green Skills for the Youth: Towards a Sustainable World’’ highlights the importance of equipping the youth with the necessary skills and tools to ensure a green transition. Further, this theme provides an opportunity to nurture a generation of environmentally conscious leaders who are capable of driving positive change.
We recognize and applaud the various stakeholders especially the Government of Uganda for their renewed and maintained commitment towards Youth Empowerment in all spheres of Development. We further recognize the steps and strategies deployed to prioritize Youth empowerment while addressing the various issues related to agriculture, trade, environmental justice, women’s rights, farmers’ rights, and fiscal and human rights-related issues.
As we celebrate International Youth Day 2023, We are concerned;
Uganda has a young population and it is estimated that 48.47% of Uganda’s population is between the ages of 0-14 years and 21.16% are aged between 15-24 years (GOU, Uganda Population 2022(Demographics, Maps, Graphs), 2022). Therefore 78% of Uganda’s population is below the age of 30. Young people are in an age group that requires optimum utilization of all food groups and consumption of considerable amounts of food. The inability of young people to access and afford nutritious food jeopardizes their growth, development, and future productivity. Hungry youth most often resort to unsustainable practices such as deforestation, overfishing or unsustainable agriculture to meet their immediate food needs. This can reduce the availability of resources for future generations.
