AMMAN —
Jordan Economic and Social Council recently discussed the State of the Country
Report 2021 on youth situation, both in-person and virtually, with ESC Chairman
Musa Shteiwi saying that youth issues “intersect” many institutions, and not
the Ministry of Youth only, adding that it is time to redefine this ministry’s
role and strategy.
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Attending the
discussion were
Youth Minister Mohammad Nabulsi and experts from the public and
private sectors.
Shteiwi lauded the
ministry’s contribution to developing national youth policies and its
“remarkable” efforts to advance the youth sector and meet its growing needs,
adding that “challenges facing the ministry still exist, in terms of financial
aspects and development of institutional capacities”.
Meanwhile, Nabulsi,
said the limited budget allocated to the ministry hinders the possibility of
“speedy” achievement, adding that there are 16 official bodies concerned with
implementing Jordan’s National Youth Strategy.
To overcome
obstacles, he said, the ministry is working to finalize an implementation plan
in partnership with all stakeholders. The ministry, he added, will organize a
Ramadan football tournament in which 10,000 young people will participate, as
part of the government’s role in organizing sporting events for youth,
especially now that Jordan’s epidemiological situation improved and life
returns to normal.
According to an ESC
statement released Saturday, the discussions recommended the need to establish
a coordination mechanism to link youth institutions and civil society
organizations to support young people and activate their engagement in various
activities, as well as to revive their role in decision making.
Also stressed was
the need to reinstate youth camps, especially environmental awareness programs
and Jordan’s afforestation, the statement added.
In addition, the
participants stressed the need to develop “specific and clear” programs, which
should be assessed based on qualitative indicators to measure their
youth-related impact, and highlighted the need to equip youth centers to
accommodate people with special needs.
Among the hardships
facing Jordan’s youth sector, the discussants mentioned weak government
institutions coordination on issues concerning the youths, and recommended
developing a comprehensive and balanced plan in partnership with all concerned
parties.
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