KUWAIT: Kuwait and the rest of the world celebrate today the International Youth Day under the theme "Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary Health." In this context, Director General of Kuwait's Public Authority for Youth Dr Mishal Al-Rubaie said yesterday that Kuwait's 2035 vision targets investing in the power of youth and human resources, and the authority has several schemes as a main part of the country's development plan. This day, incepted by the UN in 1999, will focus on the repercussions of the novel coronavirus on human health, the environment and diets, also, the importance of producing healthier and more sustainable food regimes.
Kuwait pays great attention to this category, which forms 72 percent of society, as the country established the Ministry of State for Youth Affairs in 2013 by a decree issued by the late Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Rubaie noted that the authority will honor the winners of the youth creative programs in the period between August 16-18.
He highlighted the youth's active role during the pandemic by participating in volunteer works in hospitals, supermarkets and governmental institutions. The director general said that the authority seeks to create opportunities for the youth and encourage them to work in the private sector by forming training programs in cooperation with companies and public beneficiary committees to decrease unemployment.
Meanwhile, the authority's spokesperson Asrar Al-Ansari said that the authority initiated several activities and launched a number of training programs that created more than 160 work opportunities, and more than 370 internships in the public and private sectors since its launch in September 2020. She also noted that the authority created programs to support craftsmanship and industrialism amongst the Kuwaiti youth in many fields. - KUNA