Bissau 12 August 2022 -- In the framework of the commemoration of the International Youth Day 2022, 12 August, a commemorative event was held for reflections on the youth sector development agenda.

The event under the aegis of the National Youth Council, Youth Institute and other development partners including the United Nations Population Fund, brought together young people from multiple youth networks, Government and its development partners, was held on 12 August 2022, in Bissau, at the National Institute for Studies and Research, with the aim of contributing to the awareness of young people on their responsibility as active players of social transformation in the present and future.

UNFPA was represented at the table of honour by the Assistant Representative, flanked by the Representative of the European Union in Guinea-Bissau, Minister of Youth and Sports and Chief Adviser to the President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau.

Several activities were held allusive to the commemoration of the 12th of August: Thematic meetings on the achievement of the SDGs were promoted, sports meetings were held to promote solidarity and fraternity among youth, and recreational meetings were held to appeal for peace and good governance. About 70 young people from different youth organisations in Guinea-Bissau attended the event.