VARIOUS youth movements will be meeting this weekend at the Parktonian Hotel in central Johannesburg to hold a National Youth Summit ahead of the World Summit on Sustainable Development to be held in late August/early September. The summit will be attended by several Ministers including, Tourism Minister, Mohammed Valli Moosa. The summit’s objectives are to mobilise and empower young people on the concept and practice of sustainable development; ensure active youth involvement and participation in the debates and processes leading to and after the summit; ensure greater utilisation of economic opportunities arising from hosting the summit and ensuring that the summit leaves a better legacy of sustainable development for the current and future generations. More than 100 youth delegates have confirmed their attendance thus far. (Miguel de Sousa)
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