HRITC discusses youth issues [Archives:2007/1050/Local News]

TAIZ, May 13 ) Within the frame of its program, Human Rights Information and Training Center launched a symposium last Thursday to discuss youth's issues and their participation in society activities.

In his welcome speech, Abdulqawi Salim from the center assured the importance of the symposium as it deals with youth on whom countries depend for their development and progress. He also stressed the importance of encouraging youth particularly with decision making.

Dr. Abdullah Al-Dhaifani pointed out that youth stage is an important as it is the time of strength and vigor. He added that Arab youth in general and Yemeni youth in particular suffer from the lack of special programs for containing their strength as well as the lack of direction toward success. He believes that there is no suitable environment for containing youth's ideas.

“Youth are before a closed path. I also think that they have not found a path prepared for their progress yet