New York, Nov 17 : Africa's young population can drive the continent's future development, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon told an international symposium taking place in Benin.
More than 60 per cent of Africa's 1 billion people are under the age of 25 years, he noted in a message to the meeting in Cotonou.
"While it will be a tremendous undertaking to provide them with jobs and income opportunities, this energetic creative and vibrant workforce can do great things for African standards of living if only they are given the tools.
"Africa's impressive economic growth during the past decade shows what is possible. The challenge now is to translate growth into improved social welfare for the people and faster progress towards the Millennium Development Goals," Ban said, referring to the targets to slash hunger, poverty, disease and a host of other social and economic ills by 2015….
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