国际英语资讯:Cameroon works to benefit from growing population by investing in youths, women
<p><span word="YAOUNDE">YAOUNDE</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 11-- <span word="Cameroon">Cameroon</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="striving">striving</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="invest">invest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="youths">youths</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="benefitting">benefitting</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="dynamic">dynamic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="growing">growing</span>" <span word="population">population</span>, <span word="Cameroon">Cameroon</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Economy">Economy</span>, <span word="Planning">Planning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Regional">Regional</span> <span word="Development">Development</span>, <span word="Alamine">Alamine</span> <span word="Ousmane">Ousmane</span> <span word="Mey">Mey</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="mortality">mortality</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="ways">ways</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="improved">improved</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="implementation">implementation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="youths">youths</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="process">process</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="satisfactory">satisfactory</span> <span word="achievement">achievement</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="important">important</span>," <span word="Mey">Mey</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="commemorate">commemorate</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Population">Population</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seaside">seaside</span> <span word="resort">resort</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kribi">Kribi</span>, <span word="about">about</span> 280 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>, <span word="Yaounde">Yaounde</span>.</p><p><span word="Cameroon">Cameroon</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="determined">determined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="sustainable">sustainable</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="goals">goals</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2030, <span word="Mey">Mey</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="stressing">stressing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="facilitate">facilitate</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="creation">creation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="empowerment">empowerment</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="youths">youths</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span>.</p><p>"<span word="And">And</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="why">why</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="Fund">Fund</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Population">Population</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="identifying">identifying</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="implemented">implemented</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="accelerate">accelerate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="achievement">achievement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="promises">promises</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span>, <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="agro">agro</span>-<span word="pastoral">pastoral</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="assist">assist</span> <span word="youths">youths</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="entrepreneurial">entrepreneurial</span> <span word="endeavors">endeavors</span>.</p><p><span word="Cameroon">Cameroon</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="youngest">youngest</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="rapidly">rapidly</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="populations">populations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 60 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Cameroon">Cameroon</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="above">above</span> 25 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="under">under</span> 25 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="age">age</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="statistics">statistics</span>.</p>
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