国际英语资讯:Kenya launches UN platform to unlock youth potential
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>.5-- <span word="Kenyan">Kenyan</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Uhuru">Uhuru</span> <span word="Kenyatta">Kenyatta</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="chapter">chapter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Generation">Generation</span> <span word="Unlimited">Unlimited</span> (<span word="GenU">GenU</span>), <span word="a">a</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="platform">platform</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="assist">assist</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="unlocking">unlocking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kenyan">Kenyan</span> <span word="youth">youth</span>.</p><p><span word="Kenyatta">Kenyatta</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="youth">youth</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="quarters">quarters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kenyan">Kenyan</span> <span word="population">population</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="youth">youth</span>-<span word="leaning">leaning</span> <span word="sectors">sectors</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="education">education</span>, <span word="ICTs">ICTs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="entrepreneurship">entrepreneurship</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="appreciation">appreciation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="immense">immense</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="welcome">welcome</span> <span word="GenU">GenU</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="platform">platform</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="enable">enable</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span>, <span word="partners">partners</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stakeholders">stakeholders</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="investments">investments</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="unlock">unlock</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kenyan">Kenyan</span> <span word="youth">youth</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virtual">virtual</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span>.</p><p><span word="GenU">GenU</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="youth">youth</span> <span word="empowerment">empowerment</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2018 <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ensuring">ensuring</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="aged">aged</span> <span word="between">between</span> 10 <span word="and">and</span> 24 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="school">school</span>, <span word="training">training</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="employment">employment</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2030.</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="launch">launch</span>, <span word="Kenyatta">Kenyatta</span> <span word="assured">assured</span> <span word="Kenyans">Kenyans</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="investing">investing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="interventions">interventions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wellbeing">wellbeing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="youthful">youthful</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="resource">resource</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="uplift">uplift</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="socioeconomic">socioeconomic</span> <span word="profile">profile</span>.</p><p>" <span word="My">My</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="prioritized">prioritized</span> <span word="investments">investments</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="investments">investments</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="yielding">yielding</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="confidently">confidently</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="achievement">achievement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="objectives">objectives</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="GenU">GenU</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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