Bridgetown
The Government of Barbados is concern about unemployment about young people and is seeking to pu stategies in place to address the problem.
Minister of Youth Stephen Lashley, expressed that concern when the United Nation Children Fund (UNICEF) representative in Barbados, Khin-Sandi Lwin paid him a courtesy call recently.
Lashley disclosed that the Government had started several intiatives to tackle youth unemployment but noted additional ones were required.
He stated that Cabinet had approved the National Youth Policy, which is a comprehensive straregy designed to empower the youth.
The Minister told Miss Lwin his Ministry had a good relationship with UNICEF, adding that the organisation had been involved in some of the Ministry's progammes.
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