Youth Shine a Spotlight on MDGs

SANGONeT, 10 December 2007.

The final declaration of the Africa-Europe Youth Summit was adopted in Lisbon, Portugal, last week by 250 youth representatives. The declaration highlightes the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) as a priority.

The youth representatives expressed grave concerns with the current state of MDGs, “We stress that there are sufficient human, financial and technical resources available for the achievement of the goals and that a strong renewed commitment of governments is needed to meet this challenge.”

The youth of Africa and Europe urged governments and intergovernmental organisations to involve and empower youth organisations as key partners in the implementation and evaluation of the MDGs.

To read the final declaration, click here (PDF File).