ARUSHA, Tanzania, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Tanzanian government on Wednesday acknowledged shortcomings in the national youth policy, saying plans are underway to review it to cope with the current situation.
Jenista Mhagama, Tanzania's Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office (Policy, Parliamentary Affairs, Labour, Employment, Youth and the Disabled) revealed this when speaking a head of the International Youth Day, whose national celebrations starts Thursday in the country's capital, Dodoma.
The minister noted that the Tanzanian government in collaboration with other development partners has started working on the document to ensure that youth matters get due attention.
"We have started working on the policy and soon youths will have a document that goes with the current situation and changes," she said, urging youths to remain steadfast in nation-building.
She added that the developments to be included in the new policy have been realized after a government nationwide research to establish demands of youth that was conducted in 2014.
On the international youth celebrations, Mhagama noted that the event, at the local level, starts Thursday with over 500 youths will be engaged in planting trees in central Tanzania's district of Kongwa. The climax of the events will be on Aug. 12th.
She said this year's celebrations with the theme: "Youth Building Peace" is aimed at reminding the young people of their role in fostering peace in the east African nation.
"The aim of holding the event in Dodoma is due to the fact that several government officials are already in the political capital city."
Mhagama said the event has been organized in collaboration with other international organizations and representatives from the United Nations (UN) country office will attend the national celebrations. Enditem
