EU Head of Cooperation-Young people want assistance and resources so they can provide fresh viewpoints on problems currently being faced.

EU Head of Cooperation-Young people want assistance and resources so they can provide fresh viewpoints on problems currently being faced.

Massimo Mina, the head of cooperation for the European Union Delegation in Ghana, has remarked that with the correct resources and encouragement, youngsters might be enabled to bring fresh viewpoints to bear on age-old problems.

He thinks that through engaging young people in discussions and policy, issues like climate change, unsustainable resource use, and conflict resolution can be resolved.

He claimed that the EU wants to see young people participate in decision-making because it recognises their capacity to bring about positive changes.

"By making your voices heard, you can push new policies to promote better policies and demand accountability within your communities and from your leaders," he stated.

Speaking during the second Youth Engagement Initiative conference, which was sponsored by the EU and worked with the Youth Leadership Parliament, was Mr. Mina.

He realised that young people needed a forum for discussion and debate, so he started a number of programmes to encourage communication among young people around the world and with policymakers about how to achieve youth inclusion and empowerment in policymaking.

He praised the choice of Stephanie Chiaky Otuteye, a young Ghanaian, to serve on the 2023–2025 European Union Youth Sounding Board, which will counsel the Commissioner and the Director–General for International Partnerships on youth empowerment and engagement in EU external activities. According to the EU Head of Cooperation, the Kumasi engagement will help shape the EU's youth strategy and action plan in Ghana through 2027 with their new programmes across seven key sectors, including agribusiness, sustainable cities, energy, migration and employment, skills and education, private sector development, rule of law, and corruption.

"As youth, there is a cross-cutting priority spanning all of their projects, which means that the youth should benefit from or be involved in each of their intervention," he said.