Nghe An organizes a forum to remove difficulties for young people in the context of the epidemic

On the morning of November 12, the Standing Committee of Nghe An Provincial Youth Union coordinated with the Central Youth Center and the United Nations Population Fund to organize a youth forum on communication work on mental health care, life skills, reproductive health/sexual health care (RH/SRH), prevention of gender-based violence, job conversion skills, and loans for young people to work abroad.

The forum was held online from the main bridge connecting with two bridges in Hung Nguyen and Nghia Dan districts. Photo: TG

Mr. Thai Minh Sy - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Youth Union, Chairman of the Student Association, Chairman of the Provincial Youth Union Council and Mr. Cao Xuan Thao - Head of the Provincial Youth Union Movement Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial Vietnam Youth Union chaired.

Attending the event were Ms. Phan Thi Le Mai - Officer of the United Nations Population Fund Program; Ms. Doan Thi Thuy - representative of the Central Youth Center, officers of a number of departments, branches, agencies and units in the province.

Mr. Thai Minh Sy - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Youth Union, Chairman of the Student Association, Chairman of the Provincial Youth Union Council delivered the opening speech. Photo: TG

In his opening speech, Deputy Secretary of Nghe An Provincial Youth Union Thai Minh Sy stated that the complicated developments of the Covid-19 pandemic have caused many young people from other provinces, cities and overseas workers to return to their localities. In addition, the number of young people going abroad to work has decreased due to flight delays due to the pandemic. This has affected the labor situation, leading to the current unemployment situation in the province. In addition, there are risks that young people are prone to falling into social evils, encountering reproductive health problems such as unwanted pregnancies, or falling into depression, anxiety, and lack of future orientation.

The Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Youth Union affirmed that the forum is a meaningful activity, aiming to strengthen the role of the Youth Union in supporting local youth to access information on employment, education, health services, etc. in the context of natural disasters and epidemics. At the same time, this is also a place to mobilize youth participation in initiatives to support community development, focusing on issues of mental health care, life skills, reproductive health/sexual health care, prevention of gender-based violence, job transition skills, and loans for young people to work abroad.

Nghe An Provincial Youth Union has coordinated with the United Nations Population Fund and the Central Youth Center to organize many practical activities: supporting loan disbursement for 11 initiatives of overseas laborers affected by the Covid-19 pandemic; organizing training courses for counselors and communicators on mental health care, life skills, reproductive health/sexual health care, and prevention of gender-based violence; organizing training courses on skills to participate in responding to natural disasters in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic for young people...

Ms. Phan Thi Le Mai - an officer of the United Nations Population Fund Program, hopes to hear many voices from Nghe An youth through the forum. Photo: TG

Representative of the United Nations Population Fund, Ms. Phan Thi Le Mai expressed her appreciation for the political commitment and support of the Vietnamese Government and the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union to the United Nations program for youth development in recent times.

Through the forum, she hopes to listen to many voices of young people, share the practical problems they are currently facing, and from there, have a listening and exchange with decision makers, authorities, etc. to provide immediate support as well as long-term companionship for young people to directly implement initiatives.

The United Nations Population Fund also commits to continue supporting youth development programs, including empowering and promoting youth participation in many meaningful activities, equipping young people with life skills, etc.

Representatives of Vinh city youth exchange opinions at the forum. Photo: TG

At the forum, delegates focused on researching, raising issues, discussing, and clarifying the contents of the local labor export situation, vocational training support, providing health care information, updating preferential loan policies, access to preferential loans for young people going to work abroad in the locality, accessing medical information on mental health care, reproductive health/sexual health, life skills, prevention of gender-based violence, etc.