{"id":201629,"date":"2011-03-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T18:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=201629"},"modified":"2019-03-12T18:12:38","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T18:12:38","slug":"auto-insert-201629","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-201629\/","title":{"rendered":"First Lady of Syria supports Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA\u2019s youth development success – Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA article"},"content":{"rendered":"
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First Lady supports Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA’s youth development success<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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السيدة الأولى تدعم نجاح برامج الاونروا لتطوير الشباب<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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13 March 2011
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Today, the First Lady of Syria joined Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ agency for Palestine refugees, to celebrate the success of a youth development, vocational education and employment project supporting young people in their transition from school to work. The event, attended by the Ambassador of the European Union and Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA’s Commissioner-General, marked the completion of a four-year pilot project and the launch of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA’s 'engaging youth’ project, which aims to generate new ideas, new skills and new jobs for young Palestinian refugees.<\/p><\/div>\n

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At a time of a booming youth population, expanding private sector and economic liberalisation in Syria, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA used the event to announce its firm commitment to expanding its efforts on vocational education to meet the private sector’s need for a skilled workforce and to harness the energy and ideas of young people.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The engaging youth project has already opened 12 youth development centres in camps across Syria in order to make their services as accessible as possible to young Palestinian refugees. The new centres are staffed by young, enthusiastic, talented individuals who themselves have been newly trained by Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA.<\/p><\/div>\n

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H.E. Vassilis Bontosoglou, Ambassador of the European Union said: “There has never been a better time to support youth development and vocational education in Syria. Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA and the European Union are dedicated to supporting young Palestinian refugees in making the difficult transition from school to work. We’ve already helped thousands by identifying labour market needs, providing career guidance and training – through our support of the engaging youth project we can reach thousands more.”<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mr Filippo Grandi, Commissioner General of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA, said: “Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA believes in young Palestinian people… in their potential and their contributions. We see young people as problem-solvers in their communities, not as problems to solve. With Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA’s commitment to providing vocational education, life-skills training and career guidance, we want young Palestinians to know they have choices.”<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mr Ali Mustafa, Director General of the General Authority for Palestinian Arab Refugees highlighted: “We will keep working with Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA and other youth organisations to serve our youth, instilling the principle of partnership and community service. Through the implementation of initiatives, workshops and activities we will generate work opportunities for many young people, allowing them to contribute to and participate in determining their priorities.”<\/p><\/div>\n

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Ms Claude Isakov, project manager of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA’s new engaging youth project, went on to explain: “The engaging youth project is dedicated to supporting young Palestinian school leavers to learn creative and technical skills for employment and find their place in the labour market. We know it’s working – we see confident young people starting jobs and using their initiative to improve their own communities. Parents come to thank us for the changes they see in their sons or daughters. By reaching one young person today we’re supporting a whole family in the future.”<\/p><\/div>\n

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Key successes of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA and the European Union’s partnership on youth development include:<\/p><\/div>\n