Global progress can’t be achieved without youth inclusion, says Yunus

Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has said sustainable global development cannot be achieved without the inclusion of young people. He said this while addressing a high-level meeting on the 30th anniversary of the World Programme of Action for Youth at the UN headquarters in New York on Thursday, held on the sidelines of the 80th UN General Assembly, state-run news agency Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) reported. “Around the world, young people are recognised as agents of change. Yet they are also the first to suffer from persisting inequalities, conflicts, climate change, protectionism, and the digital divide," Yunus said. The interim prime minister noted that unemployment remains the “gravest challenge”, while youth unemployment is up to four times higher than adult unemployment,...