The United Nations,
through its celebration of this year's International Youth Day, aims to
complete its interest in the subject of migration of young people which it put
forward in 2013, and on which it highlighted the causes of migration, valued
its positive effects, and tried to address the negative ones, and its slogan for
this year is: Youth and Mental Health. Migration also provides valuable
opportunities and contributes to the development of local communities and
society as a whole. It can also lead to risks and unacceptable situations, such
as racism and exploitation, which lead to psychological symptoms that, in turn,
lead to their exclusion and discourage their desire to seek help, for fear of labeling
them with negative societal qualities.
The Organization is
seeking through out this year to highlight the experiences of courage for some
young people who have chosen to talk about it in order to overcome
discrimination, and to ensure the provision of care and health conditions
appropriate for these young people in order to enjoy the conditions of a
healthy and complete life free of isolation and shame, and provide them with the
services and support they need.
Irina Bokova,
Director-General of the UNESCO, in her message on the occasion, said as the young
adulthood phase is considered a radical change phase, and the journey from
childhood to the adult world may be complex, which raises many issues related
to mental health, that the theme of International Youth Day this year is Youth
and Mental Health, and the enjoyment of young women and men with mental health
is necessary to maintain the health of society as a whole, as they are the
source of innovative ideas and leaders of positive change.
Education is on top
of the priority list that includes fifteen fields in the World Programme of
Action for Youth, and his Excellency Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan,
Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development, has praised the wise
leadership in the State that gives young people special attention and care,
stressing the importance of providing every opportunity for them to learn,
work, and fully participate in the process of development in the State, and His
Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, makes preparing , developing and
enabling the young people a national priority, and His Highness Sheikh Mohammed
bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, pays special attention to each national
program which aims to motivate young people towards creativity and innovation.
The National Media
Council and the Emirates Publishers Association have recently signed an
agreement to support publication in the State and care for the aspirations of
young Emiratis.
At the level of taking
care of young talents and developing their abilities, UAE participated in the
activities of the workshop for young people, organized by the Secretariat
General of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf under the
title "Health, Sports, and Entertainment Industry," which was held for
two days the 11th and 12th of August in Dubai, with the
participation and attendance of many dignitaries and senior officials of the
Member States in the Council.
This workshop comes
in implementation of the directives of their Majesties and Highnesses the GCC
leaders at their summit, which was held in Kuwait in December 2013, that the
Secretariat General should take the necessary steps to give effect to the
results of the first Youth Congress, which was held in Riyadh in October 2013,
and continue working on the proposal for more projects and programs to achieve
the aspirations of the youth in the GCC countries and meet their needs, in the
belief of their Majesties and Highnesses that young people are the source of
power of the Gulf society, and their hope in the promising future, and they are
the goal of development and its effective and influential means.
At a time when many
of the advanced and emerging economies suffer from the ghost of aging, and
fears of its impact on the future of economic growth for the coming years, the
Credit Rating Agency -Moody's has recently ranked the UAE in the first place in
the world as the most young economy during the period from 2015 to 2030, based
on the proportion of the population over the age of 65 of the total population
and manpower in the State.
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