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April 28 - 29, 2021
Seventh Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians: Post-COVID-19 Recovery: A youth-responsive approach
By videoconference
Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (UIPU)
Ms. Khalid was a featured panelist during the fourth session on economic empowerment. In her remarks, Ms. Khalid highlighted Canada’s efforts at empowering youth and mitigating the pandemic’s negative impact on youth employment. For the benefit of Canada’s future prosperity and post-pandemic recovery, she emphasized the importance of investing in programs that help Canadian youth find quality economic and employment opportunities in the private, not-for-profit and public sectors, as well as develop skills and access essential training. In particular, she noted the value of supporting young people from marginalized and racialized communities who already face multiple barriers and risk long-lasting consequences from the pandemic’s economic disruption.
The conference’s outcome document provides additional information on the deliberations, best practices and recommendations for action. Finally, the conference coincided with the launch of the IPU’S 2021 report on Youth participation in national parliaments; notably, the report highlights that the proportion of parliamentarians under the age of 30 remains “extremely low,” at only 2.6 per cent globally.
Canada hosted the Fourth Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians in 2017.
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