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Botswana commits to youth, health climate priorities

Youth delegates this week engaged in discussions on policy gaps, resource allocation, and multi-sectoral collaboration.
Youth delegates this week engaged in discussions on policy gaps, resource allocation, and multi-sectoral collaboration.

Botswana is making strides to translate youth insights into actionable policies, following the high-level Breakfast meeting and policy dialogue on Wednesday, at Hotel 430, Gaborone.

The event brought together government, development partners, civil society, and youth representatives to align policy priorities with Botswana’s demographic and climate realities. It was held under the theme “Population Dynamics, SRHR–Climate Change Nexus & Operationalisation of the 2030 ESA, ministerial commitment on education, health, and well-being of adolescents and young people.”

The dialogue aimed to address the dual challenge of a youth bulge and an ageing population, focusing on the health, education, and well-being of adolescents and young people.

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