... In the declaration G8 group ‘strongly supports the aspirations of the Arab spring’. It particularly ‘commends the role played by young people and women in these transformational movements’.
The declaration emphasises the role of education and training as means to empowerment and dialogue between the peoples.
‘We commit to make education and training a key focus of our activities in the region,’ reads the declaration. ‘Tackling high levels of illiteracy and unemployment, especially among young people, and making vocational training labour-market oriented, is key to ensuring a qualified workforce to help modernize the MENA economies.’
‘We will encourage student mobility and foster greater educational and research linkages between our universities and those in the MENA region,’ declare leaders of G8. ‘Exchanges of best practices on programmes enhancing the skills of unemployed people, including vocational training, should also be encouraged. ...
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Declaration of G8 on the 'Arab spring'
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2011/05/27
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