Caricom-UNASUR youth exchange to build capacity

Suriname President and Caricom Chairman Desi Bouterse is hosting a high-level youth exchange between Caricom youth leaders and young people from UNASUR aimed at boosting their leadership skills in order to mobilize youth for a greater role in influencing regional policies.

The two-day meeting will be held in Suriname today and tomorrow under the theme ‘Youth participation for the development of our region; developing our region through cultural connections’, a press release from the Caricom Secretariat said.

Bouterse who has lead responsibility for youth development in the quasi cabinet of the Caricom Conference of Heads of Government will himself facilitate the dialogue, which aims to