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said the Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, the unemployment rate in Iraq, 15% and operating centers in the province of Karbala, 72 000 registered unemployed. Nassar al-Rubaie explained yesterday during the opening of a vocational training center in the province of Karbala, "the unemployment rate in Iraq
As installed in the National Development Plan 15%, and that this plan requires the arrival of the unemployment rate in 2014 to 7%, "adding that" the Council of Ministers approved the document policy-making national operator, which would put the features of the task to tackle unemployment in Iraq. "
The Spring "The number of unemployed registered in the database centers operating only in Karbala 72,000 unemployed, "noting that" the center, which opened today and a means of absorbing unemployment "as he put
The spring "The problem of unemployment, global and can not be any ministry that dealt with unemployment," but he also said the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs is developing a legal and regulatory environment to address unemployment. "
The United Nations expressed during this month expressed concern about the high rate of illiteracy and unemployment among the youth of Iraq, calling on the Iraqi government to provide employment opportunities.
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Iraq, Ad Melkert, welcomed the beginning of this week the launch of the analytical report on the reality of Iraqi youth, expressing at the same time expressed "concern" of some of the indicators contained in the report and in particular with regard to the rate of unemployment among the category young.
was the launch of the report during the conference, Saturday the past, at the headquarters of the House of Representatives in Baghdad attended by 300 people including 200 representatives of youth.
The universities of Baghdad and the Iraq report was prepared in cooperation with the Ministry of Planning and the support of the United Nations Fund for Population.
The report provides an analysis of the needs and perceptions and priorities of youth in education, employment, health, disability and the possibility of access to media and technology, sports, security and political participation and participation in civil society and poverty.
A statement of the International Organization for Melkert said, "It is time to develop a vision, policies and strategies and action plan Iraqi youth on the participation of a representative for young people."
But the representative of the Secretary-General in Iraq noted that a number indicators of youth development for concern as the percentage enrolled in secondary education only 21 percent and rates of illiteracy and unemployment among young people is high has exceeded the rate of unemployment among young people aged between 15 and 29 years of 57 percent.
Statistics indicate a high rate of early marriage, where the percentage of married girls are between the ages of 16 to 18 years 42.8 percent, increasing the risk of infant and maternal mortality.
Melkert said, "provides a report to the government and its departments' planning tool is important for addressing key issues including infrastructure, education, health and employment, which will improve the lives of the people to the good of the Iraqi society as a whole. "
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ad Melkert said, "concerns of young people are legitimate concerns about jobs and delivering basic services and accountability", calling on Iraqi decision makers "to listen to the needs of young people and respond to their demands and legitimate expectations."
and made in this regard, three recommendations for consideration by decision-makers Iraqis when they were heading towards the promotion of programs for youth, an agreement on an "Agenda for the Future" and set targets and timetables for policies that would improve the economic and social prospects for young people.
as well as a "platform for dialogue between young people" to include a wide range representation of participants aged between 18 and 25 years to hold regular consultations with the Government and the House of Representatives, as well as the launch of "the employment of youth," aims to increase the number of young people who get jobs, training or employment opportunities for their own account on a monthly basis.
concluded Melkert to say "Now is the time to work of civil society and the United Nations together in a coordinated program to reach a consensus on the prospects for the future of Iraq through his youth."
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