{
  "id": 1945984,
  "title": "Youth development must be mainstreamed across all sectors – NYA CEO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/youth-development-must-be-mainstreamed-across-all-sectors-nya-ceo",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T13:19:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/youth-development-must-be-mainstreamed-across-all-sectors-nya-ceo/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The CEO of the National Youth Authority (NYA) in Ghana, Osman Abdulai Ayariga, has emphasized the necessity of integrating youth development into all sectors of the country's economy and governance. Mr. Ayariga stated that youth development cannot be solely the responsibility of the NYA and the Ministry of Youth Development and Empowerment, as policies across various sectors directly affect young people. Addressing the National Youth Forum at the University of Professional Studies, Accra, on Wednesday, August 19, the NYA CEO stressed that education, agriculture, employment, health, trade, technology, housing, climate, and local governance policies must all consider the interests of young people. He argued that youth development should be a collective responsibility, with policies, budgets, programs, and monitoring frameworks in Ministries, Departments, and Agencies, as well as Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies, reflecting the needs of the youth. Ayariga also introduced the emerging Regional and District Youth Committees, which will serve as platforms for coordination, priority setting, duplication reduction, and intervention monitoring at the local level. Additionally, he highlighted the Ghana Youth Federation and the Ghana Network of Youth with Disabilities as critical elements of the evolving national youth development framework. The upcoming development of a Legislative Instrument to operationalize the National Youth Authority Act, 2016 (Act 939), will further bolster the institutional foundation for youth development, according to Ayariga. The ultimate goal is to establish a system where youth development is systematically planned, adequately funded, effectively coordinated, and consistently monitored.",
  "summary": "Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth Authority (NYA), Osman Abdulai Ayariga, has called for youth development to be mainstreamed across all sectors of Ghana’s economy and governance.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}