Minister: Egypt aims to lower unemployment rate by 5%

Egypt’s national strategy for population targets lowering unemployment rate by 5 percent within the upcoming five years; 1% per a year, Population Minister Hala Youssef said Saturday.

The strategy aims at shrinking the rate of endangered children by 2 percent as well as decreasing child labour from 9 percent to 4 percent in five years, the minister stated.

Youssef added that the government is currently paying great concern for the youth since they play a crucial role in building the state’s future.

She further asserted that population ministry is working hardly to boost the rate of youth participation in formulating policies and making decisions related to population policies by 10% annually.