UN Resident Coordinator proposes holding of Regional High-Level Meeting on Young People’s Learning in TunisiaPolice committed to finding Joslin Smith

United Nations Resident Coordinator in Tunisia Arnaud Peral proposed in a recent meeting with Minister of Employment and Vocational Training Lotfi Dhiab to hold the second edition of the Regional High-Level Meeting on Young People's Learning, Skilling, Social Inclusion and Transition to Decent Work next June in Tunisia. This second meeting will bring together the representatives of 20 Arab countries, 250 participants and ten ministers of employment and vocational training, reads a ministry press release. The meeting is intended to exchange expertise and help take stock of the Tunisian experience in vocational training and employment, the second chance mechanisms, digital transition and green skills. The UN official said there is readiness to back the ministry's efforts to set mid and long-term strategic objectives and provide needed support to help the Tunisian government attain its hoped-for quantitative and qualitative targets in connection to youth employment and decent emplopyment. The minister said i t is imperative to further optimise the management of international cooperation projects and praised cooperation with the UN. The ministry is working in collaboration with the International Labour Organisation to revise the national employment strategy, the purpose being to make sure its responds to the targets set for 2035 and the large-scale reform programme. Cooperation and partnership between the ministry and UN agencies in vocational training, employment and entrepreneurship was also debated. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse The South African Police Service (SAPS) has assured the community of Diazville in the Western Cape, where Joslin Smith went missing, that they remain committed to finding the six-year-old and reuniting her with her family. Police Minister General Bheki Cele on Saturday met with the family of Joslin Smith, as well as the residents of the broader Saldanha community. Joslin has been missing since 19 February 2024 and the search to locate her is ongoing. During the community meeting, Cele called for cool heads to prevail amid the finger-pointing and peddling of false information about the SAPS investigation into her disappearance. 'You are a community that has united through this trying time. Don't allow those who are trying to get political mileage out of the disappearance of a little girl to divide you. Unite and work with the police to bring her back home. "From the police side, I want to assure you that no resource will be spared to find her. The police have not withdrawn from this search and they are un der a directive to work closer with anyone who comes up with any valuable information that can assist,' Cele said. Both the parents of Joslin Smith met with Cele and the management of the SAPS. They were assured of the ongoing policing efforts to fast track Joslin's safe return. Source: South African Government News Agency

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