nt to celebrate the International Youth Day (IYD) in Ghana's capital, Accra.


It is a day dedicated to celebrating young people's contribution to development.


Goldson said the UNFPA remained committed to supporting efforts of governments and civil society to develop the youth who could help the continent move closer to its shared vision for a world free of conflict and violence.


She congratulated the Ghanaian government on its efforts and commitments towards ensuring that work in all sectors of society were responsive to needs of young people to enable them to contribute to nation building and a peaceful society.


"If a young person is healthy Women's Bo Jackson Jersey , has enough reproductive health information to avoid unplanned pregnancy, can access health services when sick and can make assertive decisions to maintain his or her dignity and human rights, such a young person will be in the best position to contribute to national development and promote peaceful society," she said.


Ghana now has its largest adolescent population ever Women's Marshawn Lynch Jersey , about a third of the total population, at over 8 million in 2014 and a working age population (15-64 year-olds) that is much larger than the dependent population.


Senior Minister Yaw Osafo Maafo said the government was determined to put the youth to proper use for the nation to develop faster.


The 2017 IYD celebration is under the theme "Youth Building Peace."