UPND Youth League explained

UPND Youth League
International:International Union of Socialist Youth, (IUSY)
World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY)
Magazine:Youth people

The UPND Youth League is a youth organization of the United Party for National Development, a political party in Zambia.[1] [2] [3]

Formation

The Youth League was formed to help mobilise youths towards, the values, beliefs and principles of the UPND, the governing political party in Zambia.[4]

The Youth League was formed by the youth members of the party to spearhead the issues faced by young people in Zambia. Among them was the 4-month closure of the Copperbelt University which the Zambian Education minister had closed following student protests.[5]

Notes and References

  1. http://zed24news.co.zm/?p=2777 Zed 24 News » UPND IS A PARTY OF CHOICE, NUMBERS DON’T LIE……UPND YOUTH LEAGUE
  2. Web site: Peacepact: Start of better things to come – Zambia Daily Mail.
  3. Web site: PF, UPND youths in peace pledge – The Mast Online.
  4. Web site: UPND youths in Kitwe challenge government on disbursement of Youth Empowerment Funds – Flava FM 87.7 Copperbelt | 96.9 Lusaka | 92.1 Solwezi.
  5. Web site: Zambia : Continued closure of CBU should be ranked one of the biggest scandals under PF-HH.