World Youth Skills Day

The United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (UN-OSAA) will convene the 2025 Academic Conference on Africa under the theme "Seizing the Moment: The African State and Its Promise." The Conference affirms that rebuilding the African State lies at the heart of peace and development — and that Africa's vision and scholarship are indispensable to shaping a more just and inclusive multilateral future. Theme of Day 2: Ideas That Build Nations: Leveraging African Scholarship for a New Era of Policymaking The 2025 Academic Conference on Africa, the third in a groundbreaking series by UN-OSAA, has become a platform for intellectual disruption and policy innovation — elevating African scholarship in global discourse and linking research to action. More than an academic gathering, it is a space for forward-looking dialogue where Africa's leading thinkers, policymakers, and practitioners confront urgent challenges from distinctly African perspectives. It will featu...

Africa's youth , comprising the world's largest and fastest-growing youth population, are being empowered to gain skills for economic transformation through initiatives focused on foundational education, vocational training, and digital literacy. Key areas of skill development include STEM, cybersecurity, entrepreneurship, analytical thinking, and sustainability. T o address the skills gap , organizations and governments are reforming educational curricula, providing teacher training, and fostering connections between education and the job market. Theme: “Powering Africa's Industrial Future: Skills for Innovation, Growth, and Sustainability” 13-17 October 2025 | African Union Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia About Africa Skills Week 2025 Africa Skills Week (ASW) is a continental platform dedicated to advancing Africa’s skills transformation agenda. Building on the success of ASW 2024, the second edition will unite policymakers, industry leaders, educators, youth, and dev...