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June 2019
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The Forum, titled “Bridging the Gap to 2030: The Future we want, No Poverty No Hunger”, was a collaborative effort of the Department of Economics; the HEU, Centre for Health Economics; and the Economics Society of The UWI, St Augustine. It was attended by more than an estimated 95 people – largely comprising economics students. The panellists were undergraduate and postgraduate economics students. The primary aim of the event was to create a platform for dialogue among young Caribbean economists on regional issues and progress towards the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations (UN). This first forum focused on two of the SDGs - No Poverty and Zero Hunger. The organisers hope the forum will also strengthen youth involvement in the dialogue on policy and bridge the gap with current perspectives on the SDGs. The inaugural Youth Economic Forum was attended by current and past students of the Department of Economics, economics lectures, personnel from the Ministry of Social Development, NGO representatives, and other interested persons. It took place on March 28 at the Faculty of Social Sciences Lounge. |
A new initiative has been created to harness the energy, imagination and knowledge of young economists from the region. The Youth Economic Forum, held at the end of March, brought together students from UWI St Augustine’s economics programme to discuss two pressing global issues – poverty and hunger.