Talks on ETimor youth role in nation-building

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Updated November 17, 2008 10:14:02

Dozens of young people from Asia, Africa and the Middle East met in East Timor for a three-day conference looking at the role of youth in nation-building. The meeting was sponsored by the East Timorese government and the Norwegian Foreign Ministry, and aimed to help young East Timorese overcome their feelings of exclusion and disempowerment.

Presenter: Stephanie March
Speakers: PNG Lawyer Michael Henao; East Timorese youth leader Osorio Lequi

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