A meeting of the Coordinating Council for the Development of Youth Organizations was held

Today, under the chairmanship of Vice-Minister of Information and Public Development Askhat Oralov, a regular meeting of the Coordinating Council for the Development of Youth Organizations under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan was held.
The meeting was attended by heads and representatives of republican youth organizations, employees of central state bodies and others.
Askhat Oralov noted the importance of interaction and constant dialogue between the central state bodies and youth organizations.
Chairman of the Committee for Youth and Family Affairs Shahmardan Baymanov spoke about the key results of work in the field of youth and family in 2020 and current tasks for 2021.
The participants of the meeting paid special attention to the issue of the "Youth Development Index". It should be noted that the Head of State K.Tokayev, speaking during the first session of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, held on January 15 this year, proposed to introduce the youth development index in Kazakhstan in accordance with world practice. So, the director of the research center "Youth" A. Sakoshev said that the draft law proposes to supplement the concept of "Youth Development Index" as a comprehensive indicator of the effectiveness of local executive bodies in implementing state youth policy, including key indicators for the following sectors: education, health and well-being, employment and opportunities, political participation, civic participation, leisure and access to infrastructure, security.
During the meeting, representatives of the republican youth organizations shared their work plans for the current year and expressed their readiness for further close cooperation.

For reference:
The Coordinating Council for the Development of Youth Organizations is a consultative and advisory body under the authorized body established in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan and carrying out its activities in order to develop recommendations for effective interaction, strengthening coordination and further improvement of the activities of youth organizations.