The Ministry of Youth is organizing the Fiji National Youth Conference as an initiative to bring together outstanding youths.

The aim is to build leadership skills, discuss critical youth issues and challenges facing young people today through dialogue, having an open mind, integration and collaboration.

Permanent Secretary for Youth and Sports Maritino Nemani says the approach to the 2019 Fiji National Youth Conference is different.

This time around he says the focus is on partnership with the Ministry leading the importance of respective local and regional institutions, international agencies and stakeholders to work collaboratively.

The Fiji National Youth and Sports Conference will take place from the 26th to the 28th of March at the University of the South Pacific Laucala Campus in Suva.