The Prime Minister\u2019s Youth Programme (PMYP) on Tuesday brought United Nations agencies onto its Digital Youth Hub platform during a high level meeting at the Prime Minister\u2019s Office.
\nChairman PMYP Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan, UN Resident Coordinator Mohamed Yahya and UN Youth Task Force members discussed expanding access to jobs, skills training, internships, scholarships and entrepreneurial opportunities for Pakistan\u2019s 100 million youth aged 10 to 29.
\nThe meeting, chaired by Rana Mashhood, focused on consolidating the Digital Youth Hub as Pakistan\u2019s central platform for youth development, integrating verified profiles, opportunity listings and analytics to bridge supply and demand gaps across sectors.
\nRana Mashhood described Pakistan\u2019s youth as the nation\u2019s most vital demographic force, urging the government and UN system to channel that energy into jobs, education and enterprise through accelerated collaboration.
\nMr Khan credited UNICEF\u2019s Generation Unlimited for technical support in building the hub, alongside UNFPA, UNDP, ILO and UNESCO for contributions to skills, employment and social programmes. PMYP, he said, has already channelled over PKR 305 billion into youth financing and trained hundreds of thousands, but the scale demands urgent, unified action.
\nRana Mashhood added that hub\u2019s three pillars include a youth supply registry, an opportunity demand registry for governments, NGOs and employers, and a real time analytics engine spotting skills shortages and regional divides. It will be enshrined under the FAYDA Act 2026, mandating federal ministries to list youth initiatives.
\nMohamed Yahya onboarded UNHCR during the session, a key step toward UN alignment with national goals.
\nHe was tasked with leading all UN agencies\u2019 registration within 60 days.
\nThe platform is live, drawing youth registrations nationwide. Rana Mashhood pressed UN bodies to post internships, fellowships and scholarships, while calling on private employers to tap young talent.
\nThe government pledged facilitation under FAYDA.Participants highlighted the hub\u2019s fit with AI and sustainable development trends, positioning it as Pakistan\u2019s data-smart response.
\nBoth sides committed to wider outreach, especially for marginalised youth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Prime Minister\u2019s Youth Programme (PMYP) on Tuesday brought United Nations agencies onto its Digital Youth Hub platform during a high level meeting at the Prime Minister\u2019s Office. Chairman PMYP Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan, UN Resident Coordinator Mohamed Yahya and UN Youth Task Force members discussed expanding access to jobs, skills training, internships, scholarships and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":544778,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-544773","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national"},"yoast_head":"\n