The United Party for National Development Youth League (UPNDYL) is the youth wing of the United Party for National Development, a major political party in Zambia.[1][2][3] Established as a platform to engage the nation's youth in political activism and leadership, the UPND Youth League plays a vital role in promoting the party’s ideologies of social and economic liberalism among young Zambians.
| United Party for National Development Youth League | |
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| Chairperson | Gilbert Liswaniso |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Headquarters | Lusaka, Lusaka Province |
| Mother party | United Party for National Development |
| International affiliation | International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY) World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY) |
| Magazine | Youth People |
| Website | www |
Formation
editThe Youth League was formed to help mobilise youths towards, the values, beliefs and principles of the UPND, the governing political party in Zambia.[4]
The Youth League was formed by the youth members of the party to spearhead the issues faced by young people in Zambia. Among them was the 4-month closure of the Copperbelt University which the Zambian Education minister had closed following student protests.[5]
References
edit- ^ Zed 24 News » UPND IS A PARTY OF CHOICE, NUMBERS DON’T LIE……UPND YOUTH LEAGUE[dead link]
- ^ "Peacepact: Start of better things to come – Zambia Daily Mail".
- ^ "PF, UPND youths in peace pledge – The Mast Online".
- ^ "UPND youths in Kitwe challenge government on disbursement of Youth Empowerment Funds – Flava FM 87.7 Copperbelt | 96.9 Lusaka | 92.1 Solwezi".
- ^ "Zambia : Continued closure of CBU should be ranked one of the biggest scandals under PF-HH".