The UPND Youth League is a youth organization of the United Party for National Development, a political party in Zambia.[1][2][3]
| UPND Youth League | |
|---|---|
| Chairperson | Gilbert Liswaniso |
| Headquarters | Lusaka, Zambia |
| 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 edit
The 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".