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In the wake of last week's riots and looting across Papua New Guinea's cities, the government has announced plans to get the country's youth working.
Prime Minister James Marape said efforts will be made to mobilise people aged 16 to 30, who are not in work or education.
The rioting and looting has been partly blamed on out-of-work youths.
The Post Courier quotes the prime minister saying the responsibility for mobilising the youth will be passed to the provincial and district administrations, which will be expected to make use of the money from the intervention funds they receive.
"I want to appeal to every young Papua New Guinean child out there, I'm your father. As Prime Minister, I'm your father, listen to this.
"Go to your church somewhere, in your community, neighbourhood and you and tell them, I'm not in a class this year, or I have graduated in a college or university and have no employment," Marape said.
"The entire 97 districts throughout the country will be asked to mobilise the youths."
The prime minister urged the youths to make contact with their respective district education advisors and community development advisors, including the district development authority chief executive officers.
He said the churches will link the youths to these district governments.
