July 15 is the World Youth Skills Day.

United Nations General Assembly in 2014 has designated this day to promote the participation of the youth in public life and increase the rate of employment according to their expertise and skills.

Many countries in the world have adopted and enacted various policies to help the youth display their talents and make an active contribution to the social development. Yet, the issue of youth still remains as the most serious social problem.

Even in the capitalist countries which boast of developed economy, unemployment crisis is getting worse day by day. Hence, young people are giving up their life, being gripped by the anxiety and despair over the employment and unemployment.

According to TV broadcasting of a capitalist country, 26.4% and 58.8% of university and high school graduates are reduced to wandering the streets after being jobless due to the mass lay-off by businesses.

In the capitalist society where money is a cure-all, the youth are leading a decadent life, taking drugs without any ray of hope for the future. They are also falling victim to crimes and violence or committing suicide, causing a headache to society.

Media and experts are expressing their concern that youth unemployment is not mere a socio-economic issue but can turn into a political one, saying that it is difficult for capitalist society to solve two conundrums it faces, which are high unemployment and high shortage of workforce.

Fostering and developing the abilities of young people is a crucial issue connected with the rise and fall of a country and nation, and the future of humanity.

Young people in the DPRK are creating miracles and innovation in all fields of building a socialist power from their line of work according to their gifted abilities without any sort of worry.

Trusting in the young people, the Workers’ Party of Korea unfolded a grand plan of overall national prosperity and waged bold and large-scale operations. The young people of the DPRK, feeling no greater pride and glory than devoting their youth for the prosperity of the country, fully display their unique sense of organization and unity, and their undying spirit.

Each and every monumental edifice that have sprung up all across the country is associated with the inexhaustible strength and efforts of the young people. One of them is Jonwi Street, a vast expanse of buildings encompassing thousands of high-rise buildings, skyscrapers and welfare facilities, that was built in no more than a year. This is a brilliant result of the Party’s idea and policy on giving priority to the youth movement.

The rosy future of Korean-style socialism is seen in the faces of the patriotic young people of the DPRK.

The young people of the DPRK will continue to further give full play to their young wisdom and energy in the van of the times for the overall development of the state under the warm care of the great leader and Party who treasure them the most and stand them on the highest statue.