Havana, Cuba_ The Second International Congress of Researchers on Youth begins today at the Convention Palace of Havana with a debate of issues focuses from children and adolescent point of view, Prensa Latina publishes.

Until next Saturday about 255 delegates will analyze through panels, free speeches, and debates led by experts, issues such as "Youth policies in the 21st century," "Youth and social participation" and "Young and the use of information technology and communications."

The director of the Center for Youth Study at the Cuban Young Communist League (UJC), Teresa Viera, explained that the social-demographic approach in the study of adolescents and youth, social disadvantage, marginalization and poverty, and values education, will be also discuss during the event.

The meeting, dedicated to the 90th birthday of the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, will develop special workshops entitled "Fidel Castro in youth policies in Cuba", "The UN System in the country" and "Adolescent in the national context," she said.

For her part, UJC second secretary, Susel Morfa, told the media that the workshop "Fidel and policies on youths" will be one of the most important activities of the event.

The 2nd International Congress of Researchers on Youth is part of the activities on occasion of the 54th anniversary of UJC, on April 4.

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