President Ram Chandra Paudel has said the onus of building a prosperous nation lies on youths.

In his address at a program organized at the National City Hall on the occasion of 'International Youths Day–2025' today, the President said that the youths are now competitive enough to take on the responsibility of building a prosperous Nepal and shaping its bright future.

Stating that his generation remained committed to establishing the federal democratic republic system in the country through tremendous efforts for bringing political transformations, he reflected on the journey taken so far.

The President recalled the past struggle as, "I was born in a farmer’s family of rural Tanahu district, grown up battling odds- underdevelopment, poverty and backwardness. However, I continued protesting tyranny. It was not easy for us to take our passion for political transformation to a meaningful end."

He reiterated that his generation remained committed to taking the political system to a logical conclusion, enduring scarcities and jail sentences along the journey.

Stating that Nepali youths have already proved themselves competent in innovation, sports, entertainment, the IT sector, and entrepreneurship, the Head of the State underlined the need to join hands to leverage the potential for better future, and to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Stating that the International Youth Day is the movement to foster youths' participation and empowerment, President Paudel opined that it has stressed sustainable development, unity and solidarity through the participation of youths from local to the international levels.