The Secretary of State in charge of Youth Gabriel Attal announces the inversion of the calendar of the two phases of the Universal National Service (SNU), which was supposed to start at the end of June, due to the health crisis of Covid-19.
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The approximately 30,000 young volunteers of 16 years engaged to carry out an SNU initially had to begin their service with a collective stay of " cohesion ", from June 22 to July 3, outside their department of residence, then to carry out a mission of general interest in from the next school year.
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" We will reverse the two, " said the minister on France 3. " We will start at the beginning of July with the general interest mission where young people can get involved with an association or a body. in uniform who is mobilized to help the French, and then the cohesion stay will obviously take place when the sanitary conditions allow it, "he explained.
“ It is clear that our country this year may need more commitment than ever, so it would be incomprehensible that there is no Universal National Service this year. However, obviously, we are adapting it, ”said Mr. Attal.
Wanted by Emmanuel Macron, the SNU system tested since last year on a voluntary basis is expected to spread over the years to an entire age group, ie 800,000 adolescents, and to become compulsory.
