Address the issues of fraud, corruption and influence peddling in the recruitment of employees into the public service. 456. To address the issue of fraud, corruption and influence peddling in the recruitment of employees into the public service, the Government has laid emphasis on: - The respect for legislative and regulatory provisions in the area of recruitment into the public service; - The strengthening of the involvement of all stakeholders at all stages of the recruitment process of public servants; - Speedy publication of the results of the competitive entrance examinations. 457. Furthermore, the HALCIA whose functions have been strengthened now has the power of automatic seizure or based on denunciation or complaints submitted by citizens in cases of suspicion of fraud in the recruitment examinations organized by a Government agency. In this regard, its intervention has led to the cancellation of many interviews including the one earmarked for the recruitment of employees into the Ministry of Finance (Taxes and Customs Division), or the recruitment of employees into the Ministry of Health. 458. The HALCIA also supports the Ministries in the organization of competitive entrance examinations in order to prevent fraud, corruption and influence peddling. It also applied specifically to the case of recruitment of teachers on contract organized in December 2018 by the Ministry of Primary Education, Literacy, Promotion of National Languages and Civic Education. HALCIA also supervised the test for the recruitment of contract teachers organised in December 2018 by the Ministry of Primary Education, Literacy, Promotion of National Languages and Civic Education. Strengthen opportunities and programmes for the creation of employment for the youth. 459. One of the major challenges posed in the area of employment creation is to establish a balance between supply and demand as far as the labour market is concerned, while ensuring that in the long term, a dynamic for wealth creation and improvement of the well-being of the population is achieved. This calls for massive investment in quality training for the benefit of the youth in sectors that foster decent job creation avenues and which attract highly-qualified labour force to meet the requirements of productivity and contribute to inclusive economic growth. 460. It is within this context that Niger has developed a national action plan for employment in the health and social sector and economic growth aspects driven by the Ministry of Employment with the support of other Ministries involved in the dynamics of training, recruitment, deployment and health staff retention. 461. The overall objective of this plan of action is to contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly the SDG 1 (poverty alleviation), the SDG 2 (Zero Hunger, Food Security, Nutrition and Sustainable Agriculture), the SDG 3 (health and well-being), the SDG 4 (quality training), the SDG 5 (gender equality), the SDG 8 (decent work and economic growth) and the SDG 10 (reduction in inequalities). 462. Through this national action plan, five specific goals are targeted: - Strengthening multi-sectoral collaboration, strategic investment in human resources in the health and social sectors and applied research vis-à-vis the labour market for synergy of actions and improved admissibility; 93