World Youth Forum kicks off in Sharm El-Sheikh

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Sat, 04 Nov 2017 - 10:33 GMT

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Wolrd Youth Forum kicks off Saturday- photo courtesy of the Forum Facebook Page

Wolrd Youth Forum kicks off Saturday- photo courtesy of the Forum Facebook Page

CAIRO - 4 November 2017: Egypt’s first World Youth Forum (WYF), under the auspice of President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, kicked off on Saturday. Inaugural activities will be held on Sunday.

Hundreds of young people from all over the world flocked to Sharm El-Sheikh where the WYF will convene under the theme “We Need to Talk.”

Cairo International airport is expected to receive 800 people from different nationalities that are participating in the seven-day forum, an official at the airport told Egypt Today on Saturday.

Senegal's Prime Minister Mahammed Dionne will head his country's delegation to the WYF, according to a Senegalese official statement released on Friday.

The Sudanese Minister of Youth and Sports Abdul-Karim Musa arrived at Cairo on Friday to participate in the forum.

Famed Egyptian actor Ahmed Helmy and prominent Tunisian star Hend Sabry are also expected to participate in the forum.

The forum will bring together 3,000 young people, represented by 60 delegations from across the world, in an effort to explore key issues facing young people and determine their role in implementing global development goals and combating terrorism.

The idea to hold an international youth conference in Egypt came during the third National Conference of Youth (NYC) in Ismailya. In July, Sisi announced the WYF in Sharm El-Sheikh at the fourth NYC in Alexandria.

The seven-day gathering will witness the participation of official youth representatives over 18 years old, leaders of various youth networks, head of states, media figures and around 250 young Egyptian expats.

The WYF sends a message of peace, prosperity, harmony and love to the entire world.

The WYF program is comprised of four themes, namely, global youth issues, the role of young people in confronting these issues, climate change and illegal migration and refugees.

The global youth issues theme will include a discussion on terrorism, while the second theme will focus on sustainable development, technology and entrepreneurship.

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