What is the World Youth Forum in short points
CAIRO - 4 November 2017: Amongst hundreds of world youth taking part in Egypt’s first World Youth Forum (WYF), which kicked off on Saturday in Sharm El Sheikh city, Egyptian students made their way to be part of the largest youth event in the world.
Egyptian students at Cairo Airport heading to WYF in Sharm El Sheikh
Egyptian students at Cairo Airport heading to WYF in Sharm El Sheikh
Egyptian university students shared their photos during their journey to Sharm El Sheikh, where they will meet with young from all over the world, exchange ideas and visions, and make a fruitful conversation with their peers, under the auspice of President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi.
Egyptian students at Cairo Airport heading to WYF in Sharm El Sheikh
Egyptian students at Cairo Airport heading to WYF in Sharm El Sheikh
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.”
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.
Egyptian students at Cairo Airport heading to WYF in Sharm El Sheikh
Egyptian students at Cairo Airport heading to WYF in Sharm El Sheikh
Egyptian students at Cairo Airport heading to WYF in Sharm El Sheikh
The idea to hold an international youth conference in Egypt came during the third National Conference of Youth (NYC) in Ismailya. In July and during the fourth NYC in Alexandria, Sisi announced that WYF will take place in Sharm El Sheikh.
Egyptian students at Cairo Airport heading to WYF in Sharm El Sheikh
Egyptian students at Cairo Airport heading to WYF in Sharm El Sheikh
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.
Egyptian students at Cairo Airport heading to WYF in Sharm El Sheikh
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