Algerian Speaker of the Council of Nations arrives at WYF

CAIRO – 4 November 2017: Algerian Speaker of the Council of Nations Abdel Kader bin Saleh arrived in Sharm El-Sheikh on Saturday to participate in the World Youth Forum (WYF).Egypt’s first World Youth Forum, under the auspices of President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, kicked off on Saturday. Inaugural activities will be held on Sunday.

Bin Saleh expressed his happiness to participate in the conference and also praised the activities that bring together the youth of the world.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.

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, heads of states, media figures and around 250 young Egyptian expats.