World Youth Forum to host artists with special needs

CAIRO – 28 October 2018: The 2018 World Youth Forum (WYF) will host artists with special needs from all over the world on the forum’s stage, particularly after President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi had declared that 2018 is dedicated for people with special needs, according to WYF’s statement.

The statement referred that the play “The Visitor”, set to stage on Nov. 2, will include actors from the National Academy for Youth Training and Rehabilitation, the Artistic Creativity Center along with the talented youth from across the world.

The statement further remarked that the World Youth Theater was established to shed light on youth’s issues as part of the 2018 WYF events.

The 2018 World Youth Forum (WYF) will convene in Egypt’s Sharm El-Sheikh between Nov. 2 and 6 with the participation of thousands of youth.

The WYF administration has received more than 35,000 applications from youth coming from 165 countries to participate in the forum so far, since it has opened registration on Aug. 18, the administration previously announced.

Some 30 percent of applicants are coming from Africa and Arab countries, while 70 percent of the applying youth are from other countries, the statement added.

The administration opened a live chat for direct communication with the youth, who are interested in attending the forum, to help solve technical problems they may face during registration.

The WYF in its second annual version will tackle two main axes: peace and development.

The first axis will discuss reconstructing post-conflict countries and societies, the role of world leaders in achieving peace, the duty of the international community to provide humanitarian assistance, counter-terrorism issues, and Euro-Mediterranean Partnership.

The theme of the development will include topics related to energy and water security, empowerment of people with disabilities, the role of voluntary work in building societies, the agenda of 2063 African Sustainable Development, digital citizenship, the role of art and cinema in shaping communities, ways to build future leaders, and means of shrinking the gender gap in the work force.

An Arab-African Summit Simulation Model will be held on the sidelines of the forum, as recommended during the African Union Simulation Model held in May 2018 as part of the activation of the recommendations of the 2017 World Youth Forum.