Screenshot of a side of the World Youth Forum
CAIRO – 5 November 2018: "The Presidential Leadership Program [PLP] was a sound vision from a wise leadership that saw the need to prepare the youths for the future. The need to train them to be responsible for whatever comes their way, it does not have to be a position. What matters is what the individual does," Eman Rayan, graduate of the PLP and deputy governor, explained.
Rayan’s remarks came during a session titled, "How do we build future leaders?", that took place on the third day of the second edition of the World Youth Forum.
"Thank you, President Sisi, for giving the youth the opportunity to learn how to change the world around us. Changing the world means not sleeping at all; we promise that we will do all that we can to change the world."
"The main idea was to have the cornerstone of ways of dealing with problems, the idea of enjoying work, team work, not always putting yourself first, moving and working without having to show everyone that you are doing so, these are all things that we learnt form the program," Rayan explained.
Egypt’s Presidential Leadership Program prepares qualified young adults to fill crucial roles in the presidency, ministries and governorates, President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi previously pointed out.
On the sidelines of the National Youth Conference (NYC) in 2017, Sisi said the program chose young people on impartial criteria. Many of those chosen are PHD holders who fill supervisory roles across all state organs, he said.
Directing his speech to the young participants of the conference, Sisi said, “We are willing to hand you the country as soon as possible,” stressing that youth are the hope of the county.
The second annual edition of the WYF will tackle two main axes: peace and development. The forum will bring together 5,000 youths represented by 60 delegations from across the world to explore key issues facing their generation, and determine their role in implementing the global development goals and in facing terrorism.
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 and counter-terrorism, and the Euro-Mediterranean partnership.
The axis of 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.
The WYF 2018 agenda
According to the agenda of the World Youth Forum, on Nov. 1 and 2, the forum witnessed pre-workshops related to the "agenda 2063: The Africa We Want" and "Empowering Persons with Disabilities: Towards a More Integrated World."
The opening of the World Youth Theater took place on Friday, November 2. The actual discussion sessions are planned to start on November 4, where participants will discuss a number of issues, including differences among cultures and civilizations, the role of world leaders in building and sustaining peace, the role of soft power in countering ideological extremism and terrorism, and Day Zero: Water security in the wake of climate change.
On November 5, the sessions will tackle the role of entrepreneurs and start-ups in global economic growth, rebuilding societies and states after conflicts, narrowing the gender gap in the labor market and humanitarian assistance: A global responsibility in the face of challenges.
The forum's closing session and the announcement of the World Youth Forum 2018's recommendations will take place on Nov. 6.
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