President Abdel Fatah El Sisi attended Saturday the opening ceremony, announcing the official launching of the World Youth Forum, known as WYF2018, which will run until Nov. 6 in Sharm el-Sheikh resort city. The forum's agenda includes many workshops, roundtable discussions and panel talks.
The four-day forum is expected to tackle two main axes: peace and development bringing together more than 5,000 youth 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.
According to the agenda, 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 recommendations of the World Youth Forum 2018 will take place on Nov. 6.
Dozens of world diplomats are participating in the WYF2018, most notably the US Embassy Political Officer, Saudi Ambassador Osama Nugali and Mecca Prince Khalid al-Faysal, Bahraini Sports Minister Hesham al-Juder, French Ambassador to Egypt Stéphane Romatet , Belarus Ambassador Sergei Rachkov and Italian Ambassador in Cairo Giampaolo Cantini.
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