Ashraf Sobhi, Minister of Youth and Sports, and Hala El-Said, Minister of Planning and Economic Development, discussed on Monday preparing for the Youth Day, which will be held in the framework of Egypt’s hosting of the COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh next November.
El-Said reviewed the youth activities carried out by the ministry in the various fields of development and awareness, pointing to the role of the National Institute for governance and sustainable development –the training arm of the ministry – and the training programs and grants provided to young people.
She explained that since 2020, the Institute’s tasks have been changed to raise awareness of the issue of sustainable development and the issue of governance at the national level.
During the meeting, she stressed the importance of localizing the Sustainable Development Goals at the governorate level, noting that Egypt is one of the first countries in the world to localize the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, so that each governorate – especially youth as a key component-has sufficient information about those goals within their governorates.
She referred to the file of Egyptian Family Development, population growth rates and upgrading the characteristics of the population, which is handled by the ministry in coordination with a number of ministries, pointing out the importance of the role of young people in this framework, where the establishment of clubs to raise awareness of the population issue has been started.
For his part, Sobhi stressed the constant readiness to coordinate in any activity related to youth, pointing out the importance of capacity-building and youth rehabilitation programs, building the Egyptian human being by improving the health pattern, developing cultural and scientific awareness, launching creative skills, discovering and caring for talented people, qualifying young people for the labour market and spreading the culture of self-employment.
He pointed to the preparations being made to complete the Youth City in Sharm El-Sheikh, which is a monument for Egyptian and African youth, noting that Egypt is hosting the Youth Climate Conference COY17, which is being held on the sidelines of the COP27.
The climate youth conference brings together about 1,500 young men and women from different countries of the world that are active in the field of climate.
The minister of youth added that the KOY17 climate youth conference is a new opportunity for the world’s youth to meet on the land of Egypt, which proves that Egypt is the land of meeting for young people from all over the world.
Sobhi pointed out that the COY17 is being held in the same city as the COP27, and it is preceded by several days and a document representing the voice of the world’s youth comes out of it, and is submitted and presented to the COP27.
He stressed the need for good preparation through training and raising awareness among young people in the field of climate change at the community level.
Sherifa Sherif, executive director of the National Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development, referred to the “Be an Ambassador” initiative, pointing out to the training of about 2,300 young people in the first and second batches, who represent all governorates, taking into account the representation of people with special abilities from both genders.
She also mentioned the “Climate Ambassadors” initiative, which is based on qualifying graduates of the “Be an Ambassador” initiative to be specialists in climate change topics in preparation for the COP 27, and the “Green Minds” initiative for school students.
Abdullah Al-batesh, Assistant Minister of Youth for policies and youth development, reviewed the preparations for the COP27 and the national efforts in the field of climate change awareness in cooperation with the ministries of foreign affairs and the environment.
He pointed to the preparation of an integrated national agenda that includes a set of programs for the climate conference.
Mona Essam, head of the Sustainable Development Unit at the Ministry of Planning, pointed to the modernization of Egypt’s Vision 2030 and cooperation with the Ministry of Youth in enriching cultural and sports life.
Ghada Khalil, Director of the “Pioneers 2030” project, also reviewed the initiatives offered by the project to spread the culture of self-employment and entrepreneurship among young people, referring to the Professional Master’s degree in entrepreneurship and Innovation Management in cooperation with Cairo and Cambridge universities, as well as the “million entrepreneurs” campaign and the “start your future” campaign for school students.
Mohamed Alaa, head of the human rights unit at the Ministry of Planning, reviewed the “Youth for Development” initiative, which aims to raise awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals and their applications in Egypt and raise awareness of the pivotal issues on which the government is working.
He pointed to the preparations being made to complete the Youth City in Sharm El-Sheikh, which is a monument for Egyptian and African youth, noting that Egypt is hosting the Youth Climate Conference COY17, which is being held on the sidelines of the COP27.
The climate youth conference brings together about 1,500 young men and women from different countries of the world that are active in the field of climate.
The minister of youth added that the KOY17 climate youth conference is a new opportunity for the world’s youth to meet on the land of Egypt, which proves that Egypt is the land of meeting for young people from all over the world.
Sobhi pointed out that the COY17 is being held in the same city as the COP27, and it is preceded by several days and a document representing the voice of the world’s youth comes out of it, and is submitted and presented to the COP27.
He stressed the need for good preparation through training and raising awareness among young people in the field of climate change at the community level.
Sherifa Sherif, executive director of the National Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development, referred to the “Be an Ambassador” initiative, pointing out to the training of about 2,300 young people in the first and second batches, who represent all governorates, taking into account the representation of people with special abilities from both genders.
She also mentioned the “Climate Ambassadors” initiative, which is based on qualifying graduates of the “Be an Ambassador” initiative to be specialists in climate change topics in preparation for the COP 27, and the “Green Minds” initiative for school students.
Abdullah Al-batesh, Assistant Minister of Youth for policies and youth development, reviewed the preparations for the COP27 and the national efforts in the field of climate change awareness in cooperation with the ministries of foreign affairs and the environment.
He pointed to the preparation of an integrated national agenda that includes a set of programs for the climate conference.
Mona Essam, head of the Sustainable Development Unit at the Ministry of Planning, pointed to the modernization of Egypt’s Vision 2030 and cooperation with the Ministry of Youth in enriching cultural and sports life.
Ghada Khalil, Director of the “Pioneers 2030” project, also reviewed the initiatives offered by the project to spread the culture of self-employment and entrepreneurship among young people, referring to the Professional Master’s degree in entrepreneurship and Innovation Management in cooperation with Cairo and Cambridge universities, as well as the “million entrepreneurs” campaign and the “start your future” campaign for school students.
Mohamed Alaa, head of the human rights unit at the Ministry of Planning, reviewed the “Youth for Development” initiative, which aims to raise awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals and their applications in Egypt and raise awareness of the pivotal issues on which the government is working.
