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State Council member to participate in UN Youth Forum

Hon.Rayya Salim Said Al Manthari,Member of the State Council, will participate in the 8th World Youth Forum, organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Council, at the organization's headquarters in New York from April 8 to 9.
 
She left on Saturday for US to participate in the Forum representing the Arab Group in the IPU Young Parliamentarians Forum.
 
The forum will be opened on Monday with a speech by UN Economic and Social Council President. The opening statement will be followed by speech of UN General Assembly President and UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and the United Nations Secretary-General for Youth. 
 
The two-day forum will discuss many topics related to young people, including: Youth priorities in implementing sustainable development goals, identifying youth needs at the regional level and reviewing ways to achieve them in the light of the goals of the 2030 Sustainable Development Plan, the role of youth in peace and security, young people and looking to the future, and other topics aimed at empowering young people and strengthening their role in sustainable development.