NUEYS participates in Global
Youth Forum as PYU Vice-President
The National Union of Eritrean Youth and Students (NUEYS) participated
in the “Youth 21: Building for Change” Global Youth Leadership Forum from 15-18
March 2012, in Nairobi, Kenya. Held at the United Nations Headquarters in
Nairobi, the invitation was extended to NUEYS to participate in its capacity as
the Vice-President of the Pan African Youth Union (PYU) for East Africa/Indian
Ocean.
This forum was organized in two parts: the first two days organized
under the title “Building for Change Multi-Stakeholder Meeting, and the last
two days under the title “Global Youth Leadership Forum on Inclusive
Governance.” Besides the participation of some 200 youth leaders from different
parts of the world, other important participants of the forum included the
former president of South Africa, H.E. Thabo Mbeki; the former vice-president
of Costa Rica, now the UN Under-Secretary General and Associate Administrator
of UNDP, H.E. Rebeca Gyrnspan; and Emmanuel Jal, South Sudanese musician peace
activist who was a former child soldier.
During this forum, the NUEYS representative took part in a panel
discussion on “Intergenerational Dialogue on Africa for Youth Socio-Economic
and Political Participation.” Participating in this forum proved to be a great
opportunity for NUEYS to meet with heads of National Youth Councils, especially
those throughout East Africa and the Indian Ocean, as well as other youth
organizations from throughout the region.
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