The third edition of the World Youth Forum was inaugurated on Saturday 14 December at Egypt’s Red Sea resort town of Sharm El-Sheikh. The 2019 edition of the World Youth Forum is larger than ever, hosting 7,000 Egyptian and foreign youth, as well as a number of other experts, journalists, public figures and officials from around the globe. The opening ceremony, which was inaugurated by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, saw speeches from a number of influential individuals. 12-Year-Old Egyptian Stuns Audience The ceremony started with a speech from Li Yong, Director General of the United Nationa Industrial Development Organization, who spoke about the importance of youth participation. “From our experience, we know that, when young people participate and are included, economic and industrial development processes are much more likely to be sustainable,” said Li Yong. From there, a number of young speakers took to the stage. This included 12-year-old Egyptian Zein Yosusef, who shared his inspirational story of fighting cancer. “I embraced a motto in my life that I repeat daily in everything that I do, called NEGU,” said Zein Youssef confidently to the thousands of audience members as…
Inspirational Speeches Mark Opening of Egypt’s 2019 World Youth Forum
December 15, 2019
