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“Addressing the impact of COVID-19 on Youth” Conference
Two Arab teams from the Youth as Researchers (YAR) initiative participated in the international Knowledge-Sharing Meeting on “Addressing the impact of COVID-19 on Youth”, which took place online from 5 to 7 October 2021.
This knowledge-sharing event is part of the activities performed in the context of YAR signature programme of UNESCO. With a record of over 6,000 applications, the “YAR on COVID-19” is the largest global youth-led research programme focusing on the impact of the pandemic on youth. An essential element of the YAR initiative is the policy debate with decision makers. Committed to enabling inclusive dialogue, UNESCO is organizing this Knowledge-Sharing Meeting to share youth research findings with the academic community, experts and other stakeholders, in a view to identify priority policy recommendations and the steps needed to translate such recommendations into action.
In this regards, UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science in the Arab States- Cairo Office supported the two Arab Teams in drafting and finalizing their reports. They then participated in the event by presenting their research findings and recommendations, and went through technical discussions with experts and policy makers from the region in order to strengthen the recommendations’ impact and identify priority actionable recommendations for post pandemic recovery for, with and by youth.
UNESCO will seek to share these actionable policy recommendations with Heads of State, Ministers of Youth and international organizations, among others, during the YAR Policy Conference that will take place in December 2021. The Policy Conference will further launch a multi-stakeholders global coalition to address the impact of the pandemic on youth and aim to secure tangible commitments to a Global Grant Scheme, in support of youth-led research and solutions.
UNESCO Cairo Office is grateful to all development experts, UN Colleagues, academic scholars and policy makers who joined the Arab Knowledge-Sharing sessions, namely; a) for the Knowledge session: Dr Riham Bahi, Associate Professor Faculty of Economics and Political Science; b) for the Research2Action session: Ms. Christine Arab, Country Representative UN Women – Egypt Country Office; Ms Heba Nosseir, Country Coordinator, United Nations Volunteers , Egypt; and Prof. Gina El Feky, Supervisor of Scientific and Cultural Relations, ASRT Academy of Scientific Research and technology, Egypt. Special thanks to Ms. Nourhan Abdelaziz, from UNFPA who moderated both Arab states sessions.
Related links:
Youth As Researchers 2021 YAR Knowledge-Sharing Meeting: Learning and Youth-Led Action in the Arab States - Knowledge session, 6 Oct. 2021.
Youth As Researchers 2021 YAR Knowledge-Sharing Meeting: Learning and Youth-Led Action in the Arab States - Research2Action session, 7 Oct. 2021
For more information:
Kindly contact Ms. Heba Shama (h.shama(2)unesco.org)
Programme Associate for Social and Human Sciences
