The Alexandria Youth Employment Summit (YES2002) hosted by the Arab Republic of Egypt, was held in Alexandria at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina; the new Library of Alexandria.

H.E. Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak, First Lady of the Arab Republic of Egypt along with Hon. William J. Clinton were co-chair to YES2002 which hosted two forums a Civil Society Forum (September 7-11, 2002) and a parallel Ministerial Forum (September 10 - 11, 2002).

YES2002 launched the Youth Employment Summit Decade Campaign of Action to promote youth employment internationally. Objectives of the Summit included solidifying partnerships, seeking media attention and alignments, creating public awareness and placing the burning issue of youth unemployment on the global agenda.

The Alexandria Youth Employment Summit saw the launch of the Framework for Action a framework on implementing Effective Practices that promote youth employment during the Decade Campaign of Action More specifically. The Framework for Actions was built upon "four Es" outlined by the Youth Employment Network as being the four top priorities for all national action plans: employability, equal opportunities for young men and young women, entrepreneurship and employment creation. The YES Campaign has added two additional Es as adopted in the Alexandria Declaration: environmental sustainability and empowerment.

The Alexandria Declaration was developed and adopted by Ministers of Youth and Ministers of Employment who participated in YES2002 and a commitment made by all delegates at the Summit. This commitment signifies the importance of collaboration between government officials, civil society organizations, the private sector, international development agencies and youth in the launch of a Decade Campaign of Action.