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Ministers of Youth and Ministers of Labor together with Ministerial Delegations from 71 countries participated in the Alexandria Youth Employment Summit 2002.

View list of Ministers and Heads of Delegation who attended the Ministerial Forum.

This significant component of the Alexandria Youth Employment Summit provided a platform for dialogue on the core thematic areas and regional strategies.

Outcomes of the Ministerial Forum included:
  • Development and adoption of The Alexandria Declaration. This is the first time Ministers have developed and committed to a summit declaration unanimously.
  • Ministers promised to commitment to collaboration between government, civil society organizations, the private sector, international development agencies and youth in the launch of a Decade Campaign of Action and promote Youth Employment.
  • Ministers met with YES Country Networks and various stakeholders at the Summit (where possible)
  • Some Ministers provided brief papers on successful youth employment strategies in their country . These papers were printed and distributed to all Ministers as background information for the deliberations
  • Ministers initiated discussions on government policies, practices, and innovations.
Click here for the Opening speech of the Ministerial Forum presented by Hon. Dr. Ali E. Hillal, Minister of Youth, Arab Republic of Egypt.

Click here for the THIMUN youth delegations presentation to the Ministerial Forum, recommending ways in which Ministers can support the work of YES Country Networks. This plan of action was endorsed by 34 YES Country Networks at the Summit.

For an outline of the Alexandria Summit 2002 Ministerial Forum Agenda, click here.

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