In the past, the global community has highlighted critical problems in the world through such Forums and drawn attention and action to issues such as women’s rights, protecting the environment, children’s rights and issues relating to social development. This Summit continued in the trend set by the first global Alexandria Summit - a forum where innovative policies, practices and ideas and tools were shared and used for initiating committed action. Approximately 1200 participants attended the Summit, made up of governments, intergovernmental agencies, civil society, youth organisations, private sector, donor agencies, mass media and youth. Fifty-percent of the participants are expected to be young people from around the world. It is very important to facilitate the participation of youth, especially those without the resources to attend. Their contribution will be essential to support the outcomes of the Summit.

The Mexico Summit was a “working summit”. There were very few panel discussions, and primarily the agenda revolved around interactive workshops. Through these smaller sessions, participants were led through the process of understanding the issues around youth employment, how they pertain to their communities, and will be supported.