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| Abbreviation | WYF |
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| Formation | November 2017 |
| Type | International NGO |
| Purpose | A chance for youth to engage with top policymakers, network with promising youth from the region and the world that are determined to make our world a better place for everyone. |
| Headquarters | WYF in Sharm El-Sheikh |
Region | Worldwide |
| Website | https://wyfegypt.com/ |
World Youth Forum is an international NGO founded in 2017, based in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. WYF's mission is to send a message of peace, prosperity, harmony, and progress from the youth to the entire world.[1] The forum was initially sponsored early on and held under the auspices of the president of Egypt, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who agreed in November 2017 during a peace marathon, President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi agreed to hold the forum annually.
On February 18, 2021, the United Nations adopted World Youth Forum as an international platform.[2]
The forum became an annual event, being hosted in November, after following one of its recommendations in as the first edition of the forum. Since its launch in 2017, World Youth Forum had 4 editions starting with over 3200 attendees from 113 countries and reaching a total of 5,000 delegates in 2018 from 169 countries. The most recent forum was held in January 2022.
ًWYF registrations are open to all youth of all nations between the ages 18–40 years old. Youth that are influential in their communities and areas of study are also encouraged to apply as speakers as well.[3] People can attend WYF as an attendee, a speaker, a model participant, a workshop participant or a world youth theater participant.[4]
- ^ "World Youth Forum | About Us". WYF Egypt.
- ^ "UN adopts World Youth Forum as an int'l platform, praises its role to empower youth". EgyptToday. 2021-02-18. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
- ^ "WYF Egypt 2018 Forum". www.science-community.org. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
- ^ sanja (2018-08-24). "Fully Funded World Youth Forum in Egypt". Mladiinfo. Retrieved 2021-03-04.