During the COP27 Climate Conference in Sharm el-Sheikh: Dr. Rania Al-Mashat, Minister of International Cooperation and Ms. Elena Panova, UN Resident Coordinator in Egypt, Chair the First Meeting of the Advisory Council of the “Youth of a Country” Initiative

  • Date: 09-Nov-2022
  • Source: Zawya
  • Sector:Oil & Gas
  • Country:Egypt
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During the COP27 Climate Conference in Sharm el-Sheikh: Dr. Rania Al-Mashat, Minister of International Cooperation and Ms. Elena Panova, UN Resident Coordinator in Egypt, Chair the First Meeting of the Advisory Council of the “Youth of a Country” Initiative

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Dr. Rania Al-Mashat, Minister of International Cooperation, and Ms. Elena Panova, Resident Coordinator of the United Nations Office in Egypt, chaired the first meeting of the Advisory Board of the Initiative "Youth of a country", Egyptian version of the United Nations "Generation Unlimited", in the presence of Dr. Ashraf Sobhy, Minister of Youth and Sports, and members of the Council, as part of COP27, being held from 6 November until 18 November 2022 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt,

The Minister of International Cooperation explained that the convening of the first meeting of the Advisory Council of the "Youth of a Country" initiative, enhances joint cooperation between Egypt and the United Nations, to empower young people and allow them to participate in various initiatives and promote development efforts, through joint action by various stakeholders.

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