DOHA: Reach Out To Asia (ROTA) will participate in discussions on youth inclusion in global humanitarian efforts during the inaugural World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) which opens today in Istanbul, Turkey.
Convened by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the two-day summit aims to bring together UN member states, key decisionmakers and the civil society to address the five core responsibilities outlined in Ban’s ‘Agenda for Humanity’.
Essa Al Mannai, Executive Director, ROTA, will deliver an address during a special session entitled ‘Transforming Humanitarian Action with and for Young People’.
It will highlight the need for widening youth participation in tackling pressing global humanitarian issues.
The session will be attended by Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani; Rt Hon Philip Hammond, British Foreign Secretary; and other government officials.
“I am looking forward to participating in the inaugural World Humanitarian Summit. It will be a great honour to be able to present and highlight ROTA’s initiatives relating to youth inclusion in humanitarian dialogue on this significant global platform,” Al Mannai said.
“The youth of today are the future leaders of tomorrow who will go on to inform future humanitarian policies and strategies, it is therefore imperative for international leaders to invest in empowering youth to assume leadership roles in a humanitarian context.”
Al Mannai will also attend the ‘Youth as Actors: Volunteering in Humanitarian Settings’ side event today. Organised by ROTA, it will include a panel discussion and a youth roundtable, to further explore how to engage youth in humanitarian efforts.
Co-organised by the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN Habitat) and the Metropolitan Municipality Youth Assembly, Sultan Barakat, Director of Research at the Brookings Doha Center, will also participate as a speaker during the side event.
A signing ceremony will take place tomorrow to officially declare the ‘Compact for Young People in Humanitarian Action’.
The result of the ‘Doha Youth Declaration on Reshaping the Humanitarian Agenda’, was drafted during the World Humanitarian Summit – Global Youth Consultation (WHS-GYC) hosted by ROTA in Doha last year.
The compact outlines the inclusion of youth in United Nations humanitarian dialogue, and has already been adopted by a number of organisations.
On the sidelines of WHS, Al Mannai will moderate Qatar Charity-organised event entitled, ‘The Role of Education in Enhancing Social Reconciliation in Post-Conflict Areas’.The Peninsula
DOHA: Reach Out To Asia (ROTA) will participate in discussions on youth inclusion in global humanitarian efforts during the inaugural World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) which opens today in Istanbul, Turkey.
Convened by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the two-day summit aims to bring together UN member states, key decisionmakers and the civil society to address the five core responsibilities outlined in Ban’s ‘Agenda for Humanity’.
Essa Al Mannai, Executive Director, ROTA, will deliver an address during a special session entitled ‘Transforming Humanitarian Action with and for Young People’.
It will highlight the need for widening youth participation in tackling pressing global humanitarian issues.
The session will be attended by Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani; Rt Hon Philip Hammond, British Foreign Secretary; and other government officials.
“I am looking forward to participating in the inaugural World Humanitarian Summit. It will be a great honour to be able to present and highlight ROTA’s initiatives relating to youth inclusion in humanitarian dialogue on this significant global platform,” Al Mannai said.
“The youth of today are the future leaders of tomorrow who will go on to inform future humanitarian policies and strategies, it is therefore imperative for international leaders to invest in empowering youth to assume leadership roles in a humanitarian context.”
Al Mannai will also attend the ‘Youth as Actors: Volunteering in Humanitarian Settings’ side event today. Organised by ROTA, it will include a panel discussion and a youth roundtable, to further explore how to engage youth in humanitarian efforts.
Co-organised by the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN Habitat) and the Metropolitan Municipality Youth Assembly, Sultan Barakat, Director of Research at the Brookings Doha Center, will also participate as a speaker during the side event.
A signing ceremony will take place tomorrow to officially declare the ‘Compact for Young People in Humanitarian Action’.
The result of the ‘Doha Youth Declaration on Reshaping the Humanitarian Agenda’, was drafted during the World Humanitarian Summit – Global Youth Consultation (WHS-GYC) hosted by ROTA in Doha last year.
The compact outlines the inclusion of youth in United Nations humanitarian dialogue, and has already been adopted by a number of organisations.
On the sidelines of WHS, Al Mannai will moderate Qatar Charity-organised event entitled, ‘The Role of Education in Enhancing Social Reconciliation in Post-Conflict Areas’.The Peninsula
