Ghazaly speaks at the First Annual Consultative Conference for African Youth Leaders in the Kingdom of Morocco

Hassan Ghazaly, founder of the Nasser Youth Movement, and former Vice-President of the African Youth Union, as a continental expert in the fields of youth, culture, and media, participated in the first annual conference of African youth leaders for 2022, which was organized by the Pan-African Youth Union (PYU), in Rabat, under the auspices of His Majesty the King  Mohammed VI, King of the Kingdom of Morocco, from 20 to 24 July, representing Egypt among about 100 young leaders from the heads of national youth federations and councils, representing about 52 African countries.

This came in the presence of a group of ministers, leaders and decision-makers at the regional and international levels, including: Momeni Diala, President of the African Youth Union, Mr. Ahmed Bing, Secretary-General of the African Youth Union, and Silvia Lopez-Icra, United Nations Resident Coordinator  In Morocco, Ms. Nardos Bekele-Thomas, Director General of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), Minister Mehdi Ben Said, Minister of Youth, Culture and Communications of the Kingdom of Morocco, and Ms. Raymond Oching, Secretary of the Ministry of Public Service, Youth and Gender Affairs of the Republic of  Kenya, Mr. Fathallah El-Zeini, Minister of Youth of Libya, Mr. Eric Simio Fafuku, Deputy Minister of National Treasury and Planning of the Republic of Kenya, Mr. Mohamed Benjoura, Minister of Youth Affairs of the Republic of Sierra Leone, and Mr. Tahyana Rotovoson, Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports, in the Republic of Madagascar.

In a related context, the conference dealt with a number of plenary sessions, seminars, and consultative meetings, on a number of topics and pivotal issues, including, ways of consolidating African-African partnerships, in addition to addressing the issue of migration in Africa and developing multi-sectoral approaches to address its challenges, as well as discussing ways to promote social justice, peace and security, in order to come up with implementable recommendations in preparation for submission to decision-makers in the African Union.

For his part, Ghazaly stressed during the regional and consultative meetings on the importance of setting the Africa Agenda 2063 as a reference document for any of the activities, events, and programs launched by young leaders and heads of national youth councils in various African countries, but also working to raise awareness and mobilize segments of African society around it. He also stressed the importance of working to activate the African Youth Charter as a reference document rich in measures and procedures for the benefit of young people.

Ghazaly concluded his speech by expressing his sincere thankfulness to the Kingdom of Morocco for its support to the headquarters of the African Union, and for the role of the executive bodies in the establishment and success of the forum, stressing his support and confidence in the capabilities of the current leaders of the Pan-African Youth Union (PYU), explaining the importance of the African Youth Union having permanent seats in the meetings of the specialized committees in culture, youth and sports in the African Union. He pointed out that the position of the African Youth Envoy was established by a recommendation of the African Youth Union, following one of its consultations in 2016, which unequivocally confirms the ability of the Union to participate in making pivotal decisions and policies within the African Union.