By: Nabila Essam

 A symposium to be organized on Egypt's prepatai to host the Climate summit.

The participants of the World Children Festival in its third edition, implemented the world's children's forest by planting a group of trees bearing the names of their countries in the family park in Al-Rehab city. 

This came during the events of the festival, which is attended by 300 young people representing 23 Egyptian countries and teams, which is held under the patronage of Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Madbouly. This is within the framework of Egypt's hosting of the United Nations Conference Parties on the Climate Change.

The events were attended by Azza Al-Dari, Head of the Central Administration for Youth Development, Hala Othman, Director General of the General Administration of Programs and Activities, and Iman Othman, Director General of the General Administration for Gifted and Creative Care.

For her part, Azza Al-Dari and the ministry’s cable confirmed that the Ministry of Youth and Sports has made great efforts to advance environmental education and climate action through the “Youth and Climate” convoy, which travels through the governorates of the Republic as a national initiative that seeks to empower young people to interact with climate change issues, and aims to raise awareness and motivate young people and enable them to Positive interaction with environment and climate issues and the advancement of environmental culture and climate action for future generations.

Al-Dari indicated that a fixed place for the festival has been set within the family park to plant trees annually, and trees bearing the names of new countries are added every year.

In the same context, a day on climate change and environmental preservation was carried out through a symposium organized on Egypt’s preparations to host the Climate Summit, with the participation of Dr. Omnya Al-Amrani, envoy of the President of the Cop 27 Youth Conference, followed by an inspection tour of the park and familiarization with its features, and attending technical workshops on waste recycling and preserving the environment. 

Children from Russia, Armenia, Lithuania, Romania, India, Jordan, Bulgaria, Serbia, Palestine, Italy, Syria, Sri Lanka, Greece, Indonesia, Sudan, Pakistan, Cameroon, Iraq, Japan, Libya, Mauritius, Peru, Spain, and the participation of Egyptian teams from the governorates of Alexandria, Port Said, Damietta, Ismailia, Cairo, Giza, North Sinai, Aswan, Minya, and South Sinai participate in this festival.

It is worth mentioning that the festival aims to present a message to raise awareness of climate changes, the participation of children in global events, and intellectual communication between the children of the world with their various identities.