Dr. Ashraf Sobhy, Minister of Youth and Sports, headed with an Egyptian delegation to the United States of America to attend the 8th Youth Forum,  which is hosted by the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and co-organized by the UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, entitled “Empowerment, Integration and Equality”.

the Forum will be attended by a number of youth ministers from around the world, senior officials, international organizations also civil society organizations in addition to all those concerned with the youth issues and a large number of youth from around the world.

Dr. Ashraf Sobhy stressed that the forum provides an opportunity for young people to exchange views and ideas on topics of interest and enables them to communicate their voices to the decision makers, also this year, it focuses on discussing six of the Sustainable Development Goals related to quality education, economic growth, decent work, reducing inequality, peace and justice issues, the climate, the role of youth institutions in empowering young people in achieving these goals and monitoring their results.

Also the forum includes several sub-sessions on the major regional concerns and priorities of youth in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, as well as many interactive dialogues on peace, security, new challenges and prospects in addition to young people's aspirations for a better and prosperous future.

The Minister will participate in the ministerial round table entitled "Youth 2030 with and for youth.”.

The results of the Forum will be discussed during the summit of the High-Level Political Forum scheduled to be held this year with the participation of a number of heads of states. 

The minister will meet with the Permanent Representative of the League of Arab States at the United Nations, especially in light of holding the meeting of the Council of Arab Youth and Sports Ministers this month, Shamma El-Mazrouei, Minister of Youth of the United Arab Emirates, the Minister of Youth of Austria in addition to President of the Group of 77, China and United Nations Major Group for Children and Youth, in addition to the United Nations Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth.