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UNESCO NGO Global Forum to be hosted in Saudi Arabia by MiSK
Published in Saudi Press Agency on 12 - 04 - 2017

Organized by the NGO-UNESCO Liaison Committee and UNESCO, in partnership with the Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Foundation (MiSK), the Seventh International Forum of NGOs will be held in Riyadh on 3rd and 4th May 2017 under the theme "Youths and their social impact".
The forum, which has attracted a number of renowned philanthropists and internationally recognized individuals with a focus on empowering youths, including nine-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis and Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia, will be attended by more than 250 NGOs and over 1,500 delegates from around the world.
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova will address the Forum which will focus on active working sessions to generate new ideas that boost social impact in areas such as education, volunteering, new technologies and social networks, protection of cultural heritage and sustainable development.
MiSK will award $30,000 to the most promising project or proposal from an NGO that fosters engagement among young people to create positive social change.
Bader Alasaker, MiSK Secretary General, said: "It is appropriate that this global UNESCO event is hosted in Riyadh as Saudi Arabia continues its path of ambitious reform. Like many fast growing and emerging economies, the Kingdom has a youths bulge with two thirds of the population currently 29 years old and under. Empowering youths to drive change and create opportunities for the future is a key focus.
"Collectively, we need to turn rhetoric into reality and platforms like the UNESCO NGO Forum as a catalyst for ideas which empower youths around the world to shape their own, and their societies' futures", he added.
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