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Qatar's Minister of Youth and Sports Urges Youth to Participate in Public Life

Doha, August 11 (QNA) - HE the Minister of Youth and Sports Salah bin Ghanem Al Ali urged youth to participate in all aspects of public life, calling on governments to empower the youth and enable them to have a bigger role in the development process and in achieving the internationally-agreed sustainable development goals. In his speech at the celebration of the International Youth Day HE the Minister affirmed that the wise leadership of the State of Qatar attaches great attention to young people, who constitute the largest proportion of the population in the state. The State of Qatar will celebrate on Wednesday the International Youth Day observed on August 12 each year to recognize efforts of the world's youth in enhancing global society. The Ministry of Youth and Sport (MYS) will organize through its Youth Affairs Department more than 20 events over three days under the theme "Youth Participation." In a statement issued on Saturday, the Ministry confirmed that the main aim of marking the International Youth Day is to encourage young people to participate in adopting decisions, enhance their role in human development and put forward the challenges and needs of youth along with promoting their participation and reducing the gap between young people and officials by expanding the scope of dialogue and mutual understanding. (QNA)

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