BEIRUT: The Arab Youth Forum for Economic and Social Empowerment recommended on Saturday to support and encourage entrepreneurship and opportunities in Arab markets, develop economies and mitigate the migration of young people to other regions of the world. At the end of its work in Beirut, the Forum recommended submitting its recommendations to the League of Arab States, the most prominent of which is improving education systems and developing comprehensive policies that support youth employment.

The forum stressed the need for partnership between governments, donor countries, employers, and workers in order to improve the level of employment in Arab countries. “It is important to provide appropriate work environments and policies that support the participation of people with special needs as well as their inclusion in various practical sectors,” the forum added. Their statement called for creating opportunities for Arab youth by “identifying the most important skills required, how to exploit them for the appropriate job and establishing a platform that brings together universities as well as students in the labor market.”

The forum concluded its recommendations on the importance of providing voluntary community opportunities to hone the personal skills of young people to prove their abilities and facilitate their access to the decision-making process. The Lebanese Ministry of Youth and Sports along with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) organized over three days the work of the Arab Forum.

Forty six young men and women representing the 16 Arab countries, including Kuwait, which was represented by the (Public Authority for Youth) headed by Jassim Al-Baghli, the Chairman of the International Relations Committee in the Kuwaiti Youth Council, Abdul Rahman Al-Saeidi, and member of the Youth Council, Hessa Al-Nuwaif. – KUNA