The World Conference on Youth 2014 will take place from May 5th to 10th in Sri Lanka. The underlying theme of the conference is ‘Mainstreaming Youth in the Post 2015 Development Agenda’.
The conference will bring together youths from the world-over with a special focus on under-represented youths with a gender and regional balance. In total, 1,500 youths will be selected representing different countries. WCY 2014 will bring representatives of member states including Ministers of Youth, UN officials, representatives of other international and regional organizations, academics, corporate leaders and other relevant stakeholders to Sri Lanka. WCY 2014 will facilitate a process that strengthens effective youth participation in the planning, implementation and evaluation of post 2015 development agenda. It refers to the process of defining the future global development framework that will succeed the Millennium Development Goals. The conference will be organized by an International Youth Task Force in collaboration with the National Task Force appointed by the Youth Affairs and Skills Development Ministry.
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