Resilient Youth Leadership Summit 2020: Get On Board To Define A Better Tomorrow Together

Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum (ICYF), Ministry of Youth and Sports of the People`s Republic of Bangladesh and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People`s Republic of Bangladesh are organizing “Resilient Youth Leadership Summit” as the first-ever activity under the framework of Dhaka – OIC Youth Capital 2020 International Programme on 27 – 28 July 2020.

In the current COVID context, more than ten elaborate virtual mega-events engaging youth from across the globe have been designed for celebrating “Dhaka – OIC Youth Capital 2020”. The convergence of the yearlong events with the grand celebration of Bangabandhu Birth Centenary has amplified its significance to a great extent. Dhaka-OIC Youth Capital 2020 will kick-off with a virtual inauguration ceremony on 27th July 2020 by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of Bangladesh. This inauguration ceremony will be followed by a virtual youth summit titled “Resilient Youth Leadership Summit” on 28th July 2020, where global youth leaders will participate in various day long activities to learn and craft the strategies to build a Resilient World, particularly, in the context of this COVID-19 pandemic situation.

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This programme is particularly important in the COVID-19 and post-COVID recovery and reconstruction of an equitable global economic order. Emphasizes on the leadership, vision, ideation and imagination of the youth for constructing an innovative, resilient, and inclusive narrative to ensure a leadership position in the affairs of the world. Dhaka-OIC Youth Capital 2020 believes that each new life comes with a potential and a promise. It’s in the youth that this potential or the promise is embodied in the personality that the young human being slowly acquires. This identity is impregnated with the acquired knowledge and experiences of all faiths, belief systems, ethnicities and national identities that the great human civilization has acquired over the many millennia of its existence in the universe. The more layered, textured and nuanced this identity is, the richer that life form becomes. Resilient Youth leadership Summit aims to bring together the individuals with promise for a better today and a for a brighter tomorrow.

OBJECTIVES:

• To seek innovative ideas and solutions from the youth on how to better manage the COVID-19 crisis in terms of addressing the emergency as well as building post-COVID resilience.
• To incorporate youth in policy formulation process.
• To introduce the “Displaced Persecuted Rohingya Community from Myanmar” to the participants.
• To build up a sense of awareness among the youth about the ordeal and struggle of the Rohingya Community.

Programme Elements:

• Policy Simulation Session(s) on Building Resilience in the context of COVID-19 pandemic
• Virtual Tour to Rohingya Camp (In partnerships with UNHCR, IOM and the University of Cambridge):
  • Historical Background of the Rohingya Crisis
  • Virtual Tour in Cox’s Bazar Rohingya Camp
  • Dialogue on Rohingya Crisis: (a) Justice and Accountability Issues and (b) Operational Issues: Rohingya Camp Management
  • Virtual Live Interactive Session with the persecuted Rohingya Community.
• Submission of a “Summit Outcome” on the “Role of Youth Leadership in Time of Crisis”.

Programme Format and Timeline:

• The programme will be a combination of theoretical and interactive sessions via zoom.
• Timeline: 27 – 28 July 2020

SELECTION

Selection Committee will evaluate the applications based on eligibility and criteria. Selected participants will receive an email confirmation containing online program details. Due to a tight schedule, there will be not an opportunity to inform those who are not selected. The general information on selection results will be posted at “Dhaka – OIC Youth Capital 2020” website and its official social media accounts as well as ICYF website and social media accounts.