The Youth Pavilion reviews the experiences of the Expo 2020 Dubai team
Reem Al Hashemi: Our confidence in our youth has no limits
Reem Al Hashemi: "Since the first day of work on the Expo, we have been keen that Emirati youth have a pivotal role in the global event."
Shamma Al Mazrouei: "Today, you are building a legacy and a model that everyone should follow when working on projects aimed at empowering youth."
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The Youth Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai hosted a number of young people who worked as part of the Expo 2020 team, who contributed to organizing the largest global event in the region over the past years, with the aim of shedding light on the experience of young people working on the organization of Expo 2020 “the most youthful in the history of the exhibition.” », and a review of the most important lessons learned, influential moments, tasks and challenges behind the scenes of the most important event hosted by the UAE this year.
Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashemy, Minister of State for International Cooperation and Director General of Expo 2020 Dubai, said: “Since the first day of work on the Expo, we have been keen for Emirati youth to have a pivotal and essential role in this global event, based on the directives of our wise leadership that the youth be at the heart of the Expo. And that they have an effective footprint and participation in all the details of planning, implementation and final output of this event.
Our trust in our youth has no limits, they are the future, and our trust in them stems from the confidence that the UAE leadership has for them and their role in building the nation, present and future,” adding that “working with youth inspired us and helped us think about many details that we would not have thought of without the presence of the creative and inspiring minds of young people. within our team.
In an intervention during the session, Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Vice President of the Arab Youth Center, Shamma bint Suhail bin Faris Al Mazrouei, said: “The session presented a pioneering model in empowering youth and giving them confidence within the team of Reem Al Hashemi, Minister of State for International Cooperation and Director General of Expo 2020 Dubai, This translates to the vision of our wise leadership of the importance of involving young people to play leadership roles in hosting this largest global forum in the region.” She described the Expo office's youth team as impressive models of striving, initiative and dedication to work, and a model for the ideal work team that various parties aspire to manage their projects. Addressing the young participants, she added, "Today, you are building a legacy and a model that everyone should follow when working on projects aimed at empowering youth."She pointed out that meeting these young people is an opportunity to take a close look at their stories and what they worked to accomplish behind the scenes of this important event. Talking about him being the most youthful in the history of the World Expo was not just a general description, but rather a method and approach that the UAE leadership has worked to support since today. The first, whether by involving young people in organizing them, or dedicating a pavilion that celebrates the experiences of young people and tells the story of the Emirati man.
Saeed Al-Nazari, Director-General of the Federal Youth Authority and Chief Strategy Officer at the Arab Youth Center, said, "The aim of this pavilion is to celebrate the human being, and that everyone witnessed the success of Expo in all its details, and the experience of UAE youth working on an event of the magnitude of Expo 2020 Dubai, It is an experience that must be conveyed and be a model for engaging young people to work on designing and organizing a global event of this magnitude. These young people who had varying roles gathered in the Expo office coming from diverse and rich professional backgrounds and inspiring stories that added a distinctive character to the organization of this event, and worked on the smallest details We continue day and night, and today we are happy to show everyone these stories that we are proud of.”