BRICS Youth opens registration for regional thematic seminars
After the launch in Salvador, Bahia, registration is open until May 7 for online debate rounds that will select guest observers for the BRICS Youth Summit in June.
From Secretaria Nacional de Juventude
Under Brasil’s BRICS Presidency, the National Youth Secretariat (Secretaria Nacional de Juventude) and the National Youth Council (Conselho Nacional da Juventude) are promoting Regional Thematic Seminars on Youth and BRICS. The initiative aims to strengthen the group’s People-to-People (P2P) pillar by encouraging social participation in discussions and the drafting of texts on the BRICS Youth Council’s seven priority areas.
During the seminars, five young Brazilians — one from each region of the country — will be selected as guest observers to participate in the Plenary Session of Youth Organizations from BRICS countries, to be held online on May 26, and in the 11th BRICS Youth Summit, taking place in Brasilia on June 9–10.
Designed to reinforce the priorities of Brazil's BRICS Presidency and the thematic pillars of the BRICS Youth Council, the seminars — open for registration until May 7 — will cover the following topics:
1. Social Participation, Social Work, and Volunteering (Lead country: South Africa)
2. Education, Training and Skills (Lead country: Russia)
3. Science, Technology, and Innovation (Lead country: China)
4. Youth Entrepreneurship (Lead country: India)
5. Development and Combating Hunger and Inequality (Lead country: Egypt)
6. Health and Sports (Lead country: Indonesia)
7. Youth, Environment, and Sustainability (Lead country: United Arab Emirates)
The agenda includes five online plenary sessions, according to the following schedule:
Southeast Region
Science, Technology, and Innovation.
May 9 (Friday), at 9:00 AM
South Region
Youth Entrepreneurship and Development, Combating Hunger and Inequality.
May 9 (Friday), at 2:00 PM.
Central-West Region
Health and Sports.
May 20 (Tuesday), at 9:00 AM.
Northeast Region
Social Participation, Social Work and Volunteering, and Education, Training and Skills
May 20 (Tuesday), at 2:00 PM.
North Region
Environment and Sustainability
May 23 (Friday), at 9:00 AM.
Reflections and suggestions from the meetings will form the basis of a draft document to be submitted for approval at the Youth Summit, with the goal of influencing the perspectives and cooperation agreements of BRICS member countries. Regional youth representatives will be selected during the seminars through voting on the Webex platform.
Registrations can be made at this link.
To apply as a representative for a seminar theme or region, candidates must select the “Guest observer” option when filling out the form. Access to the event link and participation in proposal discussions and the selection process will only be granted to those who complete the registration in advance.
For any questions, please contact: juventude@presidencia.gov.br or dipptj@presidencia.gov.br
English version: Trad. Ana Carolina Cordeiro Miranda.
Proofreading by Enrique Villamil.