As part of the participation of QatarDebate Centre - a member of Qatar Foundation, in the recent fifth UN Conference on Least Developed Countries, a debate on 'Centralising Youth voices in the Development Agenda,' was held, a statement said on Wednesday.The debaters were from different backgrounds and fields. From Qatar, the speakers were, Al Anood al-Thani, a Georgetown University in Qatar student, and the coach of Qatar national debate team 2020.Joining her was Pragyan Acharya, a Nepali student from Georgetown University in Qatar, president of the Georgetown Debate Club, and director of the Debate network Nepal; along with Sara al-Maadheed, a Qatar University student, young climate activist and a member in Youth4Climate Pre-CoP 26.The international speakers were Ahmed Iqbal Chaudhary (former mayor of Narowal in Pakistan and the director of the Local Democratic Dialogue project between Dehleez and Pakistan), Omar Ajdiny (chairman of the Youth Forum, a political party, North Macedonia); and Hanna al-Tigani (human rights and social justice activist).One of the most important points discussed was that the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals provide a common agenda for peace and prosperity now and in the future. These goals address the global challenges such as poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental deterioration, peace and justice.The debate was moderated by QatarDebate’s debate instructor, Mubarrat Wassey who said that youth are the main drivers of the successful implementation of UN’s Sustainable Development Goals in their capacities as thinkers, change makers, creators and future leaders. These discussions are important to unify and communicate their voices."The debate’s course and the refutation of the issue and proposals were the alarm that confirmed the importance of intellectual discussions and the hope that communicating ideas to people and presenting views is a proof to reconsider the public’s concepts and preconceived ideas.”The participants presented their ideas and evidences supported with a logical analysis away from bias and dispersion
March 15, 2023 | 10:18 PM