Reach Out To Asia (Rota), a member of Qatar Foundation, has announced the final recommendations of the Global Youth Consultation (GYC) for the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS). The event took place in Qatar last month and was held under the patronage of HE the Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Khalid bin
 Mohammed al-Attiya.
Rota, in co-operation with UN Major Group for Children and Youth (UNMGCY), identified five main topics for reshaping the humanitarian agenda around the world, including: ‘Challenges on Meeting Humanitarian Needs’; ‘Humanitarian Effectiveness’; ‘Serving the Needs of People in Conflict’; ‘Transformation Through Innovations’; and ‘Reducing Vulnerability and Managing Crisis’.
The main topics covered were funding, accountability, the right to information and aid structure. On the subject of humanitarian effectiveness, the GYC had many recommendations, and discussed localisation of response and effective collaboration. The young participants of the event displayed wisdom beyond their years when addressing the needs of people in conflict. The GYC’s ambitious vision was seen in their suggestions regarding transformation through innovation, an area in which young people have considerable advantage.
Essa al-Mannai, Rota’s executive director, said: “The participating youth had a deep and comprehensive understanding of their role in the global humanitarian agenda, and this was clearly reflected in their discussions as well as their final recommendations.”
“Rota is really proud to have hosted such a well-cultured and educated group of young people. We are honoured to share these recommendations with the UN, which will form part of the first-ever World Humanitarian Summit that will be held in Turkey in 2016, in addition to the UN’s Secretary General Report,” al-Mannai concluded.
Rota was chosen by UNOCHA to host the first Global Youth Consultation for its tremendous efforts in supporting the youth, in particular, Empower, Rota’s flagship youth conference, which has taken place annually for seven consecutive years.