Silatech, EAA, OHCHR sign MoU to promote rights of young people

*Sheikha Moza participates in Social Forum of Human Rights Council at UN *Promotion and protection of rights of children and youth through education stressed

Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Education Above All and Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of Silatech, joined UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, to witness the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Education Above All (EAA), Silatech and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) at the UN Office in Geneva.

The agreement was signed by Fahad al-Sulaiti, Chief Executive Officer, EAA; Sabah al-Haidoos, Chief Executive Officer, Silatech; and Eldon Pearce, Chief of Finance and Budget Section, UN Human Rights.

The MoU prioritises co-operation to promote and protect the human rights of young people. The emphasis of the agreement is to support young people's economic and social empowerment; strengthen co-ordination and share expertise on the human rights to education; and explore possibilities of co-operation in areas of mutual interest between the organisations.

Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, also UN Sustainable Development Goals Advocate, gave a keynote address at the annual Social Forum of the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday.

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