The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) participated in the opening ceremony of the Moroccan-European Youth Forum held at the Mohammed VI Museum for Water Civilization in Marrakesh, Kingdom of Morocco.
The Forum, which kicked off on Saturday, March 12, 2022, is held within the framework of the European Union’s (EU) Erasmus+ programme and is aimed at promoting the exchange of expertise and experiences among young people from Morocco and Europe on important contemporary issues such as intercultural dialogue, peace, security, climate change and sustainable development.

Ms. Ramata Almamy Mbaye, Director of the Human and Social Sciences Sector, and Mr. Alioune Ndiaye, Program Manager at the Sector, represented ICESCO at the opening ceremony.
In her address, Ms. Mbaye highlighted the importance that ICESCO attaches to the role of youth and women in promoting peace and civilizational dialogue and fostering a culture of positive change to build the societies we want.

Ms. Mbaye reviewed ICESCO’s key initiatives and programs for the benefit of youth, namely the Leadership Training Program for Peace and Security, as well as ICESCO’s new vision and action strategy that seek to promote values of tolerance, dialogue and harmony among peoples and civilizations.

The ceremony saw the participation of the Ministry of Youth, Culture and Communication in Morocco, along with the ambassadors of Romania, Italy, Norway and the Czech Republic, the EU’s Deputy Representative and the General Delegate of Wallonia-Brussels in Rabat.