International Conference on

Children and Youth in MENA region

Towards Unleashing their Potentials

6-8 December 2010, Beirut (Lebanon)

We are pleased to draw your kind attention that the Arab Urban Development Institute (AUDI ) / Middle East and North Africa Child Protection Initiative (MENA CPI) are organizing an international conference on “Children & Youth in the MENA region: Towards Unleashing their Potentials” that will be held under the patronage of His Excellency Mr. Saad Hariri, the Lebanese Prime Minister, in collaboration with Beirut Municipality, the World Bank, International Youth Foundation (IYF), Youth Employment Network (YEN) and Understanding Children’s Work (UCW) with the participation of many local and international organizations, local authorities, municipalities, policy and decision makers, and researchers .

The conference objectives:

         i.            Promoting effective policy dialogue on youth employment in the MENA region mainly at the local level;

        ii.            Building capacity of People working with children and youth at the local level, and

      iii.            Encouraging and supporting ongoing child and youth protection initiatives at the city level.

To help in addressing these children and youth opportunity issues, understanding the obstacles facing them, designing initiatives aimed at improving their living conditions, the active participation of children and youth; the conference aims at providing and enabling forum through the following themes:

a)       Youth potentials, both social and economical aspects

b)       Youth employment and employability.

c)       Youth participation and social integration, and

d)       Success stories, lessons learned and best practices in engaging youth towards realizing their potentials.

The scientific committee invites the experts, researchers and specialized persons to actively participate in this conference by submitting their abstracts of papers and experiences, in coherence to the attached model. The abstract should not exceed two (A4 size) pages. All abstracts received by the committee will be assessed according to the scientific criteria of AUDI/CPI.

Important Dates:

1	Last date for submitting the abstracts	15.09.2010
2	Notification on abstract assessment	25.09.2010
3	Last date to submit full papers for revision	30.10.2010
4	Notification on full papers acceptance and suggested amendments	07.11.2010
5	Submitting full papers with amendments included if any, and PowerPoint presentation	18.11.2010

Scientific Participation:

To participate with a paper or experience, an abstract (in coherence to the attached annexes) should be sent along with the participation form to (AUDI/CPI): e-mail:   cpievents@menacpi.org

Abstracts can be submitted in English and /or Arabic

More information about the conference is available through the website: www.menacpi.org

The Scientific Committee

Beirut Conference

Conference Concept Note

Guide lines to submit abstract & paper

Registration Form