ICAPP, International Youth Conference is being held in Ulaanbaatar, the capital city of Mongolia under the motto “We say YES to YOUTH in PARLIAMENT”. At the meeting, the young leaders of 15 parties from 12 countries such as Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Indonesia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Russia, Turkey, Vietnam, and Uzbekistan and representatives from each country delivered keynote speeches and openly shared the experience of their country.
The low representation of young people taking up only two percent in decision-making roles, both globally and in specific countries like Mongolia, highlights a significant challenge in ensuring diverse perspectives and voices are included in the political landscape. Encouraging the participation and leadership of young individuals is crucial for fostering innovation, addressing contemporary issues, and creating a more inclusive political environment, notably addressed by representatives. In Mongolia, 60 percent of the population are young people under the age of 39, but their participation at the decision-making level is less than 10 percent. The young people of the Asia-Pacific countries are united in their opinion that supporting the participation and political leadership of young people and mobilizing their energy and spirit for unity and development is the desire and solution of every country.
Last year, at the Sixth Youth Meeting of the ICAPP in Ulaanbaatar, Member of Parliament, Minister for Digital Development and Communications, N.Uchral was elected as the president of ICAPP Youth Wing. At the Seventh Youth Conference, four new vice presidents were elected to work with N.Uchral. The new management team includes Minister of Tourism, Member of the Cambodian People’s Party Central Committee, Hon Sok Soken, Chief of the International Department and Member of Central Committee of the Communist Party of Nepal, Dr. Rajan Bhattarai, Member of Parliament, Chairperson of the Foreign Affairs in AK Party, Youth Branches of Turkiye, Zehranur Aydemir, and Executive Director of Pakistan China Institute, Mustafa Hyder Sayed.
