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Strengthening Multilateralism for Shared Growth

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ASEM Youth Summit, organized by Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Cambodia in support of the 13th ASEM Summit and Cambodian Chairmanship, is a public academic seminar where young students from Cambodia and other ASEM countries could join in a shared platform, exchange their ideas on concerning issues and advocate for a better world through their collective voice. 

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the uncertainty of hosting the conference in a physical format is high. Thereby, the ASEM Youth Summit 2021 is going to be conducted virtually via Zoom.

The outcome of the conference, including the ASEM Youths’ Joint-Statement and report, will be published as the final products which can possibly serve as a reference item of ASEM governments’ decision-making. 

Objectives

• To build a collective platform of youths’ voices
• To mobilize the voices of young people to the decision-makers
• To provoke public critical thinking on world’s concerning issues
• To strengthen the network among ASEM youths 
• To build up the capacity of young people to meet the existing challenges in the world
• To support the 13th ASEM Summit and Cambodian ASEM Chairmanship

Eligibilities for Youth Delegate Recruitment  

• Enroll in a high school’s senior grades, a college, university, or graduate school of all majors
• Have a proficient level of English to be able to join academic discussions and debate in English
• Be a committed individual
• Dedicate to this conference, open-minded, motivated, and responsible during all activities set by the conference
• Hold a nationality of any ASEM countries 
• Female applicants are highly encouraged 

Youth Delegate’s Activities

• Attending digital training
• Online chit-chat with relevant diplomats
• Joining the full-day digital conference – presences in all three pillars’ discussions
• Presenting position statement at least in one pillar discussion (optional or set by the Board Committees)
• Submitting a final working paper
• Contributing inputs in the ASEM Youths’ Joint-Statement formulation

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