MENA YES 2025

MENA YES! (Youth Employment Summit) 2025 is a two-day summit dedicated to tackling youth unemployment and bridging skills gaps in the MENA region. Participants from government, business, youth groups, academia, and multilateral organizations will gather to co-create solutions around inclusive employment.

Key Highlights

• Themes: Women’s economic opportunity, green/circular jobs, AI/digital economy, mental health & psychosocial support.

• 250+ participants representing 141 organizations, with 15+ sessions and 20+ speakers from MENA and global institutions in 2024.

• Interactive formats: panels, workshops, roundtables, Thinkathons

• Outcome-oriented agenda: shared action plan to improve youth employment outcomes.

Who Should Attend?

• Youth leaders and university graduates

• Social innovators and start-up founders

• Employers and private sector representatives

• Government policymakers and regulators

• NGOs, donors, and international development agencies

What to Expect

• Solution-focused Panels & Thinkathons – Participants collaborate on employability, gender equality, green economy, mental health, and digital job pathways.

• Workshops & Roundtables – Hands-on co-design of strategies and interventions targeting key youth employment challenges

• Policy & Forward Agenda Session – Launch of MENA YES! policy note and action agenda summarizing commitments and implementation plans