Deputy Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Mmapaseka Steve Letsike, is leading a South African delegation to the Third Kazan Global Youth Summit in Russia.

The Kazan Global Youth Summit, taking place from 21-24 August 2024, is an annual event which brings together youth, policy leaders, diplomats, and experts on key issues on the international youth agenda.

The 2024 summit’s agenda will be dedicated to various topics, including digitalisation; modern tools in youth policy; traditional values in the globalisation era.

The event will also feature sessions on best practices for artificial intelligence and virtual reality, digital trends and solutions in the youth environment, and the mental health of young people.

The Deputy Minister is set to deliver remarks at the High-Level Session on Youth Well-being in the XXI Century.

‘The session will focus on current challenges that have a significant impact on the mental health of young people around the world. Deputy Minister Letsike will also
have bilateral meetings with the strategic countries that are at the summit,’ said the department.

It also noted that South Africa’s participation at the summit is geared to ensure that the country’s national interest and priorities on women, youth, and people with disabilities, are expressed and reflected in the global community.

‘The outcome of the summit will be the joint resolution of the action plan, which will become the basis for the implementation of joint children’s and youth initiatives and long-term cooperation programs in countries of the Islamic World, BRICS and Asia-Pacific region.

‘In addition, a separate session of the event will be devoted to discussing best practices in the development of artificial intelligence and virtual reality, digital trends and digital solutions among youth.’

South Africa actively participates in BRICS Youth Summits and Ministers’ meetings, since the platforms were created in 2015.

The Deputy Minister is expected to share and convene a feedback session about the
outcomes of both BRICS Youth Summit and the BRICS Youth Ministers Meeting.

Source: South African Government News Agency