VI Forum of youth organizations of the CIS member states

Today, on December 29, 2020, in Baku, the Republic of Azerbaijan, within the framework of the Council for Youth Affairs of the CIS member states, the VI Forum of youth organizations was held in an online format.
The agenda discussed issues on the draft Interstate Program "Youth Capital of the CIS", on the interaction of the CIS member states in the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, as well as exchange of experience in the implementation of youth policy during a pandemic in the CIS member states.
The Kazakh delegation was represented by the chairman of the Committee on Youth and Family Affairs of the Ministry of Information and Social Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan - Shakhmardan Baimanov, the head of the Uly Dala Eli NGO Valikhan Bakhretdinov, the executive director of the National Volunteer Network ALE Tatyana Mironyuk.
The Kazakhstani side voiced proposals for new joint projects for 2021, supported the expansion and strengthening of international and interregional cooperation in the field of youth policy, as well as the development of effective forms of interaction between youth public associations and organizations of the CIS member states.
As a result of the event, a resolution was adopted in which the participants of the VI Forum of Youth Organizations of the CIS Member States agreed to continue the discussion of the draft Regulation on the Interstate Program "Youth Capital of the CIS" with the participation of representatives of state bodies, youth organizations, creative and scientific youth with the aim of its further approval and urge youth organizations in the CIS member states to strengthen cooperation in order to implement international projects and programs on the UN SDGs.
The Forum was organized by the Council for Youth Affairs of the CIS member states, the Ministry of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
The Council for Youth Affairs of the CIS states was created to implement the Agreement of the CIS member states. The main tasks of the Council are the interaction of state bodies and public associations, the implementation of joint bilateral and multilateral youth projects. The Council includes 9 countries: the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Tajikistan, the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Republic of Moldova.