The meeting of the Council for Youth Affairs of the CIS member States was held

Today on October 11 2021, Vice-Minister of Information and Social Development Askar Umarov took part in the regular meeting of the Council for Youth Affairs of the CIS member States.

The agenda included the development of legislation in the CIS member States defining the foundations of state youth policy, the results of the International Youth Project of the CIS member States "100 ideas for the CIS" and the Council's Work Plan for 2022.

Askar Umarov informed the Council Members about the implementation of the Action Plan for 2021-2022 on the implementation of the Strategy of International Youth Cooperation of the CIS member States for 2021-2030 and the Action Plan for 2021-2023 on the implementation of the Concept of Development of Cooperation of the CIS member States in support of the Youth Volunteer movement.

As a result of the event, the Work Plan of the Council for Youth Affairs of the CIS member States for 2022 was adopted.

In addition, the final stage of the contest "100 ideas for the CIS" is being held within the framework of the Council, in which 11 Kazakhstani young startups present their projects in 10 areas.

For reference: The Council for Youth Affairs of the CIS member States was held as part of the implementation of the Agreement of the CIS member States on Cooperation in the field of youth work.

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 consists of 9 countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Moldova.