The conference ‘Adolescent and youth wellbeing in the Arab region: Challenges and promises of the second decade of life’, which starts today in Beirut, approaches youth as positive forces in their communities, and considers their wellbeing to be linked to a constellation of factors within and beyond the health sector. The two-day event aims to highlight the potential and promise of young people and to engage them effectively in discussions of their realities, hopes and mechanisms to enable their wellbeing and thriving.
“Adolescent and Youth Wellbeing in the Arab region: Challenges and Promises of the Second Decade of Life”
December 13–14, 2016 | Bathish Auditorium, West Hall,
American University of Beirut
Agenda and Concept Note
This conference will bring together experts in youth wellbeing from the region and globally and serve as:
- A regional launching pad for the Lancet Commission on Adolescent Health and Wellbeing
- A platform for communication of global and regional evidence on adolescent and youth health
- An opportunity for dialogue around the future adolescent and youth health agenda in research, practice and policy in the Arab region
Join in the conversation on twitter using #ArabYouthHealth & #LancetYouth. Wishing all attendees to the conference and launch event a wonderful two days.
Launch Agenda – Dec 13
| 09:00–09:30 | Welcome remarks Iman Nuwayhid, Dean of the Department of Environmental, AUB Rima Afifi, AUB Mamdouh Wahba, ACAM |
| 09:30–09:50 | Report overview & key messages George Patton, Lancet Commission Chair, University of Melbourne |
| 09:50–10:10 | Adolescent and youth health in the Arab world: What data do we have, what data is missing, what are core indicators for adolescent health? Ali Mokdad, IHME |
| 10:15–10:45 | Open Discussion |
| 10:45–11:15 | BREAK |
| 10:00–10:05 | Youth perspectives on adolescent and youth health and wellbeing in the region Panel of 6-8 youth |
| 12:15–13:15 | Is the second decade another opportunity to enhance wellbeing? Brain development, enabling systems, and legal frameworks and Q&A. Lisa Knoll, UCL Rima Afifi, AUB |
| 13:15–14:15 | LUNCH |
| 14:15–15:15 | Interventions to promote adolescent and youth health and wellbeing: – Interventions within the health system – Interventions outside the health system – Q&A Susan Sawyer, University of Melbourne Beatrice Khater, AUB Judith Diers, UNICEF |
| 15:15–16:15 | Story-telling: Conditions, interventions, and health care services with/for adolescents and youth in contexts of war, conflict, and uncertainty Rabih Chammai, MOPH Hala Corbage, Lebanon 2 youth |
| 16:15–17:30 | Where to from here? – Promoting adolescent health at the local level and the Global AAHA – The Regional UN IATTTYP Strategy – Adolescents in the SDGs – Open discussion Jamela Al Raiby, WHO EMRO Nahida Al Lawati, Oman MOPH Habiba Triki, Tunisia MOPH Samir Anouti, UNFPA |