PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME

FIRST GLOBAL YOUTH FORUM OF

ASSOCIATIONS AND CLUBS FOR UNESCO
(February 19-20, 2025, Almaty, Kazakhstan)

February 18, DAY 1

2025
During the day Arrival of participants as per flight schedules, with transfer to the hotel
(Hotel “Kazakhstan”, Dostyk avenue, 52/2)
11:30 Meeting in the hotel lobby for departure to the Sightseeing Programme

12:00 – 14:30 Visit to Shymbulak Mountains Resort and lunch

15:00 Transfer to the hotel “Kazakhstan”

16:00 – 18:00 Free time

18:00 Dinner (Hotel “Kazakhstan”)

February 19, DAY 2

2025
08:30 – 09:30 Registration of participants at the meeting venue (Grand Palace, Hotel
“Kazakhstan”)
09:30 – 10:30 Official Opening Ceremony
Musical performance

Welcome remarks

● Mr. Firmin Edouard Matoko, UNESCO Assistant Director-General

for Priority Africa and External Relations (video message)
● Mr. Mohamed Elfarnawany, Director of the Priority Africa
Coordination Division, UNESCO Sector for Priority Africa and
External Relations
● Mr. Bolat Akchulakov, President of the World and Kazakhstan
Federations of Clubs for UNESCO
● Mr. Azamat Kaldybekov, Deputy Mayor of Almaty City, UNESCO
Creative City of Music (TBD)
● Ms. Zhanar Shaimenova, Secretary-General of the Kazakhstan
National Commission for UNESCO and ICESCO
● Mr. Alexandre Navarro, Secretary-General of the French National
Commission for UNESCO

Musical performance
Group photo
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break

11:00 – 12:30 Plenary session “Building Youth Capacities as a Driving Force for a
Sustainable Future”

Moderator: Ms. Assel Utegenova, Liaison Officer and Focal Point for
Associations and Clubs for UNESCO, UNESCO Sector for Priority Africa
and External Relations

● Ms. Gabriela Ramos, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for

Social and Human Sciences (video message)
● Dr. Yuji Suzuki, Director-General of the National Federation of
Associations for UNESCO in Japan
● Ms. Xueli Abbing, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for the Fight
against Racism and Discrimination
● Ms. Sudha Balakrishnan, Chief of United Nations System Wide
Coordination and Accountability Section of the UN Youth Office
● Mr. John Linus Otieno, Chairperson of the Kenya Youth Forum
Club for UNESCO
● Ms. Davia Ellis, Secretary-General of the Jamaican National
Federation of Clubs for UNESCO
● Mr. Gianluca Buoncore, President of the Associazione Italiana
Giovani per l’UNESCO
Q&A session

12:30 – 13:30 Lunch

13:30 – 15:30 Strategic session 1 on a Youth Roadmap for Associations and Clubs
for UNESCO 2025-2030: Building a sustainable future together

Keynote speaker and session moderator: Ms. Lidiya Beisembayeva,

Consultant of the World Federation of Clubs and Associations for
UNESCO, UNICEF National Consultant, Well-Being Director at the
Haileybury Almaty School

Presentation on UNESCO’s Global Priority Gender Equality:

Mr. Maxat Baibekov, National Programme Officer for Social and Human
Sciences, UNESCO Almaty Regional Office

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● Youth representatives from Associations and Clubs for
UNESCO (organized in 5 thematic discussion groups – Education,
Digital Technology, Inclusive Societies, Climate Change and Crisis
Preparedness)

Rapporteurs per group, representing different regions:

● Education – Mr. Douno Mamadi, Member of the Nelson
Mandela Club for UNESCO in Guinea
● Digital Technology - Mr. Filip Iusein, Member of the
Romanian Federation of Associations and Clubs for
UNESCO
● Inclusive Societies - Ms. Luu Dieu Linh, Deputy Head of the
Communication Department of the Vietnam Federation of
Associations for UNESCO
● Climate Change - Ms. Alaimi Oumaima, Member of the
Gafsa Club for UNESCO in Tunisia
● Crisis Preparedness – Ms. Teomy Jireh Escaño González,
Head of Arts and Culture of the Youth Club for UNESCO of
the Dominican Republic

Supported by members of the UN Youth Advisory Board in Kazakhstan

and organizers

13:30 – 17:30 44th Ordinary Session of the WFUCA Executive Board (Hall “Elegant”,
Kazakhstan Hotel) – side event for the WFUCA Executive Board members

15:30 – 16.00 Coffee break

16:00 – 17:30 Strategic session 2 on a Youth Roadmap for Associations and Clubs
for UNESCO 2025-2030: Youth Empowerment in the context of
UNESCO’s Global Priority Africa

Keynote speaker and session moderator: Mr. Mohamed

Elfarnawany, Director of the Priority Africa Coordination Division,
UNESCO Sector for Priority Africa and External Relations

Rapporteur: Ms. Alorka Juanita Eyrham Twumwaa, Member of the

Labone Senior High School Club for UNESCO, Ghana

● Mr. Yves Laurent Goulei, Vice-President of the Ivorian

Federation of Associations and Clubs for UNESCO in charge of
Culture and Youth
● Mr. Seswai Gilbert Mojapelo, Chief Executive Officer of the JSM
Club for UNESCO from South Africa
● Ms. Onitiana Léaticia Ratsivahiny, Member of the ZEN (Zoky Ela
Nanabeazana) Association for UNESCO from Madagascar
● Mr. Lamin Koteh, Information and Communication Officer of the
National Federation of the Gambia Clubs for UNESCO
● Mr. Tang Hui, Programme Coordinator of the University of
Science and Technology Beijing Club for UNESCO

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● Ms. Mary Sheila Akol, Member of the Rotaract Club for UNESCO
of Sonde, Uganda
Open discussion

18:30 – 20:00 Gala Dinner (Elegant Hall, Hotel “Kazakhstan”)

February 20, DAY 3

2025
08:30 – 09:00 Transfer of participants to the meeting venue (UN Plaza, Baizakov street,
303)
09:00 – 10:30 Visionary Lecture on the Ethics of AI (2nd floor)

Moderator: Dr. Sabina Akzharova, Advisor to the President of the World

Federation of Associations and Clubs for UNESCO and Vice-President of
the Kazakhstan National Federation of Clubs for UNESCO

Dr. Wayne Holmes, Professor of Critical Studies of Artificial

Intelligence and Education, International Research Centre on
Artificial Intelligence under the auspices of UNESCO (IRCAI)
Q&A session

10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break

11:00 – 12:30 In parallel

Interactive panel discussion 1 “Ethics in the Digital Age and

Sustainable Youth-Led Initiatives” (1st floor)

Moderator: Ms. Naima Umiryayeva, Finalist of the Third International

UNESCO Model on AI in Education, member of the Club for UNESCO at
Haileybury Astana School

Panel members:
● Ms. Bianca Herzog, Programme Management Officer, UN Youth
Office
● Ms. Americana Chen, Youth Affairs Coordinator of the Hong
Kong Association for UNESCO
● Ms. Sarah Kharbach, Project Coordinator of the “Atome et
Carbone” French Club for UNESCO
● Ms. Jessica Safira, representative of the UNESCO Youth as
Researchers Programme in Indonesia
● Ms. Safiya Khalaf Ambu-saidi, Member of the Cultural Club for
UNESCO of Oman
● Mr. Filip Iusein, Member of the Romanian Federation of
Associations and Clubs for UNESCO

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● Mr. Abubakar Sadiq Umar, Coordinator of the Ahmadu Bello
University Club for UNESCO in Zaria, Nigeria
Q&A session

Interactive panel discussion 2 “Best practices of Clubs for UNESCO

in integrating Culture and Arts in Education” (2nd floor)

Moderator: Ms. Juliette Sardet, Project Coordinator at the French

National Commission for UNESCO

Panel members:
● Ms. Rita Bissoonauth, Director of the UNESCO Liaison Office in
Addis Ababa and UNESCO Representative to Ethiopia
● Ms. Teomy Jireh Escaño González, Head of Arts and Culture of
the Youth Club for UNESCO of the Dominican Republic
● Mr. Altair Murat, Laureat of the International Youth Art Festival
THE PLANET OF ART – 2023, member of the Club for UNESCO
at NIS Kokshetau
● Ms. Matlubakhon Salikhova, Member of Special Olympics Club
for UNESCO
● Mr. Abdoul Azize Kabore, Member of the Burkinabe Federation
of Associations and Clubs for UNESCO
● Mr. Jord Denzel Gante, Officer of the National Committee on
Youth Affairs, National Coordinating Body of Clubs for UNESCO
in the Philippines
● Ms. Alfiya Kurmanaliyeva, project coordinator of Dos Community
(Non-profit Foundation for Intellectual Volunteering in Kazakhstan)
Q&A session
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch

13:30 – 15:00 In parallel

Capacity-Building Workshop 1 “Sustainable Tourism & Youth-Led

Innovative Climate Solutions” (1st floor)
facilitated by:

● Ms. Assel Issanova, Head of Shymbulak Outdoor & Shymbulak

Team
● Mr. Benoit Schumann, Founding President of the French Club for
UNESCO "Project Rescue Ocean "

Capacity-Building Workshop 2 “Empowering Youth for Inclusive

Development and Reducing Global Inequalities” (2nd floor)
facilitated by:

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● Mr. Dorian Rommens, Programme Specialist, and Ms. Garance
Sarlat, Associate Programme Specialist, Section for Inclusion,
Rights and Intercultural Dialogue, UNESCO Social and Human
Sciences Sector
● Ms. Xueli Abbing, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for the Fight
against Racism and Discrimination

15:00 – 15.30 Coffee break

15:30 – 17:00 Closing Session (2nd floor)

Video

Presentation of the Results (by thematic group leaders) and

Conclusion of the “Youth Roadmap for Associations and Clubs for
UNESCO 2025-2030: Building a sustainable future together”

Closing remarks

Moderator: Mr. Du Yue, Secretary General of the World Federation of

Clubs and Associations for UNESCO

● Ms. Zhanar Shaimenova, Secretary-General of the Kazakhstan

National Commission for UNESCO and ICESCO
● Dr. Amir Piric, Director of the UNESCO Almaty Regional Office
● Mr. Alexandre Navarro, Secretary-General of the French
National Commission for UNESCO
● Mr. Bolat Akchulakov, President of the World and Kazakhstan
Federations of Clubs for UNESCO

17:00 Transfer of participants to the hotel

17:30 – 18:15 Dinner (Hotel “Kazakhstan”)

18:30 Departure to the Cultural Programme

19:00 – 22:30 Opera "Aida" at the Abai State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater

February 21, DAY 4

2025
During the day Departure of participants as per flight schedules, with transfer to the
airport
10:00 Meeting in the hotel lobby for departure to the Sightseeing Programme

10:30 – 13:00 Visit to Kok-Tobe Park and the Central State Museum of Kazakhstan

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch (Hotel “Kazakhstan”)