World Conference of Ministers Responsible for Youth 2019 and Youth Forum Lisboa+21, Lisbon, Portugal - 23 Jun 2019
Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres (C), Portuguese Minister of Education, Tiago Brandao Rodrigues (L) and President of the Portuguese National Youth Council, Hugo Carvalho (R), during the closing ceremony of the World Conference of Ministers Responsible for Youth 2019 and Youth Forum Lisboa+21, in Lisbon, Portugal, 23 June 2019. 21 years after the adoption of the Lisbon Declaration on Youth Policies and Programmes, the 'World Conference of Ministers Responsible for Youth 2019 and Youth Forum Lisboa+21' will provide space for national governments and young women and men, to discuss progress made since 1998, current opportunities and challenges, as well as innovative and operational approaches to enhance the relevance of policies and programmes affecting youth, within the context of Agenda 2030.