Sameh Kamel

Sameh Kamel is the Organising Partner for External Affairs and International Relations at the Arab Youth Platform for Sustainable Development – League of Arab States, he is also the Associate Coordinator of the UN Taskforce Team of the International Movement of Catholic Students – Pax Romana. Sameh has hosted a number of trainings on Sustainable Development and Human Rights in countries like Zimbabwe, Ghana, Kenya, Indonesia, Egypt, Lebanon, UAE, Canada and France to raise awareness among young community leaders on the importance of the implementation on all levels. He also hosted open ended consultations on youth priorities in topics related to the New Urban Agenda and the Global Compact on Migration which led into the position papers of UNMGCY. He is the Regional Focal Point of the UN Major Group for Children and Youth on Habitat III for the Middle East and North Africa since 2014. He also led youth engagement in updating the Egyptian National Strategy on Sustainable Development. He has been coordinating youth engagement in many UN conferences and events as Habitat III, UNCTAD, WHS, ECOSOC Youth Forum and HLPF. Education wise, Sameh holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) October 6 University, Egypt, 2020.