The Middle East and North Africa Youth Conference is taking place in Beirut with the participation of 80 delegates from 21 youth organisations from different countries.

The two-day conference is organised under the slogan ‘Youth and Building a Free Future’, discussing youth problems, solutions, struggle against racism, problems of women's freedom, how to activate the role of youth, development of solidarity and struggle of youth.

On its first day, the conference discusses the intervention and impact of the forces of capitalist modernity on the youth of the Middle East, how war and war affect the youth, the situation of young women in wars and crises, the abduction and rape of women and young women in war, especially by extremist organisations, and how these can be prevented.

In this scope, Zana Mustefa made evaluations within the framework of genocide, poverty, unemployment, migration and demographic change.