BRICS Youth Forum-2017

The 2017 BRICS Youth Forum

Question: The 2017 BRICS Youth Forum (BYF) was organized in …
(a) Johannesburg
(b) Rio de Janeiro
(c) Beijing
(d) New Delhi
Answer- (c)
Related facts:

  • The 2017 BRICS Youth Forum was organized in Beijing, China from July 25 to 27, 2017.
  • The theme of this three-day BRICS forum was- “Enhance BRICS Partnership, Promote Youth Development”.
  • The Forum was attended by a total of 50 young delegates working as civil servants, scholars, entrepreneurs, artists and journalists from the BRICS countries.
  • Before formulating an action plan for the forum the delegates discussed on issues concerning youth policies and entrepreneurship, as well as the roles of BRICS youth in global governance.
  • It is noteworthy that the idea of establishing a dialogue mechanism for BRICS youth emerged in 2014 during a meeting between BRICS leaders in South Africa.

Reference:
https://twitter.com/EOIBeijing/status/890106735259725825
http://www.china.org.cn/china/2017-07/28/content_41305757.htm
https://twitter.com/EOIBeijing/status/890106735259725825
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2017-07/26/content_30253284.htm
http://indianexpress.com/article/world/brics-youth-forum-opens-in-beijing-4766688/