YRLF2022 | Towards a New Centennial

In 2022, the Hariri Foundation organized the first “Youth of the Rise of Lebanon Forum,” focusing on the theme “Education First… Lebanon a state of Knowledge.” The forum aimed to promote the role of youth in the shaping of Lebanon’s second centennial amidst the rapid national and global transformations and following the devastating Beirut blast in August 2020. The forum marked the fourth reopening of Phoenicia Hotel, overcoming the devastation of the national disaster in the heart of Beirut. 

The forum engaged youth members in delivering an extensive presentation addressing the transformations and challenges that Lebanon and the world had witnessed during the previous three years. Following the Education Transformation Summit during the United Nations General Assembly of 2022, the forum highlighted the educational sector as the key priority for the Lebanon’s future and for the achievement of public order across its diverse development sectors. 

Accordingly, members capitalized the role of youth in monitoring and partaking in national development frameworks and global economic forums through research, innovation, and dialogue. The forum introduced its Phoenix trophy celebrating the contributions of national figures contributing to the rise of Lebanon’s educational and economic sectors.