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This is the first time Malacca hosted AUYA in collaboration<br />

the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Melaka Historic<br />

City Council, UN Habitat, and UN Youth And World Assembly<br />

Of Youth (WAY). <strong>The</strong> theme of this conference<br />

here in Malacca is “Youth Roles Towards New Urban<br />

Agenda – Taking Action For Innovative, Socially Minded,<br />

Green Cities.”<br />

Topics discussed by the participants include managing<br />

of the problems that cities commonly faced, ethics about<br />

doing what is right for and by all urban citizens, ethical<br />

approach to leadership, ethical approach to planning<br />

and economic development, sustainability and citizen<br />

engagement, effective response to global issues such<br />

as climate change, tackling social and economic issues<br />

in cities, etc.<br />

<strong>The</strong> participants involved in this assembly are from Bangladesh,<br />

Belize, Canada, China, Colombia, Czech Republic,<br />

Ethiopia, Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia,<br />

Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea, Macedonia, Maldives,<br />

Morocco, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda,<br />

Somalia, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago,<br />

Turkey, UAE, Uganda, United States, Zambia, Zimbabwe<br />

and Malaysia.

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