No Lost Generation Tech Summit 2019 report

No Lost Generation

No Lost Generation
25 June 2019

The 2019 NLG Tech Summit was co-organized by UNICEF Middle East and North Africa Regional office and NetHope, and co-created together with young people, represented through a Youth Advisory Board, and 11 UN/NGO agencies, each contributing their unique expertise, network, and resources to the Summit planning and implementation. Held on 25-26 June in Amman, Jordan, the NLG Tech Summit brought together youth, private sector actors, humanitarian experts, academic institutions and donors to explore new, innovative and tech-enabled solutions for addressing the education and employment needs of young people across the region, particularly those affected by the crises in Syria and Iraq.

A young woman in front of a wall of drawings

The event was made possible through the financial contributions of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and held under the patronage of HRH Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan, President of the Royal Scientific Society, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Princess Sumaya University for Technology.

This report aims to provide an overview of the purpose and content of the Summit as well as a set of recommended actions that resulted from the discussions and consultations leading to and at the Summit.

Watch what happened at the 2019 NLG Tech Summit.