Doha: The State of Qatar, represented by the Qatar Youth Hostels, will host the 54th International Youth Hostel Federation Conference on September 1, 2022.
The five-day event will he held with the participation of delegations from more than 30 countries around the world.
This conference coincides with the celebration of the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Federation, as the International Youth Hostel Federation (IYHF) was created in 1932 to unite hostels around the world.
The Federation is one of the largest youth organizations in the world and operates under the umbrella of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) and is spread in 74 countries around the world, and includes more than 4,000 homes around the world.
Head of Activities Department at Qatar Youth Hostels and Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Conference Abdullah Saeed said, in an exclusive statement to Qatar News Agency (QNA), that the 54th International Youth Hostel Federation Conference affirms the leadership of Qatar in hosting major international events, as well as the leadership of Qatari youth and their ability to organise and innovate in various international forums.
He pointed out that this hosting came as a result of Qatar Youth Hostels winning the hosting of the 54th Conference during the 52nd International Conference in Iceland in 2018, where Qatari youth hostels obtained the majority of votes at that time after submitting a file supported by various state institutions, especially the Ministry of Sports and Youth which was keen to support Qatari youth hostels and their youth cadres, to be eligible to host this important international event and to make Qatar the first Gulf country and the second Arab country to host this conference throughout its history, as it is held every two years.
Saeed explained that the conference, in which a group of youth hostels experts from around the world will participate, will discuss, over five days, a set of topics related to the global youth hostel movement and youth tourism in particular, and the introduction of new strategies for youth hostels to be adopted during the conference.
