JAKARTA, July 6 -- Twenty young leaders from across ASEAN Member States (AMS) met virtually with ASEAN Leaders at the sidelines of the 36th ASEAN Summit held on 26 June.

The ASEAN Youth Interface with ASEAN Leaders 2020 gave youth representatives a platform to speak with ASEAN Heads of States and Governments to advocate important youth issues such as volunteerism, entrepreneurship and skills development for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR).

The interface was preceded by an online brainstorming among the youth representatives, hosted by the National Committee on Youth of Viet Nam. They deliberated on addressing inequality in education, enabling the participation of youth in policy-making, strategies to encourage youth volunteerism, a...