“We are not problems to be solved, we are problem solvers. We should not be looked at as a threat but as an opportunity,” she said at the event.

The panel session focused on current issues in the MENA region including the influence of youth and their prominence in society, the impact of new technology, the role and empowerment of girls and women, and employment challenges.

During the discussion, the princess addressed an audience of 1,000 about issues concerning women and youth in the Arab world and their need for support through the establishment of non-governmental organizations, building a civil society and investing in the region’s youth.

“People take their voices to the streets when they are not heard by their governments. If we want stability in the region, we must build institutions of civil society so people can channel their demands through these institutions. 

“If we want prosperity in the region we must invest in young people through encouraging enterprise.”