Development is a timeless theme for humanity, and also a shared goal pursued by youth all over the world. The 2024 WYDF, with the theme of “Together for a Better Future”, was opened in Beijing on August 12, 2024, commencing with an opening ceremony and plenary session. This forum was attended - either via video or by person - by foreign representatives including heads of United Nations agencies, ministers of youth, youth leaders, youth representatives from various fields. The World Youth Development Forum is committed to building “an important platform where young people worldwide can contribute to global development and global efforts are gathered to promote youth development”, endeavoring to provide a worldwide platform for international organizations, government agencies, youth organizations, youth leaders and all sectors of society to exchange and learn from each other, work together and cooperate, so as to help all parties to jointly address global challenges and jointly build a better future.