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PRESS RELEASE

NELSON MANDELA INTERNATIONAL DAY

DATE: 18 JULY 2014

 “As l walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if l didn’t leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I’d still be in prison.” ~Nelson Mandela~

Mandela was a true representation of selflessness and a blessing to human kind.  His legacy lives on from generation to generation. He was a symbol of boundless unity that has no race and shares one common good, a human kind.

In November 2009, the UN General Assembly declared 18^thJuly as International Day of Nelson Mandela in recognition of the former South African President’s contribution to the culture of peace and freedom. Nelson Mandela devoted his life to the service of humanity as a human rights lawyer, a prisoner of conscience, an international peacemaker and the first democratically elected president of a free South Africa.

Acknowledging on his great efforts, every year on his birthday, UN joins a call with the Nelson Mandela Foundation to devote 67 minutes of time to helping others as a way of honoring his good deeds throughout the world and encouraging individuals, communities, governments and non-profit organizations to take one small step towards the larger leap of making a positive imprint.

The idea of Mandela Day was inspired by Mandela at his 90th birthday celebrations in London’s Hyde Park in 2008, when he said: “It is time for new hands to lift the burdens. It is in your hands now.” Understanding that underlying idea, it is obvious that the purpose of this day is not only about doing well; but also about building the cultures that will make a difference in the world.

Since then, the birthday of Mandela at 18^th July is celebrated annually as Nelson Mandela International Day or known in shorter term as Mandela Day. This year’s commemoration also marks the first Mandela Day when he is no longer around to anchor the occasion. Due to his absence, it is then more important than ever to uphold the values for which he struggled and to share his message for peace and humanity with future generations.

We, at World Assembly of Youth, recognize Nelson Mandela’s values and his dedication to the service of humanity, in the fields of conflict resolution, race relations, the promotion and protection of human rights, reconciliation, gender equality and the rights of youth and other vulnerable groups, as well as the upliftment of poor and under-developed communities. We also acknowledge his contribution to the struggle for democracy internationally and the promotion of a culture of peace throughout the world.

Therefore, in this year, let us all support the Nelson Mandela International Day campaign, mindful of both the global contexts and the contexts of our own communities. We aim to inspire and urge young people to embrace the values that Mandela shared which include democracy, freedom, equality, diversity, reconciliation, and respect. We believe that as the largest portion of the population, any changes started from young people will certainly bring fruitful result to the society and eventually to the world.

Let us make this day a remembrance of our Hero, Nelson Mandela who gave 67 years of his life to the struggle for human rights and social justice.

Happy Nelson Mandela International Day!

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WAY Secretariat

WORLD ASSEMBLY OF YOUTH

Visit our website at http://www.way.org.my
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Thank you for your continuous support and contribution to the MY World
< http://myworld2015.org> Campaign and participation in the World We Want
2015, the online global conversation on sustainable development and post
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We want to kindly bring your attention to the World We Want 2015 platform
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Call for Workshop Proposals

Dear Youth Workers,

You can take this opportunity and share with your networks and on your website.

Thank you. GADeF Team Global Alliance for Development Foundation(GADeF) www.gadef.org/  www.aypconference.org Call For Workshop Proposals Dear  Emmanuel  Marfo, Global Alliance for Development Foundation GREETINGS FROM THE AGN SECRETARIAT.

Kindly circulate to your networks and include on the Global Alliance for Development Foundation website, our CALL FOR 2014 AGN ASSEMBLY SESSION PROPOSALS, as follows: “The Programmes Committee of the 2014 African Grantmakers Network Assembly invites your proposal submission for the breakaway sessions at the third Assembly, taking place from 17 – 19 November, 2014, in Accra, Ghana.

The theme for the 2014 Assembly is “Philanthropy in Africa 2014: People, Policy and Practice”, The Assembly programme will focus on the three key areas; People, Policy and Practice for analysis and engagement in the discourse on philanthropy in Africa.

Workshop submissions will be a maximum of 2 hours duration and can be made by visiting the AGN website at this LINK to fill in the Online Submission Form OR download the full details and submission form, for onward submission by email to cfwp@africangrantmakersnetwork.org.

The deadline for submissions is 1700 hours GMT on Friday 29th August, 2014. Only emailed submissions received by Close of Business of the deadline date will be considered”. Kind Regards Adern Nkandela – AGN Secretariat — Rhoda Mahamah Executive Director Global Alliance for Development Foundation(GADeF) Email: infogadef@gmail.com| Website: www.gadef.org Skype: rhoda.mahamah| +233549699160

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Youth Climate Report Initiative

Dear Friends and Colleagues, For those of you interested in Youth, here is the link to the Youth Climate Report Initiative, http://youthclimatereport.org/blog/want-to-get-involved/ All the  best, Pam Puntenney and Bremley Lyngdoh UN SD Education Caucus Co-Chairs Co-Coordinators Climate Change

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View this email in your browser http://us4.campaign-archive1.com/u=0b22918e4424a35d9cfcf4986&id=4f85ae3ca8&e= Esteemed Colleagues,

Thank you for your continuous support and contribution to the MY World < http://myworld2015.org> Campaign and participation in the World We Want 2015, the online global conversation on sustainable development and post 2015.

We want to kindly bring your attention to the World We Want 2015 platform < http://www.worldwewant2015.org/>, which allows you to engage, visualize and analyse people’s voices on sustainable development. This is your chance to add your voice as global leaders set the development agenda for post-2015. Get involved, add your voice as civil society to the World We Want 2015 and participate in the United Nations Development Group (UNDG) Dialogues on Implementation of the post-2015 development agenda by following the links and specific consultation buttons below: UNDG Dialogues on Implementation < http://www.worldwewant2015.org/sitemap>

(Dialogues close by the end of July 2014) *Partnerships with civil society and other actors* < http://www.worldwewant2015.org/civilsociety2015> *Culture and development* <http://www.worldwewant2015.org/culture2015> *Participatory Monitoring for Accountability* < http://www.worldwewant2015.org/accountability2015> *Localising the post-2015 development agenda* < http://www.worldwewant2015.org/localising2015>

*Engaging with the Private Sector* < http://www.worldwewant2015.org/privatesector2015> *Helping to strengthen capacities & build effective institutions* < http://www.worldwewant2015.org/capacities2015> We encourage you to look at the World We Want 2015 TRENDS < http://www.worldwewant2015.org/trends> page.

Thanks to data curation, mining and visualization technology + quantitative and qualitative analysis, this space presents trends allowing you to see the people’s voices behind big data through people friendly infographics. We look forward to your valuable support and active participation! – Participate in the dialogues and e-discussions < http://www.worldwewant2015.org/sitemap> – Share social media content <http://www.worldwewant2015.org/node/446584> – Join the World We Want 2015 <http://www.worldwewant2015.org/join> & follow @WorldWeWant2015 <http://twitter.com/WorldWeWant2015>

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For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/a/childrenyouth.org/d/optout. Ntiokam Divine Child Labour Champion Focal Point,Follow-up to the  Brasilia Declaration Global Youth Digital Advocate Post -2015 skype: ntiokam.divine

“Engaging and mobilizing youth for Agriculture Development” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9rxEVm9Nl8

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1st African Youth Agric Festival

Warm Greetings from the #YFarm Team Find the following details below for your urgent attention: 1. To participate or exhibit at the YFarm ‘1st African Youth Agric Festival, August 12, 2014, register online via https://www.eventbrite.com/register?orderid=314724131349&client_token=8d5aabf137a043c09ad258050a617376&eid=12120971151 2. To profile your Farm and/or Agric Enterprise on the YFarm Directory (to be launched at the festival) for African Youth in Agriculture, register online via https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1nKGFNhKvbvsm_Vx7hHVJKwIlxv20igb08zcCQgAeaaw/viewform?usp=send_form 3. To submit your ‘One minute Video’ for the YFarm Documentary http://www.yfarmcampaign.blogspot.com/p/call.html Note that deadline for submission and registration is July 11, 2014. Kindly share with your youth networks across Africa You can join us on social media: Twitter: (Every Wednesday from 11am – 12pm) using #YFarm, #GROWversation, @fbinaija, @fbinaija1 Facebook: YFarm:  https://www.facebook.com/pages/FBIN-Y-Farm-Campaign/1472939866277082?fref=nf FBIN: https://www.facebook.com/groups/257017934402224/ Youth and Women in Agribusiness: https://www.facebook.com/groups/YouthWomenAgribusiness/ Thank you Barr. Nkiruka  Nnaemego CEO/Founder Fresh & Young Brains Development Initiative 48 Yaounde Street, Wuse Zone 6, Abuja 0706-6817-374, 08053641780 fbinaija1@gmail.com, fbinaija@yahoo.com Twitter: #YFarm, #GROWversation, @fbinaija, @fbinaija1 www.freshbrainsinitiativeng.org www.yfarmcampaign.blogspot.com The Y-Farm Festival is a two-pronged approach of promoting youth-led farms and the benefits of farming for sustainable livelihoods. The project is focused on amplifying youth voice (especially young farmers’ voice) to promote Sustainable Agriculture among the younger generation. ————————————————————————————————–

[WorldYout​h] Declaratio​n – 14th Melaka Internatio​nal Youth Dialogue (MIYD) [1 Attachment​]

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Looking forward to seeing you all next year for another Dialogue!

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[WorldYout​h] Press Release: Internatio​nal Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Traffickin​g

WORLD ASSEMBLY OF YOUTH PRESS RELEASE INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST DRUG ABUSE AND ILLICIT TRAFFICKING DATE: 26^TH JUNE 2014 

“No one is immune from addiction; it afflicts people of all ages, races, classes, and professions.”

~ Patrick J. Kennedy ~ 

Drug abuse poses significant health challenges to the whole world.  They are globally prevented due to its serious effects on health, social, economic and security matters. This problem is no longer limited to one type of drug or to a particular country or a specific class of the community. In 1987 the United Nation (UN) decided to give focus to the phenomenon of drug abuse and drug trafficking and called for a concerted global effort to fight the rise of drugs which has become a global trade. The poignant question we need to ask ourselves as responsible citizens of our countries is: What have we done to raise awareness and report drugs related crimes that happen in our countries? Today, 26th June 2014, is the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, a day which was created by the General Assembly of the United Nations to raise awareness of the negative impacts of drug abuse and trafficking and as a determination to strengthen action as well as cooperation to achieve the goal of an international society, free of drug abuse. This day is supported by individuals, communities and various organizations all over the world. The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has, over the years, been actively involved in launching campaigns to mobilize support for drug control. According to the UNODC, nearly 200 million people are using illicit drugs such as cocaine, cannabis, hallucinogens, opiates and sedative hypnotics.  The General Assembly recognized that despite the continued and increased efforts by the international community, the world drug problem continues to constitute a serious threat to public health, the safety and well-being of humanity, in particular those of young people. As such, we at the World Assembly of Youth (WAY), we tackled drug abuse as one of our youth issues so as to help young people to arise and extinguish the use of illegal drugs. We empower youth leaders and organizations to collaborate together to achieve drug free zone. The collaboration is needed to implement new ideas and strategies to combat drug abuse including improvement of policies which support the achievement towards a Drug Free Generation. One of our efforts was the 8^th Melaka International Youth Dialogue, ‘Towards a Drug Free Generation’ which elevated not only awareness but also improvements in attaining Drug Free Generation. We also believe that something has to be done as a matter of national priority to restore the social fabric of our nation before it is too late to correct the situation from deteriorating further. The youth need to be empowered to take control of their lives and not let drugs control them. Philip K. Dick said “Drug misuse is not a disease; it is a decision, like the decision to step out in front of a moving car. You would call that not a disease but an error of judgement”. -END- WAY Secretariat WORLD ASSEMBLY OF YOUTH Visit our website at http://www.way.org.my Secretariat Address: World Assembly of Youth, World Youth Complex, Jalan Lebuh Raya, 75450 Melaka, Malaysia. Telephones: +6062321871 or +6062322711 Fax: +6062327271 Email: info@way.org.my

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WAY BULLETIN JUNE 2014.pdf

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[WorldYout​h] Youth Informatio​n from ICYO India. [1 Attachment​

ECOSOC  Youth Forum Conclude: Inclusion of Young  People in National Decision-making Reoccurring Theme The Economic and  Social Council (ECOSOC)of United Nations organized the Youth Forum with the  theme ‘Inclusion of Young People in National Decision-making‘, concluded on 3  June 2014 in New York. The Member States  of Council welcomed a proposal to incorporate youth-focused target areas in the  post-2015 development agenda. Ahmad Alhendawi,  the United Nations Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, presented the document  “The Global Youth Call,” which he said intended to provide concrete language on  youth issues.  “Any new development  agenda should mainstream youth,” he said, expressing hope that the youth-focused  targets would be relevant to intergovernmental negotiations on the post-2015  development framework. The document covers  the top five thematic priorities of youth:   education, employment and entrepreneurship, health, good governance, and  peace and stability.  It asks for  inclusion in the post-2015 development agenda of such targets as:  ensuring universal access to quality  primary and post-primary education; reducing the number of youth not in  employment; ensuring young people’s meaningful and inclusive participation in  decision-making processes, governance and peace building; improving the  physical, social and mental health of adolescents and youth; and eliminating all  forms of violence and discrimination against adolescents and  youth. The keynote address  given by Lloyd Russell-Moyle, Vice-President, European Youth Forum describe  that, there were risks globally that led to a lack of belief.  Belief alone was not enough, and youth,  Governments and all other stakeholders must come together to act.  Describing how United Nations processes  could lack transparency, he said that wealthy States participating in the 1992  Earth Summit had gotten away with what they wanted, but after that the  “microphones were cut off for youth”.   The Millennium Declaration mentioned young people only once.  Over the years, young people’s tactics  had changed, but their struggles to be heard must  continue. North East NSS Youth  Festival Held North East National  Service Scheme (NSS) Youth Festival 2014 held from 14 to 17 June 2014 ain  Kohima, Nagaland. The festival was inaugurated Nagaland Legislative Assembly  speaker Chotisuh Sazo. He appeal to the youths to respect diverse culture and  build a cohesive region for nation building. Aimed at developing  the personality of the younger generations of the region, about 500 volunteers  from the Northeastern States, including Sikkim participated in different events  such as cultural exchange, intellectual competitions and also visiting some of  the rural villages in Kohima district during the three day festival. MIYD 2014 Held  The 14th Melaka  International Youth Dialogue held from 22 -25 June 2014 in Malaka, Malaysia  organized by World Assembly of Youth and attended by round about 200  persons.  The theme of this year  was  “Youth Education; Taking  Action, Getting Results” was designed to raise the issues on Youth and Education On 22nd June 2014,  in ice braking session, delegates were honored by the surprised visit by the  ‘Rt. Hon. Datuk Seri Mohd Ali bin Mohd Rustam, former president of  WAY’. On 23rd June 2014,  The official opening Ceremony was held in presence of YB P. Kamalanathan S/O.P.  Panchanathan, the Deputy Minister of Education and Higher Learning and Rt. Hon.  Datuk Seri Ir. Idris Haron, the Chief Minister of Melaka cum WAY President. On  24th June 2014, various workshops  organized to discuss the role of public and private sector, NGOs, Media as well  as society on Youth Education and Post 2015 Development Agenda. On 25TH June 2014,  MIYD adopted the Declaration with recommendations pertaining to education  betterment in post 2015 Development Agenda. National Youth  Awards The nomination for  National Youth Awards are open now and application to be reach respective  Secretary in the Sate Govt./Union Territory by 31 August. The state Govt./Union  Territory have to send to to Central Selection Committee by 10 September 2014.  The YAS Ministry give away these awards every year on 12 January. The main  objectives are to motivate young person (aged between 13 – 35) a challenge to  achieve excellence in the field of national of social service and encourage  young people to develp a sense o responsibility to their community. Each year 10  individuals from State Governments, 5 individuals from Union Territories, 2  voluntary organizations from state and 1 voluntary organizations from Union  Territories. Commonwealth Youth  Programme (CYP) Centre Shut Down Commonwealth  Secretariat decided to close the Asia centre of Commonwealth Youth Programme  (CYP), located in Chandigarh. While the London-based Commonwealth Secretariat  has cited “reorganization” as the reason behind the move, there was also a hint  of the centre being a “drain on resources” during the meet called for the  official announcement. The centre, which  catered to youth development programmes for countries in the region, will be  redeployed as a regional centre of the Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth  Development under the ministry of youth affairs and sports Skills Training of  Youth will Boost India’s GDP: WTO Increasing  female participation in labour force can also make a big impact on growth, says  working paper India may squander  the opportunity of having a young population of those below 35 years of age if  it fails to impart employable skills to them at a faster pace, the World Trade  Organization (WTO) has said. Sixty-five percent of India’s 1.2 billion people  are below the age of 35 years, according to the 2011 Census. While the  demographic effect will increase or lower gross domestic product (GDP) by barely  one percentage point in 2035, GDP levels can increase by about 3 percentage  points in 2035 if India improves significantly on skill training, according to  the WTO working paper. “Increasing female  participation in the labour force can make a similarly big impact, particularly  in India and the Middle East and North Africa, where a lack of improvement would  decrease GDP in 2035 by around 4 percentage points, compared with the reference  case (which is 1980-2010),” it said. Higher capital mobility will also benefit  developing countries such as India.   (LiveMint)                                                                                                               

UPCOMING  EVENTS

SBI  Invites Youth for Fellowship The State Bank of  India has started the ‘SBI Youth for India fellowship’ to enable young people to  work for the development of India for one year.  “The SBI Youth for India fellowship is a  volunteering platform initiated, funded and managed by SBI in partnership with  NGOs. The fellowship enables urban youth to work on rural development projects  for one year,” SBI said in a statement. For the fellowship year 2014-15, the  partner NGOs are MS Swaminathan Research Foundation, BAIF Development Research  Foundation, Seva Mandir, Gram Vikas and Aga Khan Rural Support Program (India).  For more detail logon: http://www.youthforindia.org/programme.php UNESCO  ESD Youth Conference UNESCO, Ministry of  Education, Culture, Sport, Science and Technology of Japan, Japanese National  commission for UNESCO and Goi Peace Foundation jointly organize the UNESCO ESD  (Education for Sustainable development) Youth Conference on 7 November 2014 in  Okayama, Japan. The Youth conference will provide an opportunity to exchange  ideas and experiences on Education for Sustainable development. This will be the  stakeholders meeting of UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable  Development, to be held in Aichi-Nagoya from 10 to 12 November 2014. All 50  participants of youth conference will attend the this Conference to share their  views and opions. Int.  Youth Forum The International  Forum (Tavrida) is a unique cultural, historical and educational platform, where  the dynamic and creative group of young leaders from more than 50 countries  around the world will work together on generating innovative solutions and  formulating proposals on how to cope with the challenges that society are facing  today. That’s why participation in the Forum will lead not only to solving  urgent problems of Russia and the world at large, but also to long-term  cooperation between youth organizations in different parts of the world. The  Int. Youth Forum will be held from 10 to 20 August 2014 in Crimea,  Russia. Forum  of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations 6th Forum of the  United Nations Alliance of Civilizations will take place in Bali, Indonesia, on  29 and 30 August 2014. The theme of the Forum will be “Unity in Diversity:  Celebrating Diversity for Common and Shared Values”. The topic of the Youth  Event will focus on “The Role of Youth in Promoting “Unity in Diversity” through  Education, Media, and Migration”. Bangladesh  Summit on Sustainable Development The Bangladesh  Summit on Sustainable Development will take place in Dhaka, Bangladesh on August  17-19, 2014. The organizers proudly announce the ‘Mission for 100 Years’ as this  year’s event theme. The summit will discuss post-2015 Sustainable Development  agenda and policy framework. IYPF  2014 An International  Youth Peace Fest -IYPF 2014 will be held from September 27– October 2, 2014, in  Chandigarh with the theme ‘CHANGE’. The event is organized Yuvsatta. The IYPF 2014 will  provide young people, especially youth to be directly involved with passionate  people from all across the globe. Recognizing that youth participation is  fundamental for accelerating the Millennium Development Goals and Post-2015  Development Agenda; youth engagement throughout the IYPF 2014 will be enhanced  to ensure that their views and contributions are acknowledged and  strengthened. In.  Youth Forum S. Korea NCYOK  will host International Youth Forum in South Korea from 20-27 August 2014. The  Youth and World Peace and sub-themes includes Types and Features of Youth Action  for World Peace; Scope and Direction of Youth Action for World peace;  Understanding of Confrontation and Conflict in Era of  Globalizatio

Youth  Information is published by Indian Committee of  Youth Organizations (ICYO) 194-A,  Arjun Nagar, Safdarjang Enclave New  Delhi 110029, India Phone:  91 9811729093  / 91 11 26183978 Fax 91 11 26198423 Email:  icyoindia@gmail.com   Web:  www.icyo.in

Indian  Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO) is a registered non-profit,  non-governmental network organization, committed in developing areas of mutual  cooperation and understanding among different youth voluntary agencies, youth  groups, clubs and individuals working in the field of youth welfare in  India. ICYO  functions as an umbrella organization of youth NGOs in India. It’s family  consists of over 441 organizations spread in 124 districts of 26 states from  different corners of India. Our  goal: ü   To  improve and extend the youth work and services through Youth  Organizations; ü   To  enhance and demonstrate youth work in the society; ü   To  promote effective youth programmme; ü   To  organize network of civil society organizations working towards the development  of youth work; ü   To  organize seminars, conferences, workshops, trainings; ü   To  maintain international relation with organizations promoting young people in  their programme and activities Affiliation:  ü   Consultative  (Roster) Status with ECOSOC, United Nations; ü   Consultative  Status with Commission on Sustainable Development; ü   Full  Member of Asian Youth Council (AYC); World Assembly of Youth (WAY); ü   Associate  with Foundation for Leadership Initiatives  (FLI). Attachment(s) from ‘Indianyouthorgs’ indianyouthorgs@yahoo.co.uk [WorldYouth] | View attachments on the web 1 of 1 File(s)

Youth Informaiton July 1,2014.pdf

WORLD ASSEMBLY OF YOUTHVisit our website at http://www.way.org.my Secretariat Address: World Assembly of Youth, World Youth Complex, Jalan Lebuh Raya, 75450 Melaka, Malaysia. Telephones: +6062321871 or +6062322711 Fax: +6062327271 Email: info@way.org.my

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 ICYO – Youth  Information Newsletter

ECOSOC  Youth Forum Conclude: Inclusion of Young  People in National Decision-making Reoccurring Theme The Economic and  Social Council (ECOSOC)of United Nations organized the Youth Forum with the  theme ‘Inclusion of Young People in National Decision-making‘, concluded on 3  June 2014 in New York. The Member States  of Council welcomed a proposal to incorporate youth-focused target areas in the  post-2015 development agenda. Ahmad Alhendawi,  the United Nations Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, presented the document  “The Global Youth Call,” which he said intended to provide concrete language on  youth issues.  “Any new development  agenda should mainstream youth,” he said, expressing hope that the youth-focused  targets would be relevant to intergovernmental negotiations on the post-2015  development framework. The document covers  the top five thematic priorities of youth:   education, employment and entrepreneurship, health, good governance, and  peace and stability.  It asks for  inclusion in the post-2015 development agenda of such targets as:  ensuring universal access to quality  primary and post-primary education; reducing the number of youth not in  employment; ensuring young people’s meaningful and inclusive participation in  decision-making processes, governance and peace building; improving the  physical, social and mental health of adolescents and youth; and eliminating all  forms of violence and discrimination against adolescents and  youth. The keynote address  given by Lloyd Russell-Moyle, Vice-President, European Youth Forum describe  that, there were risks globally that led to a lack of belief.  Belief alone was not enough, and youth,  Governments and all other stakeholders must come together to act.  Describing how United Nations processes  could lack transparency, he said that wealthy States participating in the 1992  Earth Summit had gotten away with what they wanted, but after that the  “microphones were cut off for youth”.   The Millennium Declaration mentioned young people only once.  Over the years, young people’s tactics  had changed, but their struggles to be heard must  continue. North East NSS Youth  Festival Held North East National  Service Scheme (NSS) Youth Festival 2014 held from 14 to 17 June 2014 ain  Kohima, Nagaland. The festival was inaugurated Nagaland Legislative Assembly  speaker Chotisuh Sazo. He appeal to the youths to respect diverse culture and  build a cohesive region for nation building. Aimed at developing  the personality of the younger generations of the region, about 500 volunteers  from the Northeastern States, including Sikkim participated in different events  such as cultural exchange, intellectual competitions and also visiting some of  the rural villages in Kohima district during the three day festival. MIYD 2014 Held  The 14th Melaka  International Youth Dialogue held from 22 -25 June 2014 in Malaka, Malaysia  organized by World Assembly of Youth and attended by round about 200  persons.  The theme of this year  was  “Youth Education; Taking  Action, Getting Results” was designed to raise the issues on Youth and Education On 22nd June 2014,  in ice braking session, delegates were honored by the surprised visit by the  ‘Rt. Hon. Datuk Seri Mohd Ali bin Mohd Rustam, former president of  WAY’.. On 23rd June 2014,  The official opening Ceremony was held in presence of YB P. Kamalanathan S/O.P.  Panchanathan, the Deputy Minister of Education and Higher Learning and Rt. Hon.  Datuk Seri Ir. Idris Haron, the Chief Minister of Melaka cum WAY President. On  24th June 2014, various workshops  organized to discuss the role of public and private sector, NGOs, Media as well  as society on Youth Education and Post 2015 Development Agenda. On 25TH June 2014,  MIYD adopted the Declaration with recommendations pertaining to education  betterment in post 2015 Development Agenda. National Youth  Awards The nomination for  National Youth Awards are open now and application to be reach respective  Secretary in the Sate Govt./Union Territory by 31 August. The state Govt./Union  Territory have to send to to Central Selection Committee by 10 September 2014.  The YAS Ministry give away these awards every year on 12 January. The main  objectives are to motivate young person (aged between 13 – 35) a challenge to  achieve excellence in the field of national of social service and encourage  young people to develp a sense o responsibility to their community. Each year 10  individuals from State Governments, 5 individuals from Union Territories, 2  voluntary organizations from state and 1 voluntary organizations from Union  Territories. Commonwealth Youth  Programme (CYP) Centre Shut Down Commonwealth  Secretariat decided to close the Asia centre of Commonwealth Youth Programme  (CYP), located in Chandigarh. While the London-based Commonwealth Secretariat  has cited “reorganization” as the reason behind the move, there was also a hint  of the centre being a “drain on resources” during the meet called for the  official announcement. The centre, which  catered to youth development programmes for countries in the region, will be  redeployed as a regional centre of the Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth  Development under the ministry of youth affairs and sports Skills Training of  Youth will Boost India’s GDP: WTO Increasing  female participation in labour force can also make a big impact on growth, says  working paper India may squander  the opportunity of having a young population of those below 35 years of age if  it fails to impart employable skills to them at a faster pace, the World Trade  Organization (WTO) has said. Sixty-five percent of India’s 1.2 billion people  are below the age of 35 years, according to the 2011 Census. While the  demographic effect will increase or lower gross domestic product (GDP) by barely  one percentage point in 2035, GDP levels can increase by about 3 percentage  points in 2035 if India improves significantly on skill training, according to  the WTO working paper. “Increasing female  participation in the labour force can make a similarly big impact, particularly  in India and the Middle East and North Africa, where a lack of improvement would  decrease GDP in 2035 by around 4 percentage points, compared with the reference  case (which is 1980-2010),” it said. Higher capital mobility will also benefit  developing countries such as India.   (LiveMint)                                                                                                                                             UPCOMING  EVENTS  SBI  Invites Youth for Fellowship The State Bank of  India has started the ‘SBI Youth for India fellowship’ to enable young people to  work for the development of India for one year.  “The SBI Youth for India fellowship is a  volunteering platform initiated, funded and managed by SBI in partnership with  NGOs. The fellowship enables urban youth to work on rural development projects  for one year,” SBI said in a statement. For the fellowship year 2014-15, the  partner NGOs are MS Swaminathan Research Foundation, BAIF Development Research  Foundation, Seva Mandir, Gram Vikas and Aga Khan Rural Support Program (India).  For more detail logon: http://www.youthforindia.org/programme.php UNESCO  ESD Youth Conference UNESCO, Ministry of  Education, Culture, Sport, Science and Technology of Japan, Japanese National  commission for UNESCO and Goi Peace Foundation jointly organize the UNESCO ESD  (Education for Sustainable development) Youth Conference on 7 November 2014 in  Okayama, Japan. The Youth conference will provide an opportunity to exchange  ideas and experiences on Education for Sustainable development. This will be the  stakeholders meeting of UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable  Development, to be held in Aichi-Nagoya from 10 to 12 November 2014. All 50  participants of youth conference will attend the this Conference to share their  views and opions. Int.  Youth Forum The International  Forum (Tavrida) is a unique cultural, historical and educational platform, where  the dynamic and creative group of young leaders from more than 50 countries  around the world will work together on generating innovative solutions and  formulating proposals on how to cope with the challenges that society are facing  today. That’s why participation in the Forum will lead not only to solving  urgent problems of Russia and the world at large, but also to long-term  cooperation between youth organizations in different parts of the world. The  Int. Youth Forum will be held from 10 to 20 August 2014 in Crimea,  Russia.  Forum  of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations 6th Forum of the  United Nations Alliance of Civilizations will take place in Bali, Indonesia, on  29 and 30 August 2014. The theme of the Forum will be “Unity in Diversity:  Celebrating Diversity for Common and Shared Values”. The topic of the Youth  Event will focus on “The Role of Youth in Promoting “Unity in Diversity” through  Education, Media, and Migration”. Bangladesh  Summit on Sustainable Development The Bangladesh  Summit on Sustainable Development will take place in Dhaka, Bangladesh on August  17-19, 2014. The organizers proudly announce the ‘Mission for 100 Years’ as this  year’s event theme. The summit will discuss post-2015 Sustainable Development  agenda and policy framework. IYPF  2014 An International  Youth Peace Fest -IYPF 2014 will be held from September 27– October 2, 2014, in  Chandigarh with the theme ‘CHANGE’. The event is organized Yuvsatta. The IYPF 2014 will  provide young people, especially youth to be directly involved with passionate  people from all across the globe. Recognizing that youth participation is  fundamental for accelerating the Millennium Development Goals and Post-2015  Development Agenda; youth engagement throughout the IYPF 2014 will be enhanced  to ensure that their views and contributions are acknowledged and  strengthened. In.  Youth Forum S. Korea NCYOK  will host International Youth Forum in South Korea from 20-27 August 2014. The  Youth and World Peace and sub-themes includes Types and Features of Youth Action  for World Peace; Scope and Direction of Youth Action for World peace;  Understanding of Confrontation and Conflict in Era of  Globalization.

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Indian  Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO) is a registered non-profit,  non-governmental network organization, committed in developing areas of mutual  cooperation and understanding among different youth voluntary agencies, youth  groups, clubs and individuals working in the field of youth welfare in  India. ICYO  functions as an umbrella organization of youth NGOs in India. It’s family  consists of over 441 organizations spread in 124 districts of 26 states from  different corners of India. Our  goal: ü   To  improve and extend the youth work and services through Youth  Organizations; ü   To  enhance and demonstrate youth work in the society; ü   To  promote effective youth programmme; ü   To  organize network of civil society organizations working towards the development  of youth work; ü   To  organize seminars, conferences, workshops, trainings; ü   To  maintain international relation with organizations promoting young people in  their programme and activities Affiliation:  ü   Consultative  (Roster) Status with ECOSOC, United Nations; ü   Consultative  Status with Commission on Sustainable Development; ü   Full  Member of Asian Youth Council (AYC); World Assembly of Youth (WAY); ü   Associate  with Foundation for Leadership Initiatives  (FLI).

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Update Cameroon Climate Justice Youth Ambassador

Dear , Ntiokam Divine is my name and a youth consultant in ensuring Sustainable Development is at the top of their agendas. That said and done, we are currently implementing a Tree Planting initiative termed Plant-for-the-Planet Academy across the national territory and wish to liaise with WRI in Cameroon. Just wish to share some of my recent activities with you on Climate Change. Here you have 02 activities from Cameroon: https://www.flickr.com/photos/plant-for-the-planet/sets/72157644797659274/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/plant-for-the-planet/sets/72157644899972813/ In Uganda : Attached. Look forward to working with you all and getting feed back from you. Thanks, Ntiokam Divine Child Labour Champion Focal Point,Follow-up to the  Brasilia Declaration Global Youth Digital Advocate Post -2015 skype: ntiokam.divine “Engaging and mobilizing youth for Agriculture Development” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9rxEVm9Nl8 Read My Blog<http://acsstudents.weebly.com/1/post/2011/12/divine-interjection.html> Share Your Vision for the World We Want 2015<http://www.worldwewant2015.org> UN Information on Post-2015<http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/beyond2015.shtml> Read the MyWorld Blog <http://blog.myworld2015.org/> Follow @worldwewant2015 *Celebrate the UN International Day of Peace, 21 September!*

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End Violence & Sexual Abuse Against  Women and  Children ICYO E-News  campaign::::ICYO to End  CSEC

(To  raise the voice against violence and Sexual Abuse, Sexual Exploitation of  Children and Youth and Human Trafficking for sexual purpose)

Women and Child Development Ministry invites suggestions / comments on  proposed Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill, 2014   The  Women and Child Development Ministry has decided to repeal and re-enact the JJ  Act, 2000. A draft of the proposed Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of  Children) Bill, 2014 incorporating the suggestions already received during  previous consultation process has been prepared.  The Ministry has uploaded a copy of the  draft bill on the website www.wcd.nic.in  for suggestions/comments from the  civil society organizations, non government organizations and  individuals. Over  the last few years, concerns regarding protection of children and implementation  issues related to the legislation have arisen, which need to be addressed as a  priority through strengthening of existing provisions and introduction of new  clauses in the Act. The Women and Child Development Ministry had discussions  with States / UTs and Civil Society Organizations and the following issues came  up: 1.  Increase in reported incidents of abuse of children in institutions, family and  communities. 2.  Inadequate facilities, quality of care and rehabilitation measures in  Homes. 3.  Delays in various processes under the Act, such as decision by the Child Welfare  Committees (CWCs) And Juvenile Justice Boards leading to high pendency of  cases. 4.  Delay in adoption  process. 5.  Inadequate provision to deal with  offences against children. 6.  Provisions related to juveniles in  conflict with law, in the age group of 16 to 18 years, etc The  individuals and organizations are encouraged to review the provisions of the  proposed bill and send their comments to the Ministry to vivek.joshi@nic.in with  a copy to ashi.kapoor@nic.in, jyotimathur@yahoo.co.in  latest by 03. 07. 2014 till 6:00  pm.

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[WorldYout​h] Press Release: World Refugee Day

WORLD REFUGEE DAY: ‘1 FAMILY TORN APART BY WAR IS TOO MANY’ DATE: 20^TH JUNE 2014 

“In the midst of migrants in search of a better life there are people in need of protection: refugees and asylum-seekers, women and children victims of trafficking. Many move simply to avoid dying of hunger. When leaving is not an option but a necessity, this is more than poverty.” ~ Antonio Guterres

 Imagine being the parent of a sick and hungry child and having to decide between risking your life staying in a conflict or leaving behind everything in search of safety.

 For years, many countries and regions have been holding their own events similar to World Refugee Day. One of the most widespread events is Africa Refugee Day, which is celebrated on June 20 in many countries. The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution to express its solidarity with Africa. The resolution noted that 2001 marked the 50th anniversary of the 1951 Convention relating to the status of refugees, and that the Organization of African Unity (OAU) agreed to have International Refugee Day coincide with Africa Refugee Day on June 20. The Assembly therefore decided that June 20 would be celebrated as World Refugee Day from 2001 onwards. This day was designated by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees to bring attention to the plight of approximately 14 million refugees around the world. World Refugee Day is an era for us to reflect on the refugees and displaced people around the world who bear these terrible burdens through no fault of their own. It is a day for governments around the world to augment their work to support refugees, to recommit themselves to the resolution of conflicts, and to make greater efforts to prevent them. Every year on the 20^th of June the United Nations and numerous civic groups around the world celebrate World Refugee Day, dedicated to raising awareness of the situation of refugees throughout the world. This day was established by the United Nations (UN) to honor the courage, strength and determination of women, men and children who are forced to flee their homeland under threat of persecution, conflict and violence. This year’s theme is titled “1 family torn apart by war is too many” it reminds us that the casualties of war are ordinary people, mothers, fathers, sons and daughters. Recent conflicts have forced record numbers of families to leave everything behind. In fact, it is estimated that two families flee from violence or persecution every minute. On World Refugee Day, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) asked the public to reflect on the same perilous journey, if only for a moment, by contemplating what they would take if forced to flee. As youth encompass a rising proportion of refugees in the world, we at World Assembly of Youth (WAY), join other establishment on this day in recognizing refugees from all around the world. We extend our support and respect to their strength to sustain, persist and struggle against suffering. We urge the government agencies and organizations to assist and protect the refugees. Last year, on the 13th Melaka International Youth Dialogue (MIYD), we tackled ‘Youth Migration: A Step from Haven’. This theme was selected to highlight the reasons and factors of migration and to acknowledge the principal opinions of young people. For more information on the outcome document please visit: http://www.way.org.my/files/Program%20Outcomes/2013/Declaration-_13th_Melaka_International_Youth_Dialogue.pdf Thus, on this World Refugee Day, let us take time to recognize and draw inspiration from these ordinary people who have shown such extraordinary courage towards the world’s millions of refugees and displaced. -END- WAY Secretariat

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ICYO-Youth Informatio​n WCD Ministry invites suggestion​s/comments on proposed Juvenile Justice Bill, 2014

[WorldYout​h] Press Release: Day 1 – 14th Melaka Internatio​nal Youth Dialogue

WORLD ASSEMBLY OF YOUTH PRESS RELEASE DAY 1 – 14TH MELAKA INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DIALOGUE “YOUTH AND EDUCATION: TAKING ACTION, GETTING RESULTS” DATE: 22^ND June 2014 Melaka, 22^nd June 2014 – THIS day marked another memorable occasion for the World Assembly of Youth (WAY), as over 200 highly enthusiastic and vested participants  have gathered  for the 14^th Melaka International Youth Dialogue (MIYD), which is taking place at Permaisuri MITC Hotel in Melaka, Malaysia. This year’s theme, “Youth Education; Taking Action, Getting Results” was designed to raise the issues on Youth and Education and suggestions as to how to achieve Education For All (EFA) and Post 2015 Development Agenda on Education. It was our pleasure to receive delegates from different youth bodies and organizations as this already hinted the premature success of the dialogue. To welcome the delegates, an ice breaking session was held which served as an informal means to get participants to interact with one another.  Delegates were honored by the surprised visit by the Rt. Hon. Datuk Seri Mohd Ali bin Mohd Rustam, former president of WAY, where he met and greeted all delegates present. In honor and respect to various nations, participants sang their national anthem and told stories about their countries and cultures. With day one done, everyone is looking forward to the plenary sessions, where participants will get to hear variety of speakers who will challenge, inspire and motivate them to promote the necessity of education globally. Stay tuned, as our social media outlets will keep you posted on the progress and turn outs of the event. WAY Secretariat

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[WorldYout​h] [NCYOK] The 25th Internatio​nal Youth Forum [2 Attachment​s]

[Attachments from ‘Ediola Pashollari’ ediola@way.org.my [WorldYouth] included below]

Dear Colleagues, Warm greetings from the World Assembly of Youth (WAY) Secretariat! We are pleased to inform you that the National Council of Youth Organizations in Korea (NCYOK) and World Assembly of Youth (WAY) are jointly organizing the annual event, 25^th International Youth Forum with selected theme “Youth and World Peace”. The Forum is going to take place from 20 to 27 August, 2014 in Seoul and Muju, Republic of Korea. We call upon all qualified youth and youth leaders to apply and participate in this Forum. Please find attached herewith the programme description and application form of the 25th International Youth Forum for your perusal and action. For further inquiries and registration, please contact Sangwon Lee at ncyokway@chol.com We are looking forward to seeing you all in Seoul! Best regards, Attachment(s) from ‘Ediola Pashollari’ ediola@way.org.my [WorldYouth] | View attachments on the web 2 of 2 File(s)

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[WorldYout​h] Press Release: Day 4 – Closing Ceremony of the 14th Melaka Internatio​nal Youth Dialogue ‘Youth and Education: Taking Action, Getting Results’

WORLD ASSEMBLY OF YOUTH PRESS RELEASE DAY 4-CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE 14TH MELAKA INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DIALOGUE DATE: 25^TH JUNE 2014 Melaka, 25^TH June 2014 – THE last day of the 14th Melaka International Youth Dialogue was filled with many remarkable events. The day began with the presentation of the 14^th MIYD Draft Declaration which was later adopted for implementation. Everyone present participated well proving that they indeed paid attention to the advices and feedbacks given by various speakers for the past two days. Later during the day, the participants were divided into three groups and went on a field trip to three prominent universities in Melaka: University Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM), Limkokwing Academy of Creativity and Innovation and Politeknik Merlimau. It was an overwhelming experience for the participants and volunteers as they were briefed on the progress and development of education in Malaysia particularly in Melaka. The farewell gala dinner and closing ceremony were held later that night at MITC Ballroom where WAY Secretary General, Ms Ediola Pashollari, welcomed all esteemed guests and participants. The atmosphere was lit up by the crowd and it was heated up even more when Rt. Hon. Datuk Seri Ir. Idris Haron, President of World Assembly of Youth cum Chief Minister of Melaka arrived accompanied by Hon. Khairy Jamaluddin, Minister of Youth and Sports. Besides, the closing ceremony was also attended by WAY Goodwill Ambassador, Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports of Namibia, Deputy Minister of Environment and Tourism of Namibia cum Vice President of the WAY, Ambassador of Ecuador to Malaysia, High Commissioner of the Republic of Namibia to Malaysia, Acting High Commissioner of Brunei Darussalam to Malaysia, President of Malaysian Youth Council, Deputy Director General of Ministry of Youth and Sports Malaysia, two other WAY Vice Presidents and Executive committee member of WAY as well as other EXCO members of Melaka State Government. The closing ceremony was started with the welcoming remarks by WAY Secretary General, Ediola Pashollari. She mentioned how grateful she was for the adoption of the declaration and the level of commitment demonstrated by everyone present during the entire dialogue. She also acknowledged the input of all dignitaries, and organizers and she hoped for a continuous relation and cooperation between the youth, WAY, National Youth Councils, Youth Organizations and Government Youth Representative Bodies. WAY Secretary General’s welcome remarks were then followed by a speech from the WAY Goodwill Ambassador, Ms. Masiela Lusha, who spoke on youth, being young and filled with limitless potentials and enthusiasm and urged all young people to engage in more positive leisure activities. The night was then continued by the speech of the WAY President encouraging everyone to partake in ensuring the declaration presented today becomes a reality. He reminded young people of today to represent not only the future but also the present. WAY’s commitment towards young people was also articulated in the action of signing partnership between Ms. Ediola Pashollari and Mr. Wemel Cumavoo, the founder and also CEO of MyMobileUniversity. Afterward, the closing ceremony was officiated by the Minister of Youth and Sports, Hon. Khairy Jamaluddin who gave an outstanding speech about the young people’s bravery of bringing up changes especially those in education.  He urged all young people to engage in more positive leisure activities and for the stakeholders to unite their efforts together in creating a more conducive environment which offers a wide variety of prolific activities for young people. The closing ceremony was concluded with a dinner, followed by certificate and awards presentation, and photo session. The night was ended with dignitaries, participants, organizers and volunteers celebrating the end of the dialogue as one. –END- WAY Secretariat

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Upcoming CIVICUS Youth Assembly

Dear networkers, I am writing to you about CIVICUS’ exciting plans for youth mainstreaming during International Civil Society Week and planning for the Youth Assembly.

The Youth Assembly will be held on Saturday 22^ndNovember 2014 with the registrations for International Civil Society Week going live in June. The Youth Assembly will be organized by a Steering Committee and run by our youth taskforce.  I thought to share this with you as it’s a great opportunity for your organizations and networks to discuss possibly co-hosting or partnership. We are actively seeking funding contributions for Youth delegates at the moment, from registration costs ($200USD) to travel bursaries ($2000USD) or to be a full partner ($2500 USD). Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions and I also cc here Cecily Rawlinson and Jennifer Brown, the main coordinators for the  event for further inquires.  Best, Aya Chebbi

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World Youth Foundation

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Protecting ASEAN’s Heritage 11 August – 15 September 2014 Malaysia

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United Nations Headquarters, NYC, USA 

Yours,

– Ahmad Alhendawi, UN SG Envoy for Youth 

“I urge you to see your time (at the YA) as a call to action. The world needs each and every one of you to do your part in transforming our world and building a more sustainable and equitable future for all.” – U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon.

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Empowering Women, Empowering Humanity

Picture It! 

UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director

Dr. Phumzile Mlambo-Nguka 

cordially invites you

to the launch of UN Women’s global campaign to mark the 20th anniversary of the

World Conference on Women in Beijing. 

Speakers include United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Jan Eliasson;

Under Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director,

Dr. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka;

writer and feminist activist Gloria Steinem and other eminent personalities,

along with renowned musical artists Women of the World, Girl Be Heard

and spoken-word artist Carlos Andrés Gómez. 

26 June 2014, 5–7 p.m. EDT

Apollo Theater

253 W 125th Street, New York 

RSVP to http://goo.gl/BTBB9p 

PLEASE NOTE that that guests must bring a printout of

their reservation confirmation to the event for entry. 

Follow #Beijing20 and @UN_Women on Twitter 

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WORLD ASSEMBLY OF YOUTH

Visit our website at http://www.way.org.my Secretariat Address: World Assembly of Youth, World Youth Complex, Jalan Lebuh Raya, 75450 Melaka, Malaysia. Telephones: +6062321871 or +6062322711 Fax: +6062327271 Email: info@way.org.my

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[WorldYout​h] Middle East And North Africa Model United Nation- Tunisia- Call for Secretaria​t Members from MENA

Distinguished fellow, On Behalf of Middle East And North Africa Model United Nation organizing committee, I would like to invite interested youth from MENA to join our project and our secretariat. Model United Nation is a simulation of the United Nations General Assembly and other multilateral bodies. Students can participate in the conference to learn how the world’s most famous foreign policy association promotes peace, human rights, and other influences. MENA Model United Nations was founded on 28^th of March, 2014 by a corporation emerged from WeYouth organization (‘’ WeYouth Tunisia, formally launched in March 31, 2012 ,  is a Non-governmental organization which is committed to empower Youth ‘s participation in decision making , leadership education , social and civic engagement, furthering youth opportunities in non-formal and vocational education ,exchange programs , intercultural dialogue and committed to create  “change agents”  and Youth Leaders within the community. The organization works towards the creation of a sustainable and gender sensitive nationwide umbrella organization that will fully mobilize the youth population to actively participate in personal and social development strengthening the civil society movement through active participation in social issues, transformation of the country’s socio-cultural situation and uplifting the economic conditions with the long term aim of improving youth’s situation.’’)  who thought that young people ought to be seen as sources of energy and potential, and as the bearers of our future. MENAMUN offers a unique opportunity to experience the challenges of international negotiation and diplomacy. MENAMUN is on its way to involve youth in international decision making process. We achieve our objectives through Seminars, forums, dialogues and international conferences throughout the world. This first annual conference will take place for three days from the 23th to the 26^th of August in Sfax, Tunisia for three days.  Throughout the conference, delegates will gain insight into the workings of the United Nations by actively participating in the resolution of important global issues. Participants will not only work with hundreds of other motivated college students with the common goals of furthering international awareness and building consensus, but will also work within a lively social setting. This is an official call for participants to take part in secretariat, please note that we would only cover accommodation, air flights booking cannot be covered. If you are interested contact us on email Contact@weyouthtunisia.org Warmest regards, Amir Ben Ameur President WeYouth -Tunisia Tel. +216 74 415 610  /  Fax. + 216 74 297 660 contact@weyouthtunisia.org Imm AMEN Bank 1er étage Av.Hédi Chaker Sfax 3000 , Tunisia     /    www.weyouthtunisia.org

 

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http://www.girlup.org/

Girl’s  Up,

Aan innovative UN campaign focused on empowering girls in some of the world’s hardest to reach places is having its UK launch this Thursday in London.   If you are a young women aged between 13-22 and would like to attend for free, please email jeremy@idealmedia.org.uk   http://girluplive.com/     WORLD ASSEMBLY OF YOUTH Visit our website at http://www.way.org.my Secretariat Address: World Assembly of Youth, World Youth Complex, Jalan Lebuh Raya, 75450 Melaka, Malaysia. Telephones: +6062321871 or +6062322711 Fax: +6062327271 Email: info@way.org.my

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[WorldYout​h] If you live in Asia or the Pacific please respond to the online opinion poll

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Upcoming Youth Assembly 2014

Dear networkers,

As member of the Youth Advisory Group helping in putting together the 2014 Youth Assembly. Please find attached concept notes for the Youth Assembly and International Civil Society Week 2014. The Youth Assembly will be held on Saturday 22^ndNovember 2014 with the registrations for International Civil Society Week going live in June. The Youth Assembly will be organized by a Steering Committee and run by our youth taskforce.  I thought to share this with you as it’s a great opportunity for your organizations or network to discuss possibly co-hosting or partnership. We are actively seeking funding contributions for Youth delegates at the moment, from registration costs ($200USD) to travel bursaries ($2000USD) or to be a full partner ($2500 USD). Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions and I also cc here Cecily Rawlinson and Jennifer Brown, the main coordinators for the  event for further inquires.  Best, Aya Chebbi

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Colombo Declaratio​n on Youth (World Conference on Youth 2014)

Dear All,

Please accept the Colombo Declaration on Youth World Conference on Youth 2014 Sri Lanka Mainstreaming youth in thé post-2015 development agenda, of 6th – 10th May 2014 in attachment.

Ibrahim SIDIBE Coordinator of the Initiative for Agricultural and Rural de Development in Mali (ARD) Country Representative Young Professionals’ Platform for Agricultural Research for Development in Mali (YPARD) BP-E: 4630 Bamako, Mali Kalaban coura Ext South Street 325 Door 69 Phone: (00223) 20284223 Mobile: (00223) 76312529 Skype: sidhibe E-mail: ibrahimsidhibe@gmail.com

Site: www.ypard.net  .

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[MGCY-Post​2015] 6th Forum of UNAOC | Applicatio​n Open | 28-30 August 2014

From: bali@uanocyouth.org

Subject: 6th Forum of UNAOC | Application Open | 28-30 August 2014

Date: June 4, 2014 at 10:59:45 AM GMT+7

To: Natasha Ardiani

Dear youth partners, We have the pleasure to inform you that the 6th Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations will take place in Bali, Indonesia, on 29 and 30 August 2014. The theme of the Forum will be “Unity in Diversity: Celebrating Diversity for Common and Shared Values”. This Forum will bring together participants including youth, political and corporate leaders, civil society activists, representatives of faith communities, journalists, etc. to work together and agree on joint actions to improve relations across cultures and religions and build a lasting peace. A total of 100 youth from diverse cultural and religious backgrounds and with outstanding track records in intercultural dialogue and youth work will be selected as participants of the Youth Event which will take place on 28 August 2014. A total of 40 places will be allocated to international participants and 60 places will be allocated to Indonesian participants. The topic of the Youth Event will focus on “The Role of Youth in Promoting “Unity in Diversity” through Education, Media, and Migration”. Participants selected for the Youth Event will join other participants to the 6^th UNAOC Forum on 29 and 30 August 2014. The Youth Event will be output-oriented and will focus on collective reflection rather than on presentations of individual projects implemented by youth organizations at the event. In addition, it will help youth establish contacts, actively exchange and explore how they can collaborate together, before and after the Forum. Youth will be invited to multiply the results of the Youth Event and the Forum after they return home. The tentative program of the Youth Event and the 6^th UNAOC Forum will be available on-line in July 2014. The Indonesian government is offering some support for the 100 youth representatives wishing to attend the UNAOC Forum in Bali.  More details here.

The Youth Event organization team

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NOMINATION​S: Internatio​nal young people for Girl Summit 2014 and #YouthforC​hange

Saturday 19 July and Girl Summit 2014 on 22 July

Dear friends, You may have heard of the upcoming Girl Summit 2014 to be hosted by the UK Prime Minister in London next month, bringing together community leaders, governments, international organisations and the private sector to build on current efforts and rally a global movement “to end child marriage and FGM/C in a generation”. This event will take place in London on 22 July, and will be combined with a specific parallel event for youth, #YouthforChange, on 19 July. The organisers have just let us know that there might be a possibility for non-UK based youth participants to get sponsorship to attend the event, and we thought this might be of interest to someone in your organisation or your wider networks. The application process is still open but it’s a very tight deadline (4pm BST on Wednesday 4 June). Youth must be available to attend both the #YouthforChange event on Saturday 19 July and Girl Summit 2014 on 22 July. The age range for nominations is 14-21 years old. Please find the nomination form attached, and in case of any queries, please contact Lindsay Mgbor, Youth Event Manager of the Girl Summit 2014 directly: l-mgbor@dfid.gov.uk The Girls Not Brides secretariat does unfortunately not have access to any further information and we do not in any way influence the selection process. Wishing you every success with your nominations should you decide to apply. Warmest wishes, Marta George Ndungu,

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Worldview Mission [MGCY-Post​2015] ECOSOC Youth Forum

Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2014 19:25:05 +0200 Subject: Worldview Mission Fwd: [MGCY-Post2015] ECOSOC Youth Forum From: lovanstakyi@gmail.com    To: yve-ghana-members@googlegroups.com; kita-alumni-and-students-network@googlegroups.com; director@kitaghana.org; worldview-mission-country-coordinators@googlegroups.com

FYI APOLOGIES FOR CROSS POSTING. Please read below the outcome of the ECOSOC Youth forum With kind regards Lovans Ghana

The ECOSOC Youth Forum took place on June second and third at the United Nation Headquarters in New York.  The event was created so that young people could voice their opinions and ideas for the Post 2015 agenda. It had already been noted that the youth population had a strong need to play a part in the Post 2015 and Sustainable development agenda as a result of their participation in the “World We Want 2015” campaign and their involvement in the Open Working Group sessions. The forum was a two-day event that was divided into four sessions. The forum had been conducted by ECOSOC accompanied by the Office of the Youth Envoy of the Secretary General. The topics that the event was divided into were: Promoting Youth Employment- Creating Decent Jobs for a More Sustainable Future, Advancing progress in Africa beyond 2015, Youth: The Future They Want Beyond 2015 and The “Road Map”: Youth and the 2015 Development Summit. A forum began with a spoken word piece and was then followed by statements made by Mr. Martin Sajdik the President of ECOSOC, Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary of the UN, and Mr. John W. Ash, President of the 68th session of the General Assembly, along with Mr. Ahmad Alhendawi, the UN Secretary General’s Envoy on Youth. The morning session dealt with promoting youth employment and stated that one in five people are considered youth, which makes them a large portion of the human population. The youth, however, are three times more likely to be unemployed. Many speakers brought up good ideas and opportunities that would help the youth such as entrepreneurship’s and skill building opportunities. Providing young people with jobs is not enough, the jobs being provided must be able to keep them out of poverty. The afternoon session was devoted to advancing progress in Africa. Africa has the largest population of youths, yet they are crippled by unemployment, conflict, and climate change. Nowhere are the effects of climate change more harmful then on the African continent which ranges from desertification to deforestation. Another issue that has been presented is that receiving an education doesn’t necessarily mean you will be granted a job. The government needs to work hand in hand with it’s people and this must involve the youth. Other topics that were presented were violence against women and gender inequality. There needs to be active involvement of youth and education that leads to employment. Day two of the event began with a statement made by Lloyd Russell Moyle. The agenda for the morning session was to work with what happens next, and and figure out how we can create a better future for our youth. The next step is having the youth and their adult counterparts work together. The session then broke up into smaller groups that addressed key topics that dealt with youth. The smaller sessions allowed a more interactive format. The afternoon was dedicated to the “Road Map” meaning how do we change words into action. There needs to be a focus on education, healthcare, employment, sexual rights, gender equality and so on. Member states need to work with the youth and the youth need to be involved in their government at all levels. This is the largest youth population the world has ever seen, therefore their involvement in the Post 2015 agenda is necessary because this is an agenda that will help decide their future. A keynote of the event was the success of the Youth Conference in Sri Lanka. Along with a statement made by International Co-ordination Meeting of Youth Organizations (ICMYO) and Major Group of Children and Youth (MGCY) that they welcome The Global Youth Call document and will work with it during the Post 2015 process. The outcome of the ECOSOC Youth Forum will be presented at the the upcoming High Level Forum in July 2014.

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AYICC/CODE #WED2014 in the News

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VOTE Tafadzwa Nyamuzihwa campaign

Dear friends,

Tafadzwa Nyamuzihwa has been selected for an international award. Voting started on Friday we need your vote. Please share this email with family and friends and post the link on your facebook   account, facebook page, twitter and all social networks you are using VOTE for Tafadzwa Nyamuzihwa click this link http://www.sos-childrensvillages.org/about-sos/hermann-gmeiner-award-2014

Every VOTE is important to him. We are a  team and this award is for Zimbabwe… Thank you for your vote and sharing the link… Regards Mr Tafadzwa Nyamuzihwa Shine On International Founder and motivational speaker Twitter: taffyshines Facebook: Tafadzwa Nyamz Nyamuzihwa Skype: taffynyamz Mobile: +263 772 434 590 / +263 733 710 069 www.shineonafrica.org Our Vision To create a society where blind people are empowered, independent, accepted and are treated as equals and live a healthy and social life.

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[WorldYout​h] Call for Participat​ion: High Level Youth Policy Dialogue on SDGs. [2 Attachment​s]

[ Attachment(s)  from George Ndung’u george@oayouth.org [WorldYouth] included below]

Attachment(s) from George Ndung’u george@oayouth.org [WorldYouth] | View attachments on the web 2 of 2 File(s)

Call for Participants HLPD on SDGs.pdf

Application Form_High Level Youth Policy Dialogue on Sustainable Development Goals.docx

  Dear Colleague, The Organisation of African Youth and partners are convening a High Level Youth Policy Dialogue on SDGs to be held from 19th-21st August 2014 in Nairobi, Kenya as an African youth event, open to international youth, with an aim of gathering and strengthening political commitment for governments to support prioritizing investment in youth development in the post-2015 era. Under the theme, “Prioritizing an Investment in Youth Development in the Post-2015 era,” the meeting will cultivate on the recommendations made by young people and create political goodwill for African countries to champion the youth agenda at the intergovernmental negotiations (September 2014-September 2015).

OBJECTIVES:

1. To galvanize governments to make political commitments towards supporting young people’s demands and aspirations for a better future in the post-2015 era.
2. To provide an inclusive platform for young people to engage in a dialogue withdecision makers including head of states and ministers to share ideas, experiences and innovative approaches for effectively contributing to the designing of SDGs and their implementation.
3. To facilitate effective partnerships with young organizations, the Governments and UN Agencies in designing and implementation the SDGs.
4. To engage African countries and organizations including CSOs that will act as youth champions to push for the youth agenda in the SDGs intergovernmental process.

Participants should fulfil the following criteria:

• Being actively involved and nominated  by a youth organisation (local, national, regional, international) as volunteers, trainers and/or youth workers. Each organization can nominate upto to 2 applicants- a male and a female;
• Aged between 18-35 years old;
• Being involved in an organisation, project or initiative that aims at the participation of young people in Post 2015 agenda process/decision and policy making.
• Be committed to attend the full duration of the meeting
• Be a key multiplier playing an active role within her/his youth organization, at national or regional level, and plan to continue this work in the near future..

All applicants fulfilling the criteria and interested to participate should send the enclosed application form to  dialogue@oayouth.org by the 30th June 2014. Please complete the Application Form in English.

Logistics: The organizers will do their best to fully cover the travel costs of all the selected African participants and accommodation and meals will be assured by the organizers for the entire duration of the meeting. International participants are responsible of their own travel, accommodation and meals costs for the duration of the meeting. Organizations which are able to cover the participation costs, fully or partially, of their nominees are requested to state so in the application form and they will be given higher consideration in the selection.

For more information, kindly find the attached call for participation and the application form. Also visit the event website: http://youthsdagenda.oayouth.org/

And like our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ypd2014

The twitter Hashtag for the event is #YDialogue

Regards,

Co-Chair, Beyond 2015 Campaign. George Ndungu, Secretary for International Affairs and Kenya Representative, Organisation of African Youth, Nairobi, Kenya. Mobile: +254719810024.  

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Call for Participat​ion: High Level Youth Policy Dialogue on SDGs

Dear Colleague, The Organisation of African Youth and partners are convening a High Level Youth Policy Dialogue on SDGs to be held from 19th-21st August 2014 in Nairobi, Kenya as an African youth event, open to international youth, with an aim of gathering and strengthening political commitment for governments to support prioritizing investment in youth development in the post-2015 era. Under the theme, “Prioritizing an Investment in Youth Development in the Post-2015 era,” the meeting will cultivate on the recommendations made by young people and create political goodwill for African countries to champion the youth agenda at the intergovernmental negotiations (September 2014-September 2015). OBJECTIVES:

1. To galvanize governments to make political commitments towards supporting young people’s demands and aspirations for a better future in the post-2015 era.
2. To provide an inclusive platform for young people to engage in a dialogue withdecision makers including head of states and ministers to share ideas, experiences and innovative approaches for effectively contributing to the designing of SDGs and their implementation.
3. To facilitate effective partnerships with young organizations, the Governments and UN Agencies in designing and implementation the SDGs.
4. To engage African countries and organizations including CSOs that will act as youth champions to push for the youth agenda in the SDGs intergovernmental process.

Participants should fulfil the following criteria:

• Being actively involved and nominated  by a youth organisation (local, national, regional, international) as volunteers, trainers and/or youth workers. Each organization can nominate upto to 2 applicants- a male and a female;
• Aged between 18-35 years old;
• Being involved in an organisation, project or initiative that aims at the participation of young people in Post 2015 agenda process/decision and policy making.
• Be committed to attend the full duration of the meeting
• Be a key multiplier playing an active role within her/his youth organization, at national or regional level, and plan to continue this work in the near future..

George Ndungu, Secretary for International Affairs and Kenya Representative, Organisation of African Youth, Nairobi, Kenya. Mobile: +254719810024.  Co-Chair, Beyond 2015 Campaign. 

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[Beyond 2015:309] Post 2015 Agenda Must Remove Barriers for Youth

Our hopes for the Post-2015 Development Agenda are high, intensified by  the knowledge that we cannot go on as we are right now. Change is urgent and necessary. Our freedom cannot be fully realised unless we are free  from the shackles of poverty and conflict, economic exclusion, violence, war and violence in this generation. The opportunity to rethink and  redefine our global pathway comes once in a generation. This is our  opportunity, and we must seize it. Read the whole  article here
Join the discussion using #GPY2015

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[MGCY-Post​2015] Side Event on Young People’s Participat​ion in Peacebuild​ing

Dear Partner, Greetings from African Youth Peace Initiatives. We are interested in long and short-term interns or volunteers who may be seeking to pursue professional internship or volunteer work in Africa and specifically in Uganda. Please receive here-in attached our Concept on the International Internship and Volunteer Exchange Programme.  We would graciously appreciate your favorable collaboration and to discussing more details with you should you wish to partner with us. Sincerely, Frederick B. K Executive Director

From: Matilda Flemming Date: 2014-05-07 4:57 GMT-01:00 Subject: [MGCY-Post2015] Side Event on Young People’s Participation in Peacebuilding To: post2015@childrenyouth.org, majorgroup@childrenyouth.org

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INCLUSION OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN NATIONAL DECISION-M​AKING REOCCURRIN​G THEME AS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL CONCLUDES YOUTH FORUM

Economic and Social Council      ECOSOC/6623

Economic and Social Council Youth Forum AM & PM Meetings

INCLUSION OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN NATIONAL DECISION-MAKING REOCCURRING THEME

AS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL CONCLUDES YOUTH FORUM

Member States today welcomed a proposal to incorporate youth-focused target areas in the post-2015 development agenda, as the Economic and Social Council concluded its two-day Youth Forum. Ahmad Alhendawi, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, presented the document “The Global Youth Call,” which he said intended to provide concrete language on youth issues.  “Any new development agenda should mainstream youth,” he said, expressing hope that the youth-focused targets would be relevant to intergovernmental negotiations on the post-2015 development framework. The document covers the top five thematic priorities of youth:  education, employment and entrepreneurship, health, good governance, and peace and stability.  It asks for inclusion in the post-2015 development agenda of such targets as:  ensuring universal access to quality primary and post-primary education; reducing the number of youth not in employment; ensuring young people’s meaningful and inclusive participation in decision-making processes, governance and peacebuilding; improving the physical, social and mental health of adolescents and youth; and eliminating all forms of violence and discrimination against adolescents and youth. Amanda Lundy, of PLAN International, said the Global Youth Call document highlighted the role of youth in monitoring implementation by Governments, among other elements. Chernor Bah, Chair of the Youth Advocacy Group for the Global Education First Initiative, said the document represented a strong, unified voice that Governments and the international community could not ignore. Csaba Kőrösi (Hungary), Co-Chair of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals, said the youth call represented a “contract among generations”.  Some youth had been involved in the Working Group’s deliberations on the post-2015 “zero draft” on sustainable development goals.  Four of those goals and seven targets directly addressed youth concerns, he said, inviting youth to review the draft and work with their Governments to devise and implement national plans. Austria’s delegate said the Global Youth Call document rightfully focused on human rights for young women and girls. Paraguay’s delegate said the current generation of youth had unprecedented opportunities to enhance gender equality and employ cutting-edge information technologies to achieve sustainable development.  Youth must be able to participate in policymaking in order to take advantage of such opportunities. The representative of the Netherlands stressed the need for proper access for youth to sexual and reproductive rights, as well as HIV/AIDS care — which was among the priorities for youth in his country. Lloyd Russell-Moyle, Vice-President of the European Youth Forum, pointed out in his keynote address that the Millennium Declaration mentioned young people only once, underscoring the need for youth to be at the table when a decision would be made on the post-2015 development agenda. Mr. Alhendawi, Wu Hongbo, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, and Martin Sajdik (Austria), President of the Economic and Social Council, made closing remarks. Keynote Address LLOYD RUSSELL-MOYLE, Vice-President, European Youth Forum, asked youth delegates if they believed in a theory of change and how they could make a better tomorrow.  There were risks globally that led to a lack of belief.  Belief alone was not enough, and youth, Governments and all other stakeholders must come together to act.  Describing how United Nations processes could lack transparency, he said that wealthy States participating in the 1992 Earth Summit had gotten away with what they wanted, but after that the “microphones were cut off for youth”.  The Millennium Declaration mentioned young people only once.  Over the years, young people’s tactics had changed, but their struggles to be heard must continue. The Colombo Declaration on Youth in 2014 would not reach the roof of a skyscraper but it laid the foundation, he said.  Now bricks must be put in place.  Youth must be at the table when the post-2015 global agenda would be adopted.  After today’s discussion, they must go home and lobby that Governments hear their voices.  Young people expressed their voices in protests or through lobbying respectfully in suits.  When their voices were not heard, they could build their own alternatives.  This forum of youth and Governments must move away from “too much talking” towards decisions. Session IV: Youth — The Future They Want Beyond 2015 The session reviewed the main outcomes of the crowdsourcing initiative undertaken by the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, in collaboration with United Nations agencies and international non-governmental organizations, and other stakeholders.  The resulting Global Youth Call presented the emanating immediate priorities of youth moving beyond 2015 and the most appropriate targets and indicators that could be included in the post-2015 development agenda that would support young people’s vision of the future they wanted. PRATEEK AWASTHI, Technical Analyst, United Nations Population Fund, said that although the post-2015 discussions included issues of unemployment and poverty, among others, young people felt something was missing.  They were twice as likely to be poor and three-times as likely to be unemployed.  Further, the majority of sexual assaults happened to girls under the age of 16. While he would hear people say they wanted to include young people as they were important, he questioned what exactly that meant.  Clear targets and goals were needed.  More than 1,700 youth organizations and other stakeholders and partners around the world offered input to the Global Youth Call.  Expressing hope that the Call would be useful, he urged that delegations bring the document back to their countries “so that no one can say we don’t know what you are asking for”. DOUG COURT, Deputy Coordinator, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) BYND 2015 Youth Summit, said that, in developing a document out of crowdsourcing, the main challenge was to make sense of all the “noise” out there.  “If you want to lose faith in humanity read the comments below a newsfeed,” he said, noting the bigotry and hatred that an anonymous Internet could engender.  Creating a platform so that youth could express comments was, therefore, an opportunity to experiment with the process of ideation.  More than 1,000 actors helped consolidate the ideas that created the platform.  Five areas garnered high percentages of relevancy among the participants in creating that platform, including education, employment and entrepreneurship, health, governance and peace and security.  The breakout sessions could be formats to develop actionable strategies that the youth delegates could bring back to their Governments. Mr. AWASTHI then described the five areas in depth, noting that youth called for education to be more accessible and have increased national budget allocations, among others.  Education needed to be relevant to the job market and to leading healthy, productive lives towards a sustainable world.  Employment needed to address the match between skills and the changing needs of the market.  Young entrepreneurs needed access to tailor-made funding and mentorships.  With 600 million jobs needing to be created, and with 9 out of 10 jobs occurring in the private sector, supporting those entrepreneurs was critical. The World Health Organization (WHO) had identified the top causes of youth death, including road traffic accidents, HIV, and suicide, he continued.  Recognizing the social and political determinants of health was crucial, he said, noting that most behaviour patterns began in adolescence.  Youths said they wanted, among others, access to sexual education, contraception with a focus on adolescent girls, and mental health services, particularly in light of the high suicide rates. Peace and personal security, ranging from child and early forced marriage to violence against children, including in school and households, as well as public spaces, were included in many documents.  However, the peacebuilding process would not be successful unless young people were included.  They played key roles in peace and security.  In the area of governance and participation, they called for an honest and responsive Government that enabled participation by young people.  In that role, they could monitor and hold Governments accountable. In the brief interactive dialogue, a young man from Nicaragua pointed out that young people had a different mentality about sexual rights than their parents or other adults and that the forum was the “superb time” to work hand-in-hand for a better world and a different world. A young man from Niger, noting that youth in his country had produced in 2013 an outcome document on the areas in the Global Youth Call, urged that technology and agricultural concerns be used in combination.  He also said that a woman friend, in light of the recent kidnapping in Nigeria, had questioned if people had the courage to send their girls to school.  “We need to intensify a culture of peace,” he stated.  Otherwise, nothing was possible. Mr. AWASTHI urged that it was critical advocacy continue, using all the outcome documents and the Global Youth Call developed over the years, when delegations returned to their countries. Also speaking were representatives of Bangladesh and Burkina Faso. Session V: Discussion on Youth Proposals AHMAD ALHENDAWI, Envoy of the Secretary-General on Youth, presented the Global Youth Call, which he said intended to provide concrete language on youth-focused target areas to be included in the post-2015 development agenda.  Any new development agenda should mainstream youth.  The call was based on consensus among more than 1,700 youth organizations, the United Nations Major Group on Children and Youth, global networks of international non-governmental organizations and many other stakeholders.  The youth had done their homework.  The call would be handed to Member States and it would be relevant to intergovernmental negotiations.  The call was also in line with the outcome of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals. AMANDA LUNDY, of PLAN International, said the call was a road map for Governments.  Some highlights included an emphasis on the role of youth in the prevention of diseases, including non-communicable diseases, the need for support entrepreneurship to address underemployment, and the importance of governance.  The call also underscored the needs for investment in civil society space and for involvement of youth in monitoring to hold Governments to account. CHERNOR BAH, Chair, Youth Advocacy Group for the Global Education First Initiative, said the Global Youth Call document reflected that for the first time in history youth were advocating through a strong, unified voice that Governments and the international community could not ignore.  The document covered employment, health, governance, education, peace and security, stressing the critical role of young people in creating peace and safety and the need to invest in youth in order to achieve a viable peace. CSABA KŐRÖSI (Hungary), Co-Chair, Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals, said the Global Youth Call document represented a “contract among generations”.  Some youth had been involved in the Open Working Group’s deliberations from the outset; their influence and input had been vital in charting the post-2015 zero draft.  The Global Youth Call document focused on human rights, youth, family concerns, disaster risk reduction, culture and infrastructure.  Four of the sustainable development goals and seven targets directly addressed youth concerns.  He invited youth to look at the zero draft to see whether it would help the international community move forward and called on them to work with their Governments to devise and implement national plans to implement the goals.  “You will be the ones to implement them, to monitor them and to bear the consequences and enjoy the fruits if we do it right,” he said. During the ensuing discussion, delegates stressed the need to fulfil young peoples’ needs through better education and jobs and by properly reflecting that population’s needs in the post-2015 development agenda and the sustainable development goals.  They welcomed the Global Call on Youth and shed light on their policies and programmes for youth empowerment and development. The representative of Tunisia said youth had played an important role in Tunisia’s revolution and that the country’s new Constitution focused on youth development. The representative of Paraguay said the current generation of youth had unprecedented opportunities to enhance gender equality and employ cutting-edge information technologies to achieve sustainable development.  Youth must be able to participate in policymaking in order to take advantage of such opportunities. The representative of the Netherlands stressed the need for proper access for youth to sexual and reproductive rights, as well as HIV/AIDS care — which was among the priorities for youth in his country. The representative of Austria said the Global Youth Call document rightfully focused on human rights for young women and girls. The representative of Burkina Faso asked if a monitoring or advocacy mechanism could be created in the United Nations that would take youth concerns into account. The representative of Kyrgyzstan called on Governments to work with youth groups to erase age discrimination against youth in the labour force. Also speaking were the representatives of Romania, Cuba, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Dominican Republic, Panama, Afghanistan and Brazil. Individual youth speakers shed light on the concerns of youth in their respective regions.  Two speakers said the third Millennium Development Goal had not focused on stopping child marriage and gender-based violence, which were real concerns in places like Bangladesh and India.  Such issues should be included in the post-2015 goals.  Another speaker expressed hope that the proposals made during the youth forum in Quito would be heard.  Another speaker asked what happened to youth activist movements such as the Arab Spring and Occupy Wall Street, stressing the need to question the current model of socioeconomic development and focus instead on workers’ rights.  One speaker said more focus was needed on the rights of people with disabilities, migrant workers and minorities. A representative of the Group of Friends of Youth said the five priority areas identified by youth in the survey carried out by the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth and several United Nations agencies directly related to the priority areas of the World Programme of Action for Youth. A representative of the Serbian Youth Council stressed the importance of forming true partnerships with youth, not just involving them in consultations, which was the first step. Closing Remarks Mr. ALHENDAWI said human rights were at the heart of sustainable development.  The Forum had accomplished much by creating a very good list of targets for the post-2015 era.  Moving forward it was necessary to ensure that youth had more access points at the United Nations and the ability to participate in the work of the Organization. THOMAS GASS, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, speaking on behalf of WU HONGBO, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, said the work in the past two days had not taken place in a vacuum.  Rather it was a culmination of processes.  Young people had been outspoken and clear in shaping the post-2015 development agenda.  That involvement was essential so that in September 2015 everyone could move forward and implement the contract.  “The United Nations wants to partner with you.  Your inputs are important to sustainable development,” he said.  He also stressed the need to ensure young people lived in a world free from violence and the essential role of youth as peacekeepers and peace-builders.  Development could not happen without everyone on board on an equal footing.  Youth had demonstrated the crucial role information and communications technology played in spreading their message. MARTIN SAJDIK (Austria), Economic and Social Council President, said that in the last two days the Forum had raised key youth issues and challenges, and shared information, knowledge and good practices.  Recommended actions and key messages presented during the Forum would be presented during the Council’s high-level segment in July.  He expressed hope that the Forum would become part of the Council’s formal proceedings.

— Mailing list of the UN Major Group Children and Youth: The Children and Youth space in sustainable development negotiations at the United Nations. Website: www.childrenyouth.org, Facebook: www.facebook.com/UNMGCY, Twitter: @UNMGCY

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[WorldYout​h] UNFCCC launches ‘Youth in Action on Climate Change: Inspiratio​ns from around the World’ in Arabic and Russian [1 Attachment​]

[Attachment(s) from UNFCCC Youth youth@unfccc.int [WorldYouth] included below] Dear subscribers, Today  we  are  launching  the  latest  flagship  publication by the United Nations Joint Framework Initiative on Children, Youth and Climate Change in Arabic  and Russian. Download it in one of the six official UN languages at the  following  link  or  pick  up  a  copy  at  the  UNFCCC Climate Change Publications Counter, if you are attending the UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn from 4 to 15 June: http://unfccc.int/cc_inet/cc_inet/items/3514.php The objective of the publication is to highlight concrete work young people do  to  incite  their  governments  to  scale  up  climate action and raise ambition  towards  a  post-2020  climate change regime. It is designed as a tool  and a source of inspiration for developing and carrying out projects, initiatives  and  campaigns to increase awareness of the causes and impacts of  climate  change,  promote  sustainable  lifestyles  and  advance  green low-carbon development. For further information, please contact: youth@unfccc.int ________ Capacity-building and Outreach Finance, Technology and Capacity-building Programme (Embedded image moved to file: pic12835.gif) Martin-Luther-King-Str. 8, 53175 Bonn, Germany Tel.: +49 228 815 1035   Fax: + 49 228 815 1999 youth@unfccc.int   http://unfccc.int This email message is intended only for the use of the named recipient. Information contained in this email message and its attachments may be privileged, confidential and protected from disclosure.  If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, copy, use or disclose this communication to others.  Also please notify the sender by replying to this message and then delete it from your system.

Attachment(s) from UNFCCC Youth youth@unfccc.int [WorldYouth] | View attachments on the web 1 of 1 Photo(s) WORLD ASSEMBLY OF YOUTH Posted by: UNFCCC Youth <youth@unfccc.int> Visit our website at http://www.way.org.my Secretariat Address: World Assembly of Youth, World Youth Complex, Jalan Lebuh Raya, 75450 Melaka, Malaysia. Telephones: +6062321871 or +6062322711 Fax: +6062327271 Email: info@way.org.my

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[WorldYout​h] Informatio​n Package – 14th Melaka Internatio​national Youth Dialogue (MIYD) [1 Attachment​

[Attachment(s) from ‘WAY Office’ office@way.org.my [WorldYouth] included below]

 Dear Delegates, Speakers and Observers, Warm greetings from the World Assembly of Youth (WAY) headquarters in Melaka, Malaysia! We are pleased to inform you that the 14^th MIYD Organizing Committee is in the process of making the necessary arrangements towards a smooth and successful dialogue. Currently more than 250 youth and youth leaders from around the world have registered for this event. Therefore, we humbly request for all participants to take note of the provided information in this appended document. For more information and updates on 14^th MIYD, please visit the link: www.way.org.my/miyd2014 Looking forward to welcoming all of you in Melaka, Malaysia! Sincerely Yours,

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Pre-Arrival-14th MIYD.pdf

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WORLD ASSEMBLY OF YOUTH PRESS RELEASE WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY: ‘INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES (SIDS)’ DATE: 5^TH JUNE 2014 

“The stars shone in the night sky

The moon was sitting bright and high

The sun shone in the morning sky

The birds were flying

The rubbish sways in the cool breeze

So take your litter home please

We keep the forest neat and clean

So there is no pollution to be seen

The tall grass is spiky and green

When the wind blows it is clearly seen

Upon the mountain the trees sway

The leaves blow way”

~Amelia Bester~

 The celebration of the World Environment Day began in 1972 and has developed to become one of the main platforms through when the United Nations encourages positive action for the environment. Through the World Environment Day, it enables everyone to realize the task to care for the Earth and reminds all individuals about their power to become agents of change. Remember that every action of an individual counts, and when it is multiplied by a global chorus, it becomes exponential in its impact.

 The World Environment Day is a big celebration, engaging millions across the globe through events such as clean-up campaigns, art exhibits or even tree-planting events on the ground in over 70 countries. It is celebrated on 5^th day of June 2014 and marked as a day that braces awareness of the environment and enhances both public attention and action. The agenda for this day includes advocating partnership which will grant all nations and people a safer and more prosperous future environment, promoting an understanding about the pivotal role of communities towards environmental preservation and empower people to become active agents of sustainable and equitable development of environment. In support of the UN designation of 2014 as the International Year of Small Island Developing States (SIDS), World Environment Day this year will adopt SIDS in the broader context of climate change as its theme. The objectives are to help build momentum towards the Third International Conference on SIDS in September and encourage a greater understanding of the importance of SIDS and of the urgency in protecting the islands in the face of growing risks and vulnerabilities, particularly as a result of climate change. Spotlight Small Island Developing States is a diverse group of more than 50 low-lying coastal communities and their unique development challenges as well as successes. Many of these countries have been victorious in overcoming a number of their environmental challenges including adapting to and mitigating the effects of climate change. We, at the World Assembly of Youth (WAY), aim to listen to young people’s voices from all around the world, to capture their thoughts, their aspirations for the future as well as reactions on environmental issues. Furthermore, World Environment Day is also a day for us to inspect the state of our environment. In this day, we support all stakeholders to mobilize everyone, especially young people, enlighten them on the exigency of sustainable development issues and encourage their contributions in the environment preserving activity. Besides, coinciding with the theme, we also believe that this year World Environment Day will be a brilliant opportunity to raise a call for solidarity with the societies of the islands. Thus, we encourage all young people to be a part of the celebrations and obtain the opportunity to share their ideas and activities for making our world cleaner, greener, better and brighter. So let us all pledge to do something, at least one thing, as our contribution of the World Environment Day. Happy World Environment Day! -END- WAY Secretariat

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‘Yes to Youth Goal’ Thundercla​p – please sign-up and send on

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Youth Citizen Entreprene​urship Competitio​n –

www.youthcompetition.org

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Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | Ban: “Solutions exist” to climate change

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UN: Selling of girls by Boko Haram would be crime against humanity

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WORLD ASSEMBLY OF YOUTH PRESS RELEASE DAY 2 – OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 14TH MELAKA INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DIALOGUE ‘YOUTH AND EDUCATION: TAKING ACTION, GETTING RESULTS’ DATE: 23^rd June 2014 Melaka, 23^rd June 2014 –

THE Opening Ceremony of the 14th Melaka International Youth Dialogue (MIYD) was held, today, at Permaisuri (MITC) Hotel, Melaka, Malaysia with the honorable presence of YB P. Kamalanathan S/O.P. Panchanathan, the Deputy Minister of Education and Higher Learning ll of Malaysia who officiated the opening ceremony, Rt. Hon. Datuk Seri Ir. Idris Haron, the Chief Minister of Melaka cum WAY President, Masiela Lusha, the WAY Goodwill Ambassador, Hon. Pohamba Shifeta, Deputy Minister of Environment and Tourism of Namibia cum Vice President of the WAY and our very own WAY Secretary General, Ms. Ediola Pashollari. We also had the presence of WAY Executive Committee member, ambassadors and various other government representatives from both regional and national levels. The Secretary General of World Assembly of Youth, Ms. Ediola Pashollari, during her welcoming remarks introduced the theme of the MIYD, ‘Youth and Education: Taking Action, Getting Results’. She welcomed the participants to the dialogue and thanked all the youth organizations, government bodies, sponsors, speakers, delegates and dignitaries for contributing their time and making themselves available for the event. It was an honor that WAY first ever Goodwill Ambassador, Ms. Masiela Lusha shared her experience in her speech on her support as part of the movement of change towards the youth challenges especially in the education field. She reinstated the importance of education; that it is not only for the youth but also for the future generations and our world. She encouraged the participants to share the passions they have towards youth education and listen with open hearts to their esteemed acquaintances. After WAY Goodwill Ambassador’s speech, all participants and delegates were presented the video on the journey of the dialogue. President of WAY, Rt. Hon. Datuk Seri Ir. Idris Haron, who was present during the opening ceremony, gave his speech by touching on the statistics from the UNESCO institute that reports on 67 million children who are still out of school. He emphasized on how education is still a pertinent issue in our society today, and that this dialogue will nurture and help to shape future leaders. He encouraged the delegates to actively take part in the event as well as enjoy their stay in Melaka and Malaysia. In addition, YB P. Kamalanathan S/O.P. Panchanathan also presented a speech on the efforts of the Malaysian government particularly on education. During the plenary sessions, we had motivating speakers from different countries talking about the opportunities and challenges towards attaining education for all, advancing the education for all Goals through collaborative efforts of youth organisations and attaining education for all and Post-2015 Development Agenda. The sessions were informative as speakers shared their knowledge and advised the youth on actions that could be taken so that the results could be achieved in attaining Education for All, how to be creative with education and to adapt to life-long learning. The day commenced with three plenary sessions and the opening ceremony was held in the afternoon. It was then concluded with the presentation of tokens of appreciation to the Guests of Honor and dignitaries present. Photos were also taken with all representatives from different countries. After that, the day was continued with the last plenary session and it was ended with brilliant cultural performances from all participants, volunteers and staff. Overall, it was an excellent way to get through another day of 14^th MIYD and we look forward to more brilliant days!

WAY Secretariat

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Short Deadline: AFRICAN YOUTH ENTREPRENE​URSHIP NETWORK

Mordekai Shumba <mordekai@oayouth.org Short Deadline: AFRICAN YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP NETWORK

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[WorldYout​h] Network of African Youths for Developmen​t INSPIRE magazine for MaY [1 Attachment​]

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Call For Applications: Post-2015 Youth Global Strategy

 WHEN? 6-8 June 2014

WHERE? Bangkok, Thailand

Youth Coalition for Sexual and Reproductive Rights

WHY? Young people have an important role to play in the lead up to the Post-2015 Development Agenda. For the last two years, several youth organizations and coalitions have been involved through difference consultations, UN meetings, reports and other spaces.

WHAT? Given that the new development agenda is fast approaching and the importance of mobilizing across movements and regions, the Youth Coalition for Sexual and Reproductive Rights (YCSRR) is organizing a global strategy meeting for young activists involved in the Post-2015 discussions. The purpose of the meeting will be to strategize around engagement and agenda setting across youth movements, advancing young people’s demands going into Post-2015 and building upon the inter-linkages between development issues and sexual and reproductive rights.

WHO? Young people from all regions who are involved in the Post-2015 UN Process are invited to apply. The meeting is open to young people working on sexual and reproductive rights as well as those coming from other movements. Please note that young people from the Global South will have priority.

WHEN? 6-8 June 2014

WHERE? Bangkok, Thailand

Criteria for Participation:

Youth aged 18 to 29 years old;Agreement with YCSRR Principles and Values;Active member of an organization involved in the Post-2015 development agenda discussions;Experience in the post-2015 process at the national, regional or global level.Demonstrated experience in advocacy;Proficient in English;Committed to actively follow-up for at least 6 months, in order to implement outcome strategies;Interested in Sexual and Reproductive Rights and the inter-linkages with youth movement(s) and the Post-2015 Development Agenda

Scholarships

The meeting will include both funded and self-funded participants. A limited number of scholarships will be available for participants from the Global South.

Pre-Meeting SOGI Training

The YCSRR is hosting a one-day pre-meeting training for a small number of LGBTIQ activists participating in the Global Strategy Meeting. All interested participants must apply to both the pre-training and Global Strategy Meeting to be considered. Issues related to diverse Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) have been largely ignored in the process leading up to the Post-2015 Development Agenda. The training will provide young LGBTIQ activists with information related to the process to date as well as opportunities and strategies for integrating SOGI into the new development agenda. The meeting will take place in Bangkok, Thailand on 5 June 2014 and is open to a small number of LGBTIQ activists only. Global Strategy Meeting Participants interested in SOGI issues who are outside of the LGBT movement will have an opportunity to discuss these issues during the strategy meeting itself. All participants of the pre-meeting SOGI training must also attend the Global Strategy Meeting.Only one person per organization will be considered. Young people from the Global South, LGBTIQ and human rights activists as well as young activists working outside of the sexual and reproductive rights movement are strongly encouraged to apply. The meeting will be in English only; translation services will not be made available. Self-funded participants must also submit a full application. LGBTIQ activists interested in the pre-meeting SOGI training must apply to both the training and global strategy meeting to be considered.

All interested applicants must complete the application form by Midnight EDT on Wednesday 7 May 2014. Incomplete applications and applications received after Midnight EDT on Wednesday 7 May 2014 will not be considered

Source: http://www.awid.org/Get-Involved/Calls-for-Participation2/Call-for-Applications-Post-2015-Youth-Global-Strategy-Meeting

Have questions? Please write to programs@youthcoalition.org

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[MGCY-Post​2015] Side Event on Young People’s Participat​ion in Peacebuild​ing

From: Matilda Flemming Subject: [MGCY-Post2015] Side Event on Young People’s Participation in Peacebuilding To: post2015@childrenyouth.org, majorgroup@childrenyouth.org

Dear all WCY-participants (apologies for spamming everyone that aren’t here),

Please find attached and below an invitation to a WCY side event tomorrow Thursday at 18.30 on the Guiding Principles on Young People’s Participation in Peacebuilding hosted by Search for Common Ground,  UN Habitat,  the UN Peacebuilding Support Office and the United Network of Young Peacebuilders.

Hope to see you there!

Matilda Flemming Leading Coordinator United Network of Young Peacebuilders

> Dear Friends > > The Guiding Principles on Young People’s Participation in Peacebuilding were officially launched on April 24th 2014, in New York, alongside the UN General Assembly Thematic Debate on Ensuring Stable and Peaceful Societies. They provide guidance to Governments, UN entities, donors, national and international NGOs and civil society on meaningful youth engagement and participation,  especially in conflict or transition settings.  > >  Come participate in an inter-active discussion of how these Guiding Principles can > > (1)  Be implemented in your country and > > (2)  How these Principles can help shape a more accountable community of practice toward young people like you. > > On: 8th May 2014 > > From: 6.30pm-8.00pm    At: BMICH Committee Room B > > Brief Presentations from: > > · Doug Ragan & Ravi Karkara – UN-HABITAT   > > · Matilda Flemming  – United Network of Young Peacebuilders > > · Marisa Fernando – Search for Common Ground > >                   UN HABITAT  UNOY  Search for Common Ground  PBSO >

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[Beyond 2015:302] #Yes2Youth​Goal: Support a standalone Youth Goal in the post-2015 developmen​t framework

8th,  May 2014

Say Yes to Youth Goal

Should there be a standalone Youth Goal in the post-2015 development framework? Do you agree that global policymakers should set a standalone Youth Goal when a successor to the Millennium Development Goals is agreed? At the World Conference on Youth on 8 May 2014, Katherine Ellis, Youth Director of the Commonwealth, will discuss the issue with Alain Sibenaler, UNFPA Representative and a host of other panellists. We want your views! Send your questions or views via Facebook or Twitter to #Yes2YouthGoal. A selection will be put to the speakers. Follow the debate at our event page Why support the Youth Goal Why The Commonwealth supports a standalone Youth Goal:

• 1.8 billion people are aged 10-24: a quarter of the world’s population
• 87% of young people aged 15-24 live in a developing context
• 13% of 15-24 year-olds are unemployed, next to 4.6% for all adults
• 2.6 million young people aged 10-24 die each year, mostly preventable deaths

It’s time for a standalone Youth Goal to ensure the social, political and economic empowerment and participation of young people across the world. A Youth Goal with its own targets and indicators would help young people contribute to all aspects of national development, as active participants, champions and custodians Join the debate! Join our campaign for a standalone Youth Goal:

• Visit our campaign webpage
• Support our Thunderclap to pressure policymakers
• Create a Twibbon for your Twitter profile
• Join the debate using the hashtag #Yes2YouthGoal
• Visit the Youth Development Index
• Email Layne Robinson

You’re receiving this notification as a contact of the Commonwealth Secretariat. Commonwealth Secretariat Marlborough House, Pall Mall London SW1Y 5HX, UK www.thecommonwealth.org

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Visit our website at http://www.way.org.my Secretariat Address: World Assembly of Youth, World Youth Complex, Jalan Lebuh Raya, 75450 Melaka, Malaysia. Telephones: +6062321871 or +6062322711 Fax: +6062327271 Email: info@way.org.my

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[World Yout​h] NAYD NGO of the month for May

  Every month NAYD celebrates the work of outstanding community development work and this month the spotlight is on Hope for the Needy (HOFNA), Cameroon.

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Side event on Responsibl​e Investment in Youth in Sri-Lanka confirmed

Best regards,

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“Call For Youth Leaders”  UNESCO ESD Youth Conference  Deadline June 1, 2014

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Call for applicatio​ns: Adopt a Negotiator – COP20 Fellowship  Applicatio​n Deadline May 11, 2014

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

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Guide-Lines of the 2015- PostAgenda…

The African Youth Charter, endorsed in July 2006, provides guidancefor youth development policies and programmes at the national level.It is t hrough the Charter that African governments committed to undertaking critical actions to improve the status of young people in their countries. As of today, only 32 states have ratified the Charter. There is need for more governments to ratify the charter as it will clearly create a platform for youth dialogue and intersection with the national process and as such, create a fora where issues affecting the youth are addressed in a manner that gets with the national development process.The problem of youth employment is more complex in Africa than any other part of the world. Slow-growing economies have been unable to generate enough job opportunities to absorb the large number of young people graduating every year. There is an urgent need for African youth to play a major role in advocating for the domesticating the Charter through the Youth Decade Plan of Action. Youthful creativity and innovation is a source of development. The youth as a social category are always active in supporting themselves and their governments to build better communities. This clearly shows that young people are concerned with development and achievement of the MDGs. By investing and harnessing young people’s energy, creativity and innovations, the Africa region stands to benefit in the accelerating the achievements of the MDGs With the few opportunities and little resources they have, African youth mobilize themselves to support development priorities and to motivate others to do the same. A lot of positive of change have been made at the national and local level through the innovative actions by the young volunteers. Their involvement is a source of new and fresh ideas and combines their high energy level with the professional skills and experience from the older generation to create new levels of enthusiasm and productivity in achieving sustainable development.

http://worldviewmission.nl/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Post-2015-Guidelines-for-Country-Consultations-July-2012.pdf

http://worldviewmission.nl/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/WM-UN-My-World-2-A-Global-survey-for-citizens1.pdf http://www.worldwewant2015.org/post2015hlp

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Subject: Worldview Mission Fwd: [UNFCCC youth] New mentoring scheme for youth climate groups From: lovanstakyi@gmail.com

To: ayiccghana@googlegroups.com; yve-ghana-members@googlegroups.com; kita-alumni-and-students-network@googlegroups.com; treesfordevelopment@gmail.com; treesghana@gmail.com; worldview-mission-country-coordinators@googlegroups.com

Please read below for youth climate activists Thanks Lovans

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The Major Groups and Stakeholders Branch United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) P.O. 30552 Nairobi, Kenya http://www.unep.org/civil_society/  

Here, the list of those to represent the CSO community with UNEP for the coming two years 2013-2015  best,  Sena ALOUKA Executive Director Jeunes Volontaires pour l’Environnement 131, rue Ofé, Tokoin Casablanca Box 8823, Lomé,

Togo Tel.+228-22200112, Cel.+228-90216740 www.jve-international.org   The Major Groups and Stakeholders Branch United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) P.O. 30552 Nairobi, Kenya http://www.unep.org/civil_society/   From: UNEP Civil Society   Subject: Endorsement of new members of the MGFC

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Dear Colleagues,

Dear Youth,

 Are you from a Small Island Developing State (SIDS)? Or you know youth who are active from one? If so, we need you! In 2014, the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States will be held from 1 to 4 September 2014 in Apia, Samoa. It will focus the world’s attention on a group of countries that remain a special case for sustainable development in view of their unique and particular vulnerabilities. In preparation, the Major Group of Children and Youth are reaching out to organisations, networks, individuals, clubs or schools based in SIDS to help with outreach, mobilisation and involving the voices of young people from the grassroot level in the international discussions. If you would like to facilitate this movement, or if you are good at outreach / communications then we want to hear from you. We are looking for 2 youth from each of the three SIDS regions to act as focal points — this means that we will train you so that you can build capacity in your region, work with existing youth / child led groups in your region and work together to ensure that the voice of young people from SIDS are not only included in Samoa next September but are also included in the post 2015 processes that are currently happening. This will involve having meetings, deciding on key points that you think that global youth should help you lobby for and thinking about the most important issues that are impacting your region so that this can be shared. If you would like to hear more, then contact Karuna Rana <karuna.rana88@gmail.com> and saba@childrenyouth.org. We also hope you will apply for forward this to someone you think might be interested. Experience is not a barrier! We are looking for enthusiasm, energy and motivation. –On behalf of the facilitation team NOTE: The application form will very shortly be available in the three different SIDS languages…Portuguese, French and Spanish https://www.facebook.com/UNCSDYouthCaucus —

The Mailing list of the Major Group Children and Youth Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UNCSDYouthCaucus,

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Kind Regards, Kabita Gautam, BSc. Environmental Science, ASCOL Founder and Coordinator, BYND2015 Nepal Hub-ITU 

Founder and Mentor, NTYEN-UNEP TUNZA Program Assistant, The Small Earth Nepal Representative from Nepal, UNCSD MGCY Country Director, Youth Climate Report Grantee, Youth Action Fund

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Dear All, Warm greetings from the World Assembly of Youth (WAY) headquarters in Melaka, Malaysia!   As part of WAY and its members mandate of advancing youth issues and in preparation for our 14th Melaka International Youth Dialogue (MIYD) with the theme “Youth and Education: Taking Action, Getting Results”, the Research Department of WAY would like to get your views on the key issue of Youth and Education with emphasis on attaining the Education for All goal among youth and the Post 2015 Development Agenda on youth education. Your views are important to us and will go a long way towards developing strategies and development programs that will help all the young people.   Below please do find a link to the survey. The survey should take approximately 10 minutes to complete. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/17Pk0kp7W9FQMBuat3aMvk2OZtUOcgLELYaDf_RfeNMc/viewform Please do not hesitate to contact us (research@way.org.my) if you have any questions or comments with regards to the survey. Looking forward to hearing from you! Best regards,  

[WorldYout​h] Press Release: World Book and Copyright Day

WORLD ASSEMBLY OF YOUTH PRESS RELEASE WORLD BOOK AND COPYRIGHT DAY DATE: 23RD APRIL 2014  

“A book, I think, is very like

A little golden door

That takes me into places

Where I have never been before

It leads me into fairyland

Or countries strange and far

And, best of all, the golden door

Always stands ajar”.

~Adelaide Love~

  Books are a necessary part of every functioning civilization. They transmit history, teach morals, keep laws, maintain a stable language, codify both religion and philosophy and spread ideas. There is no end to the importance of this treasure called the book.   The link between 23rd April and books was first made in 1923 by booksellers in Spain to honor the author, Miguel de Cervantes, who died on that day. As for today, the World Book and Copyright Day is observed in over 100 countries, where schools, private businesses, voluntary organizations and lots of more people and groups come together to pay a tribute to both books and their authors.   The annually celebrated World Book and Copyright Day, which is also known as International Day of the Book or World Book Day, is organized by UNESCO to promote reading, publishing and copyright amongst all public worldwide. This day symbolizes the celebration of the world well-known authors and encourages everybody, especially youth, to discover the gratification of reading.   We, at World Assembly of Youth (WAY), recognize that youth, nowadays, are struggling in extremely various situations with diverse traces and perspectives, mental and social growth. In addition, the existence of technology, which with no doubt brings in a lot of amenities into our life, has influenced young people’s preferences on entertainment leading most of them spending lesser leisure-time on reading.   Acknowledging on the challenges encountered in our society today, we urge young people to develop a habit of reading regularly so as to increase their knowledge on various subject matters. Our encouragement towards reading has even gone further than just raising awareness amongst young people as we continue to publish resourceful reading materials such as news, press releases and even book especially those related to youth issues which can be found at www.way.org.my/publication. Therefore, through the commemorate of World Book and Copyright Day, we wish to reiterate our intention of encouraging young people to continuously appreciate books and treasure the value obtained by reading them. As we, at WAY, believe that books are the treasure of literacy; they are miraculous in their every word and imaginative sentences. They are the magic bean of creativity and the well of knowledge! HAPPY WORLD BOOK AND COPYRIGHT DAY! -END- WAY Secretariat

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Your Comments on the Themes of the High Level Youth Policy Dialogue on SDGs

Dear Colleagues,

George Ndungu,

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CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST – CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN POST-2015 ACCOUNTABILITY AND GOVERNANCE TASK TEAM

Plan UK and Restless Development are seeking young people from youth-led organisations with experience and expertise in governance and accountability issues to take the lead in a “Global Accountability and Governance Task Team”

Are you attending the World Conference on Youth and would you like to get involved in an exciting initiative on youth and governance, continue to read!!!

WHEN: Initial workshop, 11th-12th May

WHERE: Colombo, Sri Lanka

WHO: For young people from youth-led organisations with demonstrative governance and accountability expertise, who can commit to this long term project, which will run through the post-2015 process and beyond. The initial workshop is open to those already attending the World Conference on Youth.

WHAT:

The formulation of the Task Team aims to consolidate young people’s recommendations on governance and accountability issues into the new post-2015 development framework, and explore ways that children and young people can hold leaders to account in the delivery and implementation of the framework, at the national level.

An initial workshop will take place in Sri Lanka, 11-12th May, following the World Conference on Youth, but this is a long term project which seeks young people committed to formulating the work of the task team and leading it during the post-2015 development process and beyond. This will include advocating for the group’s recommendations and supporting other young people and organisations to become involved.

At the workshop, we will look at research that has been done on youth and governance, develop a first draft of policy recommendations, and have a first discussion on the model of cooperation between the task team members for the future.

Although this work is being facilitated by Plan UK and Restless Development, this initiative aims for the process to be led and delivered by the young people involved.

THE OBJECTIVES:

The overall objectives of this long term project are to support children and youth to embed recommendations on their role in accountability and governance into the new development framework – thereby ensuring the role of children and youth in holding leaders to account on delivering the new development framework at the national level.

This will be done through the following steps:

1. Young people develop recommended targets and indicators on national level accountability mechanisms to be embedded in the post-2015 development framework.

2. The task team supports other children, youth and youth led organisations globally to participate in the post 2015 process and influences the international and national level discussions to ensure that children and youth are prioritised as a key group within any governance / accountability goals, targets and indicators.

3. From 2015 onwards, the global network continues to bring together youth organisations involved in governance & accountability at the national level, sharing learning amongst them and with the wider sector, and supporting children and youth to meaningfully exercise their agency and to hold their leaders to account in the implementation of the finalised Post-2015 framework.

HOW TO APPLY:

To be part of the long-term planning and delivery of the task team please submit:

1. C.V.

2. Answer the below questions, (each answer should be between 250-750 words)

a. Why do you want to be part of the “Global Accountability and Governance Task Team”?

b. What experience, skills and knowledge on governance and accountability issues will you be able to contribute to the planning and delivery of the Task Team’s work?

c. Give an example of when you have influenced leaders to make them more responsive to the needs of children and youth

Deadline for submissions – 22nd April. All applicants will be informed by 25th April

Please send C.V.s and three answers to Sarah Haynes and Amelia Whitworth, (details below)

Accommodation costs for the extra days stay in Sri Lanka will be paid for, and in collaboration with the World Conference on Youth Steering committee we will organise for your stay to be extended until the end of the workshop.

If you have any questions about the Task Team or the application process, please get in touch with Sarah Haynes, Policy and Research Coordinator for Restless Development, and Amelia Whitworth, Youth Advocacy Adviser for Plan UK:

SarahH@restlessdevelopment.org

Amelia.whitworth@plan-uk.org

— This is the Beyond 2015 Children and Youth Working Group. For more information visit www.beyond2015.org or contact eleanork@restlessdevelopment.org (Group Coordinator) 

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WAY (1) MIYD 14 Concept note                     WAY (2) MIYD14 Participant Registration Yours sincerely,  WAY Secretariat World Assembly of Youth  World Youth Complex, Jalan Lebuh Ayer  Keroh, Ayer Keroh, 75450, Melaka, Malaysia    Tel: +606 232 1871/2711 | Fax: +606 232 7271

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Akili Initiative Global Health Youth Essay Contest 2014  /   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7O8KSbGJ_A

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Please visit: http://social.un.org/youth-flash/April2014.html

http://undesadspd.org/Youth/YouthFlashNewsletter/2012/July.aspx

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Apply for Youth Champion for the Voice Africa’s Future

Hello,

   Take the chance and apply now to become a Youth Champion for the Voice Africa’s Future (VAF) campaign, to shape and influence the Post 2015 development agenda. The application for the new Youth Champions 2014/2015 starts on 26th March!

• Do you want to deepen your involvement in the Post 2015 development agenda in your country and globally?
• Do you want to take extensive action to advocate for the future of young people in the Post 2015 development agenda?
• Do you want to inspire young people worldwide and represent their interests?

Then apply to become a VAF Youth Champion 2014/2015!   How to apply:   You have until Friday 7^th April 2014 to apply to become a Youth Champion. The interested candidates should send their detailed CV and a letter motivating why you are interested to become a Youth Champion for the Voice Africa’s Future campaign. Please send your application to the Representative of the Voice Africa’s Future in your respective country:   Burkina Faso: Ms. Bintou Marie Diallo, Email: diallomarie@gmail.com Tel.: +226 66 933 838 Ethiopia: Mr. Ephrem Berhanu, Email: ephrember@gmail.com Tel.: +251 91 262 26 51 Kenya: Mr. Willice or George Emails: owillice@yahoo.com and george@oayouth.org Tel.: +254 72 65 70 757 or +254 719 810 024   Malawi: Mr. Edward or Pearson Emails: edwardchileka@ymail.com and malisaupear@hotmail.com  Tel.: +265 999 110 606 or +265 99 46 32 31 Uganda: Mr. Francis Maberi Email: francis.maberi@gmail.com Tel.: +256 775 186 342 South Africa: Mr. Zoe Nkongolo Email: zoe@africaunite.org.za Tel.: +27 21 461 6551

The Voice Africa’s Future campaign is an initiative of African Monitor.  It has been made possible with funding support from DFID.  To learn more about Voice Africa’s Future, please visit: www.africayouth2015.org and www.africanmonitor.org  

Kindly find attached the call for application and the draft version of key asks from African youth emerging in the consultation    Voice Africa’s Future (1) Call for Youth Champions-Final    Voice Africa’s Future (2) Voice Africa Key asks draft 1

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Dear Members and Colleagues,

Warm greetings from the World Assembly of Youth (WAY) headquarters in Melaka, Malaysia! We are hereby pleased to circulate our e-Bulletin for the month of March 2014. Hope the news provided will be of assistance to your esteemed organization.

Happy Reading! http://www.way.org.my/  WAY BULLETIN MARCH 2014

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[WorldYout​h] Press Release: Internatio​nal Day for the Eliminatio​n of Racial Discrimina​tion (21 March 2014)

DATE: 21^ST MARCH 2014 

“Non-violence can truly flourish when the world is free of poverty, hunger, discrimination, exclusion, intolerance and hatred – when women and men can realize their highest potential and live a secure and fulfilling life. Until then, each and every one of us would have to contribute – collectively and individually – to build peace through non-violence”.

Anwarul Chowdhury

As a child is born to the world, a sense of relief, joy and happiness engulfs the atmosphere. A new life has graced the face of earth, free from troubles, free from chains and pure in mind and soul. Everything else after that, the child learns from the world by whole heartedly taking in every insight and knowledge whether good or bad.   Every parent dreams of having a morally upright and successful child, but at what age should a child master the moral value to respect the differences in ethnicity and culture among people so as to numb this hatred? Hatred has been taught, it has been displayed for others to see, it has been displayed on people. One writer said if a child can be taught to hate, a child can be taught to love. Racial discrimination has been at the center of several conflicts throughout history. 21^st March 1960, police opened fire and killed 69 people at a peaceful demonstration against the Apartheid laws in Sharpeville, South Africa. The United Nations General Assembly called on the international community to fortify its efforts to eliminate all forms of racial discrimination,  and in 1966 declared the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.   Today, our fight against racial and ethnic discrimination continues, the hindrances to progress for millions of people around the world becoming more apparent. In acknowledgement of that, we, at World Assembly of Youth (WAY), urge all stakeholders to continue their efforts of nurturing peace and love amongst children and young people halting any forms of racism and discrimination.We believe that Racial discrimination differentiates between individuals on the basis of real and perceived racial differences.This day reminds us of our collective responsibility for promoting and protecting these ideas.   We must join forces to end racism. Let us recommit to ending racial discrimination and realizing our vision of justice, equality and freedom from fear for all.

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Dear Colleagues,

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[WorldYout​h] ‘Agricultu​re – too dirty to be cool?’

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UN Youth Report – Stranded Sri Lankan Migrants West Africa & World Youth Report “Youth &  Migration”

Chris Chinien, Ph.D. President CompétencesSkills R&D Inc. www.rewired4technology.com https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GRAPHICS_FEEDBACK

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Dear colleagues,

On behalf of the UNDP Water Governance Facility at SIWI, I’m pleased to contribute some experience and reflections regarding the challenge of discrimination in service delivery, with particular reference to indigenous peoples. In partnership with the Millennium Development Goals Achievement Fund (MDG-F) we have been addressing socio-cultural barriers in the provision of sanitation and water services to indigenous peoples. We have also assisted in knowledge management for MDG-F programmes for Democratic Economic Governance (DEG) in Water Supply and Sanitation, endeavoring to capture experiences from these programmes. We also strategically manage the UNDP GoAL WaSH programme Several of the DEG programmes supported by the MDG-F focused on the needs and lack of access to services of indigenous peoples in a range of countries. Indeed, there was even some frustration that in spite of the focus, the level of success and effectiveness was difficult to achieve. This spurred the above-mentioned research regarding HOW to engage with indigenous peoples and marginalized groups. First, a major conclusion of this work – which relates to one of the questions asked in this E-discussion: general approaches to universal access or also specific focus /priority to the disadvantaged? Yes, specific focus is needed. BUT, to be successful, the HOW is crucial. In the research on socio-cultural barriers (based on fieldwork in Nicaragua with the University of the Autonomous Regions of the Nicaraguan Caribbean Coast, URACCAN) we developed a set of Recommendations for the Application of an Intercultural Approach in Rural Water and Sanitation Projects which highlight a set of values rather than advice on dos and don’ts. The purpose is to have (externally or nationally funded) development projects to address the needs of indigenous peoples more effectively. Important values in this regard were found to relate to: 1)      Dialogue – there were so many voices claiming that ‘it is time that somebody listens to us’- in spite of there having been projects aiming to provide services. Hence, time and thorough listening are seen as fundamental for managing to reach a true engagement from both sides. 2)      Respect and trust – to acknowledge and taking differences in perspective and cultural views very seriously into the project set-up and solutions – and respect history and institutions of indigenous peoples 3)      Flexibility and inclusion – implying the actual willingness (and mandate) to build on the local ideas in an inclusive manner 4)      Long-term supportive relations – being the opposite of quick interventions, which are far too common in remote rural areas. Indeed, long-term relations are not favored by standard project procedures Few would disagree with these fundamental values for engaging with disadvantaged groups. The challenge lies in carving the institutional space in government and development agencies for committing and adhering to such values. (And there are added challenges relating to inter-generational and leadership conflicts within many communities, so no easy answers.) Yet, an example of a fruitful dialogue and respect for indigenous institutions, coupled with a long-term engagement and supportive relation with a range of UN agencies, is the MDG-F supported DEG programme on Strengthening equity in access to safe drinking water and sanitation by empowering citizens and excluded indigenous groups in rural areas in Panama. The DEG programme in Paraguay for Strengthening the ability to define and apply water and sanitation policies focused a significant part of its work on the concerns of rural indigenous peoples, with manuals for water/sanitation committees and proposals for policy alignment developed. Such developments will be followed up in the coming UNDP GoAL WaSH with the definition of guidelines for the implementation of sanitation programs in different areas (urban, rural and indigenous communities). In sum, in addressing discrimination we need – beyond the general approaches to further the equitable provision and the universal access to services – to engage with and focus on those who lack access. There is no ‘one-size that fit all’ but particular flexibility, adaptation and commitment is required, building on dialogue and mutual trust between, in this case, indigenous communities and the authorities/agencies responsible for service provision. Warm regards, Marianne Kjellén (PhD) Programme Director UNDP Water Governance Facility at SIWI (WGF) Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) e-mail: marianne.kjellen@siwi.org www.watergovernance.org

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WORLD ASSEMBLY OF YOUTH

PRESS RELEASE

WORLD WATER DAY: Water and Energy

DATE: 22^ND MARCH 2014

We must treat water as if it were the most precious thing in the World, the most valuable natural resources. Be economical with water! Don’t waste it! We still have time to d something about this problem before it is too late.

Mikhail Gorbachev

Since 1993, the 22^nd of March has been set aside by the United Nations as the World Water Day, to draw attention to the importance for advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater and clean water both at international and local levels. In many parts of the world, accessibility to a clean supply of water is extremely limited, this most basic of necessities and sustenance.

This year’s theme aims to highlight the interdependence of water and energy; utilizing water to generate energy and likewise; utilizing energy during the process of water purification. Ultimately, efforts on this day go towards facilitating the development of policies and crosscutting frameworks that bridge ministries and sectors, leading the way to energy security and sustainable water use in a green economy.

In support of the above, we at the World Assembly of Youth (WAY), urge the youth and our extensive network of youth councils, to support initiatives and endeavours within their immediate communities, which drive for the conservation of energy and the delivery of safe drinking water wherever it is inadequate. Let us strive to ensure adequate sanitation and the implementation of green technologies within our communities.

This year, efforts on World Water Day, aim to contribute to a policy dialogue that focuses on the broad range of issues related to the interdependence of water and energy and identify key stakeholders in the water-energy nexus in order to actively engage them in further developing the water-energy linkages. This will ultimately allow them to make relevant contributions to the post-2015 discussions in relation to the water-energy interdependence.

To quote Margaret Atwood “Water does not resist. Water flows. When you plunge your hand into it, all you feel is a caress. Water is not a solid wall, it will not stop you. But water always goes where it wants to go, and nothing in the end can stand against it. Water is patient. Dripping water wears away a stone. Remember that, my child. Remember you are half water. If you can’t go through an obstacle, go around it. Water does.”

We at WAY we wish you all a Happy World Water Day!

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For more, visit; https://www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/water_and_energy_2014/side_event_wwday_2014.shtml

WAY SECRETARIAT

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Worldview Mission Youth involve with:  INEE GLOBAL MEET UP

• http://www.ineesite.org/en/global-meet-up/oct-2012
• http://www.unausa.org/
• http://www.weforum.org/issues/global-gender-gap
•  http://unfccc.int/meetings/warsaw_nov_2013/meeting/7649/php/view/virtualparticipation.php

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• http://social.un.org/youthyear/unianyd.html

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• http://www.wyf.org.my/
• http://www.wyf.org.my/index.php/about/who-we-are

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You are invited to post replies to a number of guiding questions around which inputs could be framed for the High-Level Event on Women, the Young and Civil Society,

March 6–7. A web link has been posted on the PGA’s site: http://www.un.org/en/ga/president/68/settingthestage/2wycs_inputs.asp

*Please do so! The deadline for submitting inputs for this event is 28 February.*

http://www.cipcolumbus.org/india-youth-advocacy.html http://www.cipcolumbus.org/

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WORLDVIEW IMPACT

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Dear Colleagues,

Today, the Office of the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, in partnership with other UN entities, international NGOs, and youth groups and stakeholders, launched a crowdsourcing initiative for youth priorities in the post-2015 development agenda. The crowdsourcing is part of the Global Partnership for Youth in the Post-2015 Development Agenda, which was announced on 31 January by the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth. “This year presents many chances for engagement, including my Youth Envoy’s crowdsourcing campaign on the post-2015 agenda,” the Secretary-General stressed in a briefing about UN challenges for 2014 last January. Building on the MyWorld2015 survey’s five key thematic outcomes – Education, Employment and Entrepreneurship, Health, Good Governance, and Peace and Stability, the Global Partnership for Youth and crowdsourcing initiative will work to identify youth priorities, and advocate for these to be reflected in the post-2015 development agenda.

The crowdsourcing has been endorsed by the President of the General Assembly, who calls the Global Partnership for Youth “a groundbreaking initiative.” “The Global Partnership and crowdsourcing will be vehicles for youth and youth organisations to discuss what they think should be reflected as priorities in the post-2015 development agenda. It presents an opportunity for young people to help move the post-2015 development debate from consultation to consolidation, and my hope is that the output will feed into the intergovernmental discussions ahead of us,” said the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, Ahmad Alhendawi. Both the partnership and crowdsourcing are initiatives by the Office of the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth in partnership with ITU, UNFPA, UNMC, the Major Group on Children and Youth, with the support of the Inter-Agency Network on Youth Development’s Sub-Working Group on Post-2015, and the International Coordination Meeting of Youth Organisations. Since the call for partners was made approximately three weeks ago, over 1,100 organisations from across the globe have registered to join the partnership. The partnership and crowdsourcing will link to online and offline events, including the High-Level Event on The role of women, the young and civil society to the post-2015 Development Agenda convened by the President of the General Assembly in March, and the World Youth Conference in Sri Lanka in May. Key outcomes of the crowdsourcing will be discussed and consolidated at the ECOSOC Youth Forum in June. The crowdsourcing is available at crowdsourcing.itu.int. More information can be found here.   Esther Eshiet

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http://www.faf.org/main/youth-assembly-at-the-un/assembly-program-annual/

http://www.youthkiawaaz.com/

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Youth WAY BULLETIN OCTOBER 2013     /

http://globaleducationfirst.org/3170.htm

 WAY Annual Report 2013

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info.pepaorg@gmail.com Web: www.pepahumandignity.org

UN Biodiversity:  http://www.cbd.int/2011-2020/country/?country=cd  ANNUAL REPORT OF PEPA ACTIVITIES 2013

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OXFAM HOUSE, UK   My Rights, My Voice (MRMV)

  Carron Basu Ray Global Programme Coordinator – My Rights, My Voice programme Gender, Governance and Social Development Team Tel: +44 (0)1865 47 2500 | cbasuray@oxfam.org.uk | Skype: carron.basu.ray Oxfam GB, Oxfam House, John Smith Drive, Oxford, OX4 2JY, UK My Rights, My Voice works to engage marginalised children and young people in their rights to health and education services. For more information please visit:  http://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk

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http://www.weforum.org/issues/global-gender-gap   Attachment(s)

from Paul Shaw included below]

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• New Members       5

http://dialogueslive.kofiannanfoundation.org/

September 20th, 2013 another traditional Youth Blast! If you will be in NY, please join us!  

http://uncsdchildrenyouth.org/

register here! https://buyandsell.gc.ca/procurement-data/tender-notice/PW-13-00464878

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• Ms. Hélène H. Oord with Worldview Mission (WM) Youth Participates at the 7th Annual Youth Ambassador Assembly, at the UN, New York (PDF)

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• http://www.budapestwatersummit.hu/budapest-water-summit/youth-forum/draft-programme-schedule-of-the-youth-forum-294/

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http://www.wedo.org/wp-content/uploads/Short-info-flyer-WMG_FES-event5.pdf

http://www.wyf.org.my/

REPORT POLAND WARSAW  Poland Cop 19 Nov ’13 internal gender conclusion

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Africa Report Sustainable Dev 2013 Regional Report MDG Dev Goals summary PDF

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Terms of reference – Youth Coordinator- UN Millenium Campaign.pdf 459 kB UN Terms of reference – Youth Coordinator- UN Millenium Campaign PDF

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MY World Awards Rules.pdf 244 kB   Weergeven   Downloaden

Annex I. MY World Award Nomination form.docx 17 kB   Weergeven   Downloaden

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• http://youtu.be/wz8craTfLz0

•  http://www.unemployedyouthvoice.org/

• http://www.weforum.org/issues/global-gender-gap

Join the debate about the Budapest Water Summit! From 8 to 11 October 2013, the Budapest Water Summit will take place with the participation of UN Member States, competent UN agencies and bodies as well as all concerned economic and social partners  (www.budapestwatersummit.hu). On 1 August you will be informed about the outcome of the selection procedure. For the registration form, please go to http://www.wateryouthnetwork.org/budapest-water-summit. You can also contribute online, by contributing to the youth statement via adding to the debate online (www.wateryouthnetwork.org),

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 Youth  campaign against election voilence3

• UNICEF “Reaching the MDGs  (Marginalized and Disadvantaged Girls)  to Achieve the MDGs  (Millennium Development Goals)” http://www.unevoc.unesco.org/e-forum/Tanzania_Workshop_REPORT_FinalAug06.doc
• Centre for Global Development chapter on Social exclusion: the emerging challenge in girls’ education
• http://www.unevoc.unesco.org/e-forum/lewis-lockheed-chapter1.pdf
• http://social.un.org/index/Youth/InternationalYouthDay/2013.aspx
• http://www.worldwewant2015.org/
• http://www.weforum.org/best-practices/creative-good/thai-youth-anti-corruption-network-thailand
• http://social.un.org/index/Youth/YouthFlashNewsletter/2013/May.aspx
• ILO Youth Unemployment Trends Generation at risk PDF
• MyWorld-SocialMediaPack-English-Finalrev1 (2)
• Post 2015 Outcome CSO-communique-Monrovia Consultation
• Post 2015 ENG_-OPEN-CALL-FOR-CSO-APPLICATION-FOR-HLP-BALI-MEETING1
• HLP POST 2015 FINAL REPORT MONROVIA-LIBERIA Communique-1-feb-2013
• http://worldview-mission-oayouth.blogspot.nl/2012/11/blog-post.html
• http://www.post2015hlp.org
• http://www.post2015hlp.org/outreach/
• http://www.worldwewant2015.org/node/287225
• http://www.endpoverty2015.org/press/press-releases/
• International NGO Forum on Indonesian Development
• http://www.infid.org
• http://days.tigweb.org/july/
• http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/sites/default/files/images/State_of_World_Mothers_2013.pdf
• Press Release of Youth Multistakeholders Meeting on Post 2015 –
• http://post2015.indonesianfutureleaders.org/?p=1203
• GYCA NFP Applications on health issues
• JUNE 7th, APPLICATION DEADLINES
• Global (2) Campaign against Youth Unemploymetn article.docx draft-proposal summary PDF
• http://www.york.ac.uk/spsw/
• http://www.york.ac.uk/spsw/about/
• http://www.ilo.org/global/research/global-reports/global-employment-trends/youth/2013/lang–en/index.htm
• http://www.oneyoungworld.com/
• http://www.worldwewant2015.org/baliyouth
• http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/the-global-fundraising-campaign-against-youth-unemploym.html
•  CSW inv PDF a girl’s right to learn without fear
• http://www.way.org.my/index1.html
• www.restlessdevelopment.org

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World leaders receive North-East Asian youth post-2015 declaration 25 March 2013

http://vimeo.com/62996767  North-East Asian Youth Declaration PDF

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http://miracle-kids.net/en/report/2013/rpt_id000440.html What Do You Think?: Do you know where the vegetables you ate today came from? http://miracle-kids.net/en/enquete/2013/enq_id000442.html http://www.japanfs.org/en/pages/033173.html -A Place for Global Kids to Create the Future    (22 tot 28 Oct 2013)

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The 4^th University Scholars Leadership Symposium which will be in Manila, Philippines this August 1 to 7, 2013.

(The USLS is one of the 3 Youth in Action Programs endorsed by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, New York.)

Aattached the event materials (Application Form, Poster, Rates).

For further information, the brochure can be accessed here: http://tiny.cc/ManilaSymposium2013 You can also visit our website:

• http://www.universityscholars.org.uk/

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North-East Asian youth adopt powerful post-2015 development vision http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/presscenter/pressreleases/2013/01/09/north-east-asian-youth-adopt-powerful-post-2015-development-vision/

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• http://www.unesco.org/new/en/social-and-human-sciences/themes/youth/sv13/news/shape_the_youth_forum_with_us/

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• http://internationalyouthcouncil.com/profiles/blogs/beyond-mdg-framework-exploring-the-potentials-of-youths-and

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• http://www.unicef.org/southafrica/resources_9001.html

UNICEF Handbook :Children as Advocates – Strengthening Child and Young

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• http://www.unhabitat.org/list.asp?typeid=15&catid=531
• http://www.unhabitat.org/content.asp?cid=11853&catid=5&typeid=6&subMenuId=0

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African Union: Application Dead line!!!   Dec 15th,  2012 APPLICATION FORM FOR ELECTION INTO THE ECOSOCC GENERAL ASSEMBLY

• http://www.au.int/en/content/application-form-election-ecosocc-general-assembly

• Worldview Mission & Sierra Leone March 2013 Progr Summit Ad Momoia NATIONAL YOUTH DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT

•  http://www.worldwewant2015.org/node/287225

• http://worldview-mission-oayouth.blogspot.nl/

• OAYouth Report of the African Youth Survey on Post-2015 Agenda

• http://www.scribd.com/doc/117037074/Report-of-the-African-Youth-Survey-on-Post-2015-Development-Agenda

•  UN My World (1 ) How…. to give a heads up on MY World website going live

•  UN My World (2) A Global survey for citizens

“Reaching the MDG’s

(Marginalized and Disadvantaged Girls)  to Achieve the MDG’s 

(Millennium Development Goals)”    Tanzania Workshop REPORT Final Aug06

• http://social.un.org/index/Youth/YouthFlashNewsletter/2012/November.aspx

• http://www.unhabitat.org/content.asp?cid=11853&catid=5&typeid=6&subMenuId=0

• http://www.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/home/news/pid/12630;jsessionid=66D4A80A471A04BFAB59CD5AE2AA9C85.jahia02

• Bali UN Global Youth Forum Declaration FINAL-1

• http://social.un.org/absolutewc/?e=78&c=0

“Get It Done”: Urging Climate Justice, Youth Delegate Anjali Appadurai Mic-Checks UN Summit

•  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko3e6G_7GY4&feature=youtube_gdata_player

UNITED NATIONS  International Worldview Mission Youth Day World Globe

  http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unyin/iyd2012.html

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  UNICEF UNITE 4CHILDREN

UNICEF YOUTH EDU 2012.03.22 INFORME PARTICIPACION ADOLESCENTE version final_con fotos_ ENGLISH AMO GH

UNICEF KENYA

SEXUAL  EXPLOITATION  AND  ABUSE

TRAINING  OF  TRAINERS

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JNrVpQTia7frGZY-cqAe0wYcfMrVQW5fnD01uyM-9xI/edit

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Registration for the Youth Assembly at the UN New York, YA+11B to be held on January 29 to February 1, 2013 is now OPEN.

• http://faf.org/main/youth-assembly-at-the-un/participation-annual/apply-here-annual/
• http://faf.org/main/

• Int Day Disability AYWDN Press Release of African Youth

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The New York Global Young Leaders Summit International MUN in New York, from the 26th to the 29th of March 2013.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE:15 JANUARY 2013 http://www.newyorkmun.org/styled-22/index.html

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Kenia Ms Amina Mohamed REPORT ON THE YOUTH DIALOGUE ON POST 2015 MEETING

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 Youth representatives meet with the UN High Level Panel to discuss post-2015

UK Beyond2015 Bulletin 3_Updated

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• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7fROY-iht0
• http://www.undppc.org.fj/pages.cfm/events/
• http://unic.un.org/

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Youth Assembly at the United Nations:  NYC

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               The 2013 Call for Africa-India Fellowship Programme

http://www.au.int/en/dp/hrst/content/mwalimu-nyerere-african-union-scholarship-scheme-africa-india-fellowship-programme-call-2013

The scholarship is for Masters and PhD programmes in the field of Agriculture tenable in reputable Indian Universities. Note that the deadline for the call is 28th February 2013  !!!

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                  Youth Event (February 26, 2013)

as part of the 5^th United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Forum in Vienna

(February 27-28, 2013) APPLICATION DEADLINE: UNAOC ViennaYouth November 1, 2012 APPLICATION GUIDLINE:  Worldview Mission WORKU UNAO ViennaYouth Event Application Guidelines

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Long-Term Training Course for Youth Workers on Access to Social Rights for Young People (2013-2014) Residential seminar: 11 – 21 March 2013, Strasbourg Project development and learning: April 2013 – June 2014 Evaluation seminar: 2014 (dates t.b.c.)                          

Deadline to apply: 20 December 2012

All candidates must apply online, completing the application form through this link:    http://youthapplications.coe.int/

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                                           INEE Programme:

• Worldview Mission INEE Meet-Up_Talking_Points_Education_First
• http://www.ineesite.org/post/event_inee-global-meet-up-sept-oct-2012

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                                             Plan with Youth In the lead up to its forth coming Policy Forum on Engaging Youth in  Planning Education for Social Transformation to take place in Paris  from 16 to 18 October IIEP is hosting an online discussion to promote and foster dialogue between youth and key stakeholders from around the world. In an effort to reach out to the widest audience possible, IIEP would like to encourage groups of people to feed into the global online discussion. Discussion guidelines can be downloaded here:

• http://www.ineesite.org/uploads/documents/store/Guidelines_for_group_discussions_-_IIEP_Policy_Forum.pdf
• http://www.ineesite.org/uploads/documents/store/Meet-Up_Talking_Points_Education_First.pdf

You can join the Global Meet-Ups Facebook Page here:

• http://www.facebook.com/events/316377638458580/.

Do not hesitate to contact us at meetup@ineesite.org with any questions or suggestions. ——  Celebrate the UN International Day of Peace, 21 September!   2012

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Worldview Mission Sudan Cellebration Int. Day Of Peace (IDP) 2012

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Worldview Mission NEPAL Report      Report Nepal INEE Meet-Up 2012

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Worldview Mission 2010 UN 7th Annual Youth Assembly at the UN, NY

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Worldview Mission Youth Suriname (South America):

Worldview Mission, network partner, Suriname Org Stiwewa_ Year programme Oct 2012 – Sept 2013 in pdf formaat

Worldview Mission network partner, Suriname Pics Stiwewa Cellebration School kids of Talentens (Suriname South-AM)

Worldview Mission network partner Suriname Stiwena Report Homework Project 2012 (Suriname)

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• PRESS RELEASE

Together with Children and Youth Engagement in Post-2015 Agenda WORLDVIEW MISSION – SIERRA LEONE 19th – 21th MARCH 2013

• Worldview Misson SL REPORT JOINED SUMMIT MARCH 2013, 19-21th PDF

• Worldview Mission Sierra Leone March 19-21 Africa Youth Development Declaration 2013 PDF

• Worldview Mission Sierra Leone March 2013 PDF Progr Summit Ad Momoia NATIONAL YOUTH DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT

•  Worldview Mission Sierra L eone Application Youth Summit Sierra Leone _application_form
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•  http://endpoverty2015.org/en/press-release-children-and-youth-august
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• http://www.coeworld.org/news/discovering-young-leaders-programme

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EU/UN AGENDA

• EU THE WEEK AHEAD AT THE UNITED NATIONS 37-12
• THE WEEK AHEAD AT THE UNITED NATIONS 36-12
• UN THE WEEK AHEAD AT THE UNITED NATIONS 35-12

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Worldview Mission Youth’s,  supports efforts which increase the care and protection of children in families and communities and it does not support efforts to establish or run orphanages due to the following reasons:

Families, Not Orphanages In its ongoing efforts to support the realization of the MDGs Worldview Mission encourages Governments, UN and NGOs including Youth Groups to support family based care and protection. Institutional care for children should only be used as a last resort. Children need families not orphanages.   AIDS, armed conflict, forced displacement, and extreme poverty leave millions of children orphaned, separated, or on the brink of family breakdown. These children need and have a right to protection and care; governments and civil society have an obligation to respond. Like all children, they need family care and the opportunity to be part of a community.  Significant, sustained action is needed to build national systems of child protection and care that can ensure family placements for children who need them.   Building more residential institutions is not the answer.  Decades of research and experience have shown that residential care for children, despite good intentions, produces adverse intellectual, social, and developmental outcomes.

• Keeping_Children_Out_of_Harmful_Institutions_Final_20.11.09
• Facing the Crisis
• Families%20Not%20Orphanages
• Protect for the Future-Protection and MDG’Ls

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Please apply online using YCI’s online application form available here:

• http://www.yci.org/html/volunteer/globally/applynow.asp
• http://yci.org/

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• www.tvebiomovies.org

46 Bloomsbury Street,  London WC1B 3QJ UK Tel: +44 (0) 20 7147 7420

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MDGL’s UN Youth

• http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unyin/iyd2012.html

2012 International  Youth Day – World Map of Events

• http://bit.ly/MgIrUU

             UN Youth 2012

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2F9ke0ShdU&feature=player_embedded#!
• http://social.un.org/index/Youth.aspx

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 Worldview Mission GHANA Youth Programme

• Worldview Mission Ghana ECOWAS CSO FORUM PROGRAM INFORMATION SHEET
• http://www.yveghana.org/
• Worldview Mission Ghana INV LETTER 2 ECOWAS CSO CONSULTATIVE FORUM 26TH OCT 2012

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Worldview Mission Madagascar  Youth

Worldview Mission Madagascar Youth Report 21 Sept IDP Madagascar 2012

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Worldview Mission SUDAN YOUTH

• Worldview Mission SUDAN IDP PROGRAMME Family Club, Khartoum Sudan
• Worldview Mission Sudan IDP celebration Report ’12

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Worldview Mission TOGO  YOUTH

• Worldview Misson Togo 3yrs Programme PROPOSED CONSERVATION MOUNTAIN KUMA WM-Togo
• Worldview Mission TOGO YOUTH UN REPORT 12 AUG 2012

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Worldview Mission  UGANDA YOUTH

• www.teensuganda.org
• Worldview Mission report Uganda Teens National Youth Congress Report Summery
• Worldview Misson Uganda R. Hamba National Youth Congress Report2012

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Worldview Mission NIGERIAN YOUTH SEPT 21 th 2012 Int. Day of Peace

• Worldview Mission Nigeria Dr. Obi Youth Lecture Sept 21 IDP 2012

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• Millenium Development Goal’s UN Youth
• Worldview Mission  UN Youth Amb Essembly YA Overview[SUM 2012]
• http://www.earthcharterinaction.org/content/articles/869/1/Wings-for-

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• Earth-Charter-in-Amsterdam
• Worldview Mission Youth-Matter-Your-guide-to-making-Ecocide-a-crime

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Worldview Mission TURKEY  YOUTH

• Worldview Mission TURKEY, KAYSERI Youth Groups
• Protect for the Future-Protection and MDGs
• Worldview Mission TURKEY  2015 WORLD WE WANT  IYLA_Habitat_Video Press Release
• Worldview Mission TURKEY 2015 WORLD WE WANT UGLA_Habitat_Video_Basin Bülteni

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• Worldview Mission REPORT 2012 INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY CELEBRATION IN CAMEROON
• Worldview Mission Cameroon REPORT IDP 2012
• Worldview Mission Cameroon REPORT 2012 INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY CELEBRATION 

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YOUTH  INDIA – MOVIE MAKER       

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Worldview Mission MALAWI  YOUTH UN REPORT

• Worldview Mission  MALAWI YOUTH REPORT 2012

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• Worldview Mission network partner Edu- Project Stiwewa_ Functieprofiel Coördinator Talentenschool

• Worldview Mission network partner Stiwewa Report Huiswerkbegeleiding 2011 – 2012. 1ste Concept

• Worldview Mission network partner Suriname Stiwena Report Homework Project 2012  Suriname South America

• Worldview Mission network partner Suriname Pics Stiwewa Cellebration School kids of Talentens

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Worldview Mission NEPAL -Pakhora, YOUTH  (Rainbow Children Home)

• Worldview Mission Nepal PDF Newsletter_December_2012

• Worldview Mission  NEPAL Youth Report 2012 IYD_celebration_in_Pokhara_Nepal

• Worldview Mission NEPAL WORLD HIV-AIDS Day 2012 celebrated at Rainbow Children Home Nepal

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Youth Nepal- Mr. Deepak:

• Worldview Mission NEPAL Report Mr. Deepak IDP Cellebration Sept 21st 2012

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NEPAL   

PROGRAMME  

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Worldview Mission NIGERIA YOUTH REPORT

• Worldview Mission INT’L UN YOUTH DAY CELEBRATION  2012
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PLANT FOR THE PLANET  -TREES FOR CLIMATE  JUSTICE- “YOUTH ACADEMY”

• Worldview Mission Plant4 Planet Youth Academy Trees4Climate Change

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Taiwan Institute for Sustainable Energy (TAISE):

• http://taiseen.org.tw/en/active_areashow.php?cid=202

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https://www.tigweb.org/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1487&ec=1487,196347

http://www.tigweb.org/community/cultureconnect/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1487&ec=1487,196347

http://days.tigweb.org/world-day-of-water?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1487&ec=1487,196347

http://commit2act.tigweb.org/actions/discover/

http://www.eventbrite.ca/e/peacebuilding-through-culture-connect-online-live-chat-tickets-10948405977

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Dear All,

THE 22 nd  INTERNATIONAL  CHILDREN’S  PAINTING  COMPETITION  ON THE  ENVIRONMENT UNEP has launched the 22nd International children’s painting competition. The Competition is organized annually by the UNEP and the Japan-based Foundation for Global Peace and Environment (FGPE), Bayer and Nikon Corporation.

The theme of the 22nd  painting competition will be ” Water” and participants will have until 29th  February, 2013 to submit their entries.

Sub themes of the competition are: Water: Where does it  come from? Water : Source  of  life The selection process will be in two stages; the regional selection which will be done by UNEP Regional Offices and their partners, and the global selection which will be done by UNEP and its partners, Foundation for Global peace and Environment (FGPE), Bayer and Nikon Corporation.

For more details on the Competition please visit :

• http://unep.org/tunza/children/int_comp.aspx

For more information, send an email to children.youth@unep.org

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WORLDVIEW MISSION (Worldview​Mission): ICPD Global Youth Forum Invitation PROGRAMS 4th to 6th December 2012 in Bali, Indonesia.

Dear Members and Colleagues of Worldview Mission Youth board Coordinators International.

Warm greetings from the World Assembly of Youth (WAY) headquarters in Melaka, Malaysia On behalf of the Steering Committee of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) we have the honor and pleasure to extend this  invitation to all youth and youth leaders to attend the Global Youth Forum (GYF) from 4th to 6th December 2012 in Bali, Indonesia.

The GYF will focus on the following themes: *Staying healthy *Getting an education *Employment and livelihood *Family and well-being *Fully inclusive civic participation.

We encourage interested youth representatives and/or nominations of both genders from various networks to submit CVs/ bio data via email before Wednesday 8th August 2012.

Applicants must conform to the following criteria:

1. The applicant must represent the underrepresented groups in terms of gender, culture and ethnicity, disability, socioeconomic status, and the likes; 2. The applicant must be within the age range of 18-30, with special preference for those 24 and under; 3. The applicant must have an established record of working with young people, as well as general familiarity with the ICPD; 4. Indicate the country and/or region you currently reside in.

Kindly be informed that the Committee shall select 100 youth representatives that fulfill the criteria and thereby submit invitations based on the selection. For further information about the GYF please refer to

• http://icpdbeyond2014.org/whats-next/icpd-global-youth-forum/

We hope you will join us in this unique opportunity to ensure the needs of young people are accordingly satisfied.

Sincerely, WAY Secretariat World Assembly of Youth (WAY) | World Youth Complex | Jalan Lebuh Ayer Keroh | 75450 Ayer Keroh|Melaka, MALAYSIA Tel: +606-2321781/2711 | Fax: +606-2327271 Em: office@way.org.my | Site: http://www.way.org.my

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OWS Young Girl HAS MORAL Silences the UN 1992 Brazil

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf-cFKS4V_4&NR=1&feature=endscreen
• http://rioplussocial.com.br/en/
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPFgegyZBw4

OWS Young Girl HAS MORAL Silences the UN 1992 Brazil Al Gore’s Global Warming there was in 1992 a 12-year old girl named Severn Cullis-Suzuki who “silenced the world in 6 minutes” with her remarkable speech at the Earth Summit in Rio. This is Severn’s speech at the Univ of BC in Canada on October 2008

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf-cFKS4V_4&NR=1&feature=endscreen

MILLENIUM DEVELPMENT GOALS   MDGL’s

• Millenium Development Goal’s UN Youth
•  http://saynotoviolence.org/user/me

“Missing” A message about maternal mortality

• http://vimeo.com/2771325

The   8th  UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT GOALS

Friendship Ambassador Foundation The Annual Youth Assembly at the United Nations 11  Years of Making A Difference

The Annual Youth Assembly at the United Nations empowers youth leaders to contribute to the success of the 8 UN Millennium Development Goals with practical advice, excellent networking, & opportunities for personal advancement Guest speakers have included an array of UN staff, celebrities, and youth leaders .

• http://www.facebook.com/FriendshipAmbassadorsFoundation#!/photo.php?fbid=135710593146197&set=a.131058156944774.30204.131057956944794&type=1&theater

To Become a Youth Member & Youth Leader in Worldview Mission Program …….   Membership is open to all students you must be willing to become a leader and committed to help other people,  that will inspire you to find new ways to help in your  Community.

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf-cFKS4V_4&NR=1&feature=endscreen

• POSITIVE STEPS AGAINST RACIAL  DISCRIMINATION
•  http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/discrim/race_c_print.asp

•  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf-cFKS4V_4&NR=1&feature=endscreen

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*Worldview Mission is Standing Up ,* Taking Action* , **Making Noise for the UN MDGL’s !!!**