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Re: [GYCA-AsiaPacific] Fwd: [sea-aids] ICAAP 2009: Bali Youth Force is here for business
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Aug 16th, 2009 - 20:28:25 |
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Hi Toma,
thanks for the update, I am actually about to produce a monthly magazine on
development issues called Poro Stret, meaning true friend in pidgin english
spoken in my country, would you mine sending me the declaration and a short
story with a group photos.
David
On 8/17/09, Toma wrote:
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> FYI!!!
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> From: SEA-AIDS
> Date: Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 9:59 AM
> Subject: [sea-aids] ICAAP 2009: Bali Youth Force is here for business
> To: tnemoto
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> ICAAP 2009: Bali Youth Force is here for business
> Godsway Shumba, Key Correspondent
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> [on HealthDev.net]: Bali Youth Force (BYF), a group of young people
> from Asia Pacific who are advocating for the rights of young people at
> the 9th ICAAP currently underway in Bali, Indonesia said they will try
> their best to ensure that their recommendations are taken seriously by
> those in leadership.
>
> The recommendations compiled from an online consultation with more
> than 50 young people across the region and from the outcomes of a
> pre-conference youth forum that was attended by more than 130 youth
> delegates seek to ensure the meaningful involvement of young people in
> the response to AIDS.
>
> Young people in Asia Pacific are advising their adults and leaders to
> ensure meaningful youth participation, increase resources for
> youth-led programmes, promote a human rights approach in the HIV and
> AIDS response for all young people, fulfill young people’s sexual and
> reproductive rights; and eliminate stigma and discrimination against
> young people affected by AIDS.
>
> During a press conference held on the sidelines of the 9th ICAAP,
> members of BYF talked about a number of activities that they will
> carry out during and after the conference to ensure that their
> recommendations are taken seriously by leaders from all levels of
> society.
>
> According to Melinda Rajapaksha, a member of BYF, the youth will have
> a youth corner at 9th ICAAP where they will hold a number of
> discussions to put across their message and to think about how best
> they can ensure their meaningful participation in the response to
> AIDS.
>
> The BYF has set up a commitment desk where they will ask key leaders
> who are attending the conference to pledge their support to issues
> affecting young people.
>
> Rajapaksha said their discussions will lead-up to the International
> Youth Celebration on the 12th of August that will be characterized by
> an AIDS walk to remember young people affected by HIV and AIDS as well
> as to show their solidarity to the issue of meaningful youth
> participation.
>
> Igor Moccoro, another member of BYF said this 9th ICAAP is a milestone
> in the response to HIV and AIDS for young people because for the first
> time, the group has been given an opportunity to meet and talk about
> their issues with a unified voice.
>
> Moccoro said the focus of the youth delegates in the next ICAAP will
> be on following up on their recommendations and also making sure that
> they don’t repeat the same messages.
>
> The young delegates at the 9th ICAAP felt that their issues are not
> being given enough attention due to lack of political will, cultural
> and religious barriers, adult-youth communication barriers and lack of
> understanding about the needs of young people by adults.
>
> Hendri Yulius Wijaya, a member of the BYF said policies in Indonesia
> don’t sufficiently address the sexual and reproductive health rights
> of young people, especially those who are living with HIV, out of
> school, young men who have sex with men and girls who are engaged in
> sex work.
>
> He said young people in his country face a number of challenges that
> include child marriages, less attention given to the education of the
> girl child, child labour and lack of interest in sexual and
> reproductive health education.
>
> Liping Miang, Youth Campaign Coordinator for the World AIDS Campaign
> (WAC) who represented young people at the opening plenary session said
> when responding to the needs of young people, all stakeholders should
> realize their diversity.
>
> Miang said there is need to use an approach that encompasses all young
> people including those who are not in school, sex workers, injecting
> drug users (IDUs) and young men who have sex with men.
>
> According to Miang, one of the greatest challenges in addressing the
> sexual and reproductive health rights of young people is that parents
> are not willing to talk about sexual related issues such as condom
> use.
>
> Reflecting about her own experiences, Miang said, “How would you talk
> about condoms to my mother? She has never used them.”
>
> This shows the need to come up with creative ways to convince adults
> that the sexual and reproductive health rights of the present
> generation of young people are different from those of their times.
>
> Godsway Shumba
> Key Correspondent
>
> Online at: http://healthdev.net/site/post.php?s=5721
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