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Calling for Applications for Major Group on Children & Youth - Deadline July 12th, 12:00 am EST
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To Whom it May Concern:
My name is Alex Ticas and I am currently one of the Ad Hoc Committee Members for the Children & Youth Major Group (commonly referred to as the Youth Caucus).
On behalf of the Ad Hoc committee, we are calling for applications from young leaders from around the world - who are interested, willing, and able - to help lead the Children & Youth Major Group this upcoming year.
Context:
The United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (UN CSD) is a forum that was created out of discussions at the Rio Conference in 1992. It is an annual conference held at the United Nations headquarters in New York City. The CSD goes through two year cycles and in turn its purpose is twofold. In the first year of a cycle, governments and civil society come together to learn about best practices and lessons learned from around the world. In the second year, the knowledge gleaned from the first year and from other opportunities to provide input throughout the year are culminated in a document that is agreed to by the end of the second year. This document is agreed to by all governments present and is used as a guideline for sustainability initiatives in their respective countries.
Civil society is organized through 9 major groups. These major groups include a group for women, one for indigenous people and another for children and youth. We are participants in the major group for children and youth. The Major Group on Children and Youth works to ensure that children and young people’s perspectives are represented at each session of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development, striving to increase their visibility and participation at each stage. The Youth Caucus provides a venue for young people to raise their concerns, speak up for themselves and their communities and ultimately, bring about change on those issues affecting us all.
Opportunity for increased Regional Representation/Input
The Major Group on Children & Youth would like to continue to maintain and develop representation from all regions, including yours. The children and youth major group will have two organizing partners, regional coordinators, and a steering committee. The roles of these organizations and individuals are outlined in the attached document, or click http://www.youen.org/?q=node/114. We would like to encourage your organization or individuals from your organization that are able to take on the responsibilities outlined, to put forward your name for a position. In this way, regional coordinators, steering committee, and organizing partners can collaborate more closely to bring the perspectives of people from your region to the outcome documents and guidelines being created at the UN CSD.
The purpose of electing the steering committee, regional coordinators & organizing partners is to enhance the Youth Caucus’ ability to contribute to the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development. It is our hope that through creating regional representatives and defining six regions, the diversity of voices heard at the UN CSD will be increased.
Effective organization has been a long-standing need of the Children and Youth Major Group; the Ad-Hoc committee of CSD 17 has tried to meet that need through creating the attached Major Group on Children & Youth Structure in close collaboration with members of the Youth Caucus.
If you are not interested in serving in this capacity, it would still be really wonderful for your organization or individuals that are interested to get connected to this process and provide input through the regional coordinator that is elected in your region. We know that everyone has a great deal to contribute and there are so many opportunities for learning. It would be wonderful to generate this learning together!
How to Apply:
Please read all the documents THOROUGHLY before applying so that you may understand the responsibility, accountability, & tasks required of each position.
To Read the Children & Youth Major Group Structure and its profiles/tasks, find that attached document or click here: http://www.youen.org/?q=node/114
To fill out an application, please click on the link
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=cmRiVWV4bDZ5XzdhaHE3OUxJ.....
**Applications will be continuously posted on www.youen.org for open public viewing throughout the week.
**Incomplete applications will not be valid/accepted/posted on youen.org and, therefore, not eligible for votes.
Timeline:
Applications are now being accepted until July 12th, 12:00 a.m.*
Votes will be accepted from July 12th , 12:00 am to July 19th, 12:00 am*
(During this time, all members of the steering committee, all regional coordinators & organizing partners will be democratically elected by the Children and Youth Major Group)
***Further instruction and notification will be given through WSSD-listserve for voting process***
The Ad Hoc Committee will announce new leadership and dissolve by July 20, 2009.
*Note: Times are in Eastern Standard Time (EST)
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at alex.ticas (at) gmail.com. If you would like to be included on the listserv that will provide other pertinent information about this process, please subscribe to http://groups.tigweb.org/WSSD-YouthCaucus/subscribe/
I look forward to collaborating with you in service to the youth and children major group, in whatever capacity that may be.
Warmest Regards,
Ad Hoc Commitee
Major Group on Children & Youth
Alex Ticas
Alicia Cundall
Ben Vanpeperstraete
Melody Mirzaagha
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