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> Subject: UN Youth Flash, Vol. 4, No. 6, September
> 2007
> To: youth6 (at) un.org
> From: UN-DSPD YOUTH
> Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:21:00 -0400
>
>
> UN YOUTH FLASH
> Vol. 4, No. 6, September 2007
>
> WELCOME to the UN Youth Flash, a service of the UN
> Programme on Youth to
> keep you informed about the work of the UN on youth
> issues. We encourage
> you to forward the UN Youth Flash to people in your
> network.
>
> In this issue:
>
> - Feature: Youth and ICT as Agents of Change
> - Highlights from UN Headquarters
> - Highlights from UN agencies around the world
> - Calendar of Youth Events
> - On the Internet
>
> UN Youth Flash can be read on-line at:
> http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unyin/flash.htm.
>
>
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> FEATURE: Youth and ICT as Agents of Change
>
> "Information and communications technologies have a
> central role to play in
> the quest for development, dignity and peace." â
> Ban Ki-moon, United
> Nations Secretary-General
>
> The outcomes of the Geneva and Tunis phases of the
> World Summit on the
> Information Society (WSIS) have charted a clear path
> to a people-centered
> and a development-oriented information society. The
> Summit placed
> particular emphasis on youth and ICT as agents of
> positive change in
> society. It recognized that young people will form
> the bulk of the future
> work force and are leading creators and quick
> adopters of ICT. They must,
> therefore, be empowered as learners, developers,
> contributors,
> entrepreneurs and decision-makers.
>
> In this context, the United Nations Global Alliance
> for ICT and Development
> (UNDESA-GAID) and the International
> Telecommunication Union (ITU) are
> organizing a Global Forum on Youth and ICT for
> Development: Youth and ICT
> as Agents of Change, that will help harness the
> creativity and dynamism
> that youth have in exploring and using ICT for their
> own benefit and for
> the benefit of their communities, especially in
> achieving the United
> Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). From 24
> â 26 September, young
> people from around the world, Governments, policy
> makers and civil society
> organizations will meet at the International
> Conference Centre in Geneva,
> Switzerland to engage in an open discussion on
> technologyâs role in
> advancing peopleâs lives. The Forum aims at
> actively engaging youth in a
> dialogue with other stakeholders in exploring ways
> to empower the community
> and to participate more fully in society through the
> appropriate and
> responsible use of ICT.
>
> The UN Programme on Youth in conjunction with ATHGO
> International (
> http://www.athgo.org/) will facilitate a preparatory
> session for youth
> participants on the first day of the Forum.
>
> At the Forum, participants will have an opportunity
> to showcase their
> innovations and projects or initiatives that utilize
> ICT. For more
> information on GAID and to follow developments at
> the Forum, please visit
> http://www.un-gaid.org/en/node/587 or contact Enrica
> Murmura at the Global
> Alliance for ICT and Development, tel.:
> 1-212-963-5913, e-mail:
> murmura (at) un.org.
>
>
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> HIGHLIGHTS FROM UN HEADQUARTERS
>
> >> Sixty-second session of the United Nations
> General Assembly opens
> The 62nd session of the General Assembly opened on
> 18 September. The
> priorities for this session include climate change,
> financing for
> development, implementation of the Counter-Terrorism
> Strategy, management
> reform and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
> Also on the agenda is
> a five-year review of the implementation of the
> Childrenâs Summitâs, as
> well as intercultural and interfaith dialogue. At
> the opening ceremony, the
> Secretary-General underlined the importance of
> Member Statesâ initiatives
> to address key issues, saying âI truly believe
> that the world leaders that
> will gather here in a few days bring with them a
> renewed interest in
> multilateral resolution to challenges facing the
> world.â. For information
> on this session of the General Assembly, please see
> http://www.un.org/ga.
>
> >> Youth delegates gearing up to address the Third
> Committee
> Youth issues will be addressed from 8-10 October at
> the Third Committee of
> the General Assembly, which deals with social,
> humanitarian and cultural
> issues. Youth representatives, included in the
> official delegations of over
> 20 countries, will present youth perspectives on a
> range of issues. They
> will also participate in deliberations related to UN
> resolutions on youth,
> as well as discuss youth documents, which include
> the Supplement to the
> World Programme of Action for Youth and the Report
> of the Secretary-General
> on Goals and Targets for Monitoring the Progress of
> Youth in the Global
> Economy. To review youth-related documents before
> the Third Committee and
> to find out more about youth delegates to the 62nd
> session of the General
> Assembly, please visit
> http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unyin/ga62.htm.
>
> >> International Youth Day commemorated at UN
> Headquarters
> The audience at the event held at the Dag
> Hammarskjöld Library Auditorium
> at UN Headquarters on 10 August included young
> people from New York City
> schools, participants attending UNESCO's
> Intergenerational Forum and
> delegates from Children International. Presentations
> on youth participation
> for development were made through Friends of the UN
> - Young Leaders
> Initiative that also featured the Young
> Professionals for International
> Cooperation (YPIC), TakingITGlobal, and the World
> Peace Prayer Society.
> Performances were organized by a local NGO,
> Directions for our Youth that
> included a dynamic and outstanding demonstration by
> Life Sport Performance
> and a step dance by P.L.A.Y.E.R.S. (Participating in
> the Lives Amongst
> Youth to Educate and Restore Society). A highlight
> of the event was the
> Shoot Nations Photo-competition presentation
> organized by Plan
> International and Shoot Experience. For more
> information on commemoration
> activities from around the world or to view
> photographs of the event at
> UNHQ, please visit:
> http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unyin/iyd2007.htm.
>
>
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> HIGHLIGHTS FROM UN AGENCIES AROUND THE WORLD
>
> >> UNESCAP: Youth Policy Seminar
> The United Nations Economic and Social Commission
> for Asia and the Pacific
> (UNESCAP) along with the National Council of Youth
> Organizations, Republic
> of Korea, held the youth policy seminar from 1-4
> August 2007. Seminar
> participants included Government delegates from 14
> countries in the region,
> resource persons from various UN agencies and more
> than 200 young people
> from over 20 countries. The Seminar reviewed
> progress achieved and lessons
> learned in the implementation of the World Programme
> of Action for Youth
> and developed a series of youth-related
> recommendations. For information on
> the outcome and recommendations made, please contact
> roncarati (at) un.org.
>
> >> UNESCO: A regional ROADSIGN on HIV/AIDS in Africa
> UNESCO's Youth Initiative on HIV/AIDS related stigma
> and discrimination,
> launched in collaboration with UNAIDS, aims to raise
> awareness and
> understanding of HIV/AIDS and related
> discrimination. Earlier this year,
> UNESCO's Bujumbura Office organized a regional
> workshop for African Great
> Lake Countries on HIV/AIDS and human rights with a
> special focus on gender.
> The workshop has resulted in the launching of a
> regional network of young
> people from Burundi, Rwanda, and Democratic Republic
> of Congo. The youth
> network is called ROADSIGN and will develop its
> youth-initiated action plan
> and work with UNESCO, UNICEF and UNFPA to implement
> activities at the
> country level. For further information, and to
> receive the final report of
> the regional workshop (also available in French),
> please contact UNESCO
> Bujumbura Office: y.matuturu (at) unesco.org.
>
> >> UNESCO: First Regional Youth Forums in Africa and
> the Americas
> Earlier this month, from 9-15 September, young
> people from 37 countries and
> territories from North, Central, and South America
> and the Caribbean met in
> Acapulco, Mexico to share experiences, consolidate
> their enthusiasm and
> proposed new initiatives to tackle regional youth
> issues. Through
> workshops, plenary sessions and meetings, the young
> leaders discussed new
> strategies to strengthen youth participation and
> promote cooperation
> amongst youth networks in the Americas. The first
> UNESCO African Youth
> Forum will take place in Burkina Faso, from 24-28
> September and will
> address the theme "Young people and the Dialogue
> among civilisations,
> cultures and peoples". The Forum contributes to the
> wide range of
> initiatives aimed at promoting African regional
> cooperation and the
> implementation of the African Charter for Youth.
> Both regional forums will
> work toward preparing for the upcoming 2007 UNESCO
> Youth Forum. For more
> information, please contact: ucj (at) unesco.org.
>
> >> UNESCO: Strengthening youth organizations in
> Cameroon
> The World Bank and lâOrganisation Internationale
> de la Francophonie (OIF)
> will join forces to strengthen the capacity of youth
> organizations in youth
> policy and development in Cameroon. This initiative
> is a part of current
> efforts by the Government of Cameroon, supported by
> a range of development
> partners, to develop and implement an integrated
> national youth policy and
> to enhance the participation of young people in
> decision-making at all
> levels. As an integral part of this partnership,
> UNESCO proposes to take
> the lead in developing an integrated workshop
> programme enhancing
> communication and cooperation between young people
> and different
> stakeholders of the youth sector in Cameroon. For
> more information please
> contact: ucj (at) unesco.org.
>
> >> UNEP: Education Toolkit on Sustainability
> Communications
> The CD-ROM "Sustainability Communications â A
> Toolkit for Marketing and
> Advertising Courses" proposes resources for
> educators training tomorrowâs
> marketing and communication professionals, including
> those in corporate
> field. It offers campaign analyses, exercises, web
> links, bibliographies
> and more than 300 downloadable documents - to
> encourage students and
> communication experts to think about and involve
> themselves in the major
> issues facing society today. It is not a
> âturnkeyâ teaching syllabus but a
> flexible, interactive tool which provides a
> synthesis of theoretical and
> methodological knowledge illustrated by numerous
> specific case studies.
> This CD-ROM contains both English and French
> versions and it is fully
> downloadable from UNEPâs website at
> www.unep.fr/sustain.
>
> >> UNFPA: Poster contest to promote the role of men
> in society
> UNFPA is sponsoring its 15th annual poster contest
> for young people. This
> yearâs theme is âMen at Work for Maternal
> Healthâ. Men have decision-making
> power in their many roles as fathers, husbands,
> community leaders,
> religious leaders and political leaders. Decisions
> that make motherhood
> safer can save lives. The contest challenges young
> artists to consider the
> role of men in society, especially as fathers,
> husbands and community
> leaders. UNFPA's specific country offices will
> organize the national
> contest. For details, please see
>
http://www.youthpeer.net/site/posts.php?page_id=3§ion_id=3&post_id=210
>
> >> UNODC: Guide to preventing ATS use among young
> people
> Amphetamine-Type Stimulants (ATS) is the group of
> synthetic stimulants
> which includes substances like amphetamines,
> methamphetamines,
> methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA or ecstasy),
> methylphenidate etc. The
> illicit use of ATS is a serious problem in many
> countries and rising in
> many others. In fact, world wide, more people use
> ATS than opiates and
> cocaine combined. Moreover, after cannabis, ATS are
> the most common illicit
> drugs used by young people in all the regions of the
> world. This guide is
> aimed at policymakers in the field of drug abuse
> prevention. It
> concentrates on providing essential information on
> the reasons why it is
> crucial to work to prevent ATS abuse and the most
> important principles to
> do so effectively. The guide and other resources are
> available at
> http://www.unodc.org/youthnet/ats.html.
>
> >> UNICEF: Voices of Youth join Scouts in the spirit
> of "One World, One
> Promise"
> Voices of Youth and Scouts from around the world got
> together in the spirit
> of the âOne world, One promiseâ pledge at the
> 21st Scout Jamboree 2007 held
> from 27 July to 8 August. They showed how people can
> make a difference when
> they work together as one. UNICEF works with Scouts
> in several countries to
> deliver rights-based education and provide
> opportunities for young people
> to engage with their community to make a real
> difference. To find out more,
> please visit
>
http://www.unicef.org/voy/takeaction/takeaction_3886.html.
>
> >> UNICEF: Global Education for Development
> Conference
> The Education for Development Workshop (formerly
> called Global
> Consultation) was held in Istanbul from 10-12
> September, with field trips
> on 13-14 September. The workshop aimed to develop a
> framework for a new
> global policy paper on Education for Development.
> The workshopâs agenda for
> the three days was built around the core objectives
> of the National
> Committee Outreach to young people and included
> child rights education, the
> promotion of civic engagement and global solidarity,
> and awareness-raising
> of the work of UNICEF among young people. For more
> information about the
> workshop, please contact Frederick Seidel
> (Geneva-GRO) fseidel (at) unicef.org.
>
> >> WHO: Review and field test of a new Adolescent
> Job Aid
> The World Health Organization (WHO) Child and
> Adolescent Health and
> Development Department (CAH) has been working to
> develop a handy
> desk-reference tool, the Adolescent Job Aid, to
> provide health workers with
> step-by-step guidance in dealing with adolescent
> patients (and any
> accompanying adults). This tool is now ready for
> desk review and field
> testing before it is finalized. The first of a set
> of three planned desk
> reviews and field test exercises is under way in
> Chandigarh, India.
> Participants in the exercise are health workers who
> are currently providing
> preventive and curative health services to
> adolescents, as well as to
> children and adults. For more information, or to
> contact CAH, please see
> the contact information below.
>
> >> WHO New publications on the role of parents in
> improving adolescents'
> health
> The World Health Organization (WHO) Child and
> Adolescent Health and
> Development Department (CAH) has also developed two
> new publications in
> collaboration with the Bloomberg School of Public
> Health, Johns Hopkins
> University. CAH conducted a review and convened a
> technical consultation to
> examine the evidence for specific parenting roles
> that programmes could
> promote and improve. This led to consensus that
> parentsâ roles could be
> organized into five dimensions, each of which has
> specific influences on
> adolescent health outcomes: connection (love),
> behaviour control (limit),
> respect for individuality (respect), modelling of
> appropriate behaviour
> (model), and provision and protection (provide).
> Each of the five roles is
> described in the publication "Helping parents in
> developing countries
> improve adolescentsâ healthâ. Also outlined,
> where available knowledge
> exists, are its implications for programmes,
> including activities and
> examples of projects that address this role.
> "Summaries of projects in
> developing countries assisting the parents of
> adolescents" presents
> descriptions of 34 projects that were prepared based
> on interviews with
> project staff and available literature. For more
> information, please
> contact lawedavieso (at) who.int or visit
> http://www.who.int/child-adolescent-health.
>
>
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> CALENDAR OF YOUTH EVENTS
>
> >> 21 September: International Day of Peace
> UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will welcome the
> United Nations Messengers
> of Peace to New York Headquarters on the
> International Day of Peace. The
> Messengers will participate in the annual Peace Bell
> Ceremony, Student
> Conference and Press Conference. After the Peace
> Bell Ceremony, the
> dignitaries, accompanied by the 193 flag-bearers,
> will walk in procession
> to attend the 10th annual Student Observance. The
> 800 middle and high
> school students at UNHQ in New York will be
> connected via satellite to
> young people at the UN missions in the Democratic
> Republic of the Congo,
> Lebanon and Sudan. For more information, please see
> http://www.internationaldayofpeace.org/.
>
> >> 24 - 26 September: Global Forum on Youth and ICT
> for Development
> The Global Alliance for ICT and Development (GAID)
> is organizing a Global
> Forum on Youth and ICT for Development: Youth and
> ICT as Agents of Change,
> that will help harness the creativity and dynamism
> of youth in exploring
> and using ICT for the benefit of their communities
> and in achieving the
> Millennium Development Goals. The Forum aims at
> actively engaging youth in
> debates and discussions with their peers, policy
> makers, the private sector
> and technology experts in exploring ways to empower
> their communities
> through the appropriate and responsible use of ICT.
> For more information,
> please visit http://www.un-gaid.org/gfyouth.
>
> >> 12 - 13 October: UNESCO Youth Forum
> Young people from all over the world will come
> together at UNESCO in Paris
> for the fifth UNESCO Youth Forum. Since 1999, this
> Forum has been an
> integral part of UNESCOâs General Conference.
> Every two years the Forum
> gives young people the opportunity to share their
> experiences, identify
> common concerns and contribute to the work of
> UNESCO. The 2007 Youth Forum
> will examine the results and recommendations from a
> series of Regional
> UNESCO Youth Forums held in 2006 and 2007 on the
> theme of âYoung People and
> the Dialogue among Civilizations, Cultures and
> Peoplesâ. For more
> information on the UNESCO Youth Forum, please
> contact ucj (at) unesco.org.
>
> >> 16 - 17 October: Stand Up, Speak Out!
> The Millennium Campaign will join forces with the
> Global Call to Action
> against Poverty (GCAP) and a wide range of global
> partners, including faith
> based groups, local governments, youth groups, media
> and other key actors,
> to mobilize millions more people to âSTAND UP and
> SPEAK OUTâ to break the
> 2006 World Record. Last year, with the support of
> over 23.5 million people,
> a new Guinness World Record was set for the greatest
> number of people to
> physically and symbolically âStand Up Against
> Poverty and for the
> Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)â within 24
> hours. This massive
> mobilization sent a clear message to decision-makers
> that there is a
> growing global movement of people no longer prepared
> to stay seated or
> silent in the face of poverty and broken promises.
> Monitored by Guinness
> World Records the challenge will take place over 24
> hours between 9.00pm
> (GMT) on October 16 and 9.00pm (GMT) October 17.
> Find out more at
> www.standagainstpoverty.org.
>
> >> 24 - 28 October: 2nd Conference for Young
> Political Leaders
> The Asia-Europe Young Leaders Symposium is a
> platform to provide
> opportunities for closer and more regular contacts
> and dialogue on a wide
> range of issues among leaders of the next generation
> of Asia and Europe.
> This year, the 2nd Conference for Young Political
> Leaders will be organised
> in Copenhagen by the Danish Youth Council (DUF) in
> co-operation with the
> Asia-Europe Foundation. The conference will
> culminate in the drafting and
> dissemination of a report and declaration which will
> be submitted to the
> ASEM Heads of State and Government when they meet in
> October 2008. ASEM is
> an informal process of dialogue and cooperation
> bringing together the 27 EU
> Member States and the European Commission with 16
> Asian countries and the
> ASEAN Secretariat. For more information, or to
> register for the Conference,
> please see
>
http://www.asef.org/index.php?option=com_project&task=view&id=1042.
>
> >> 4 - 7 December: Africa-Europe Youth Summit
> The North-South Centre of the Council of Europe is
> facilitating a youth-led
> process to hold an Africa-Europe Youth Summit that
> will be held in Lisbon.
> The aim of the Summit is to reinforce youth work and
> increase youth
> participation in Africa and Europe influencing the
> youth policy in
> Euro-African Cooperation. An expected outcome of the
> Summit will be the
> submission of a declaration by a youth delegation at
> the EU-Africa Heads of
> State Summit. The Youth Summit will address key
> areas of concern that had
> been identified by young people from Europe and
> Africa. For more
> information, please see
>
http://europafrica.org/2007/05/23/africa-europe-youth-summit.
>
> >> 5 - 8 November: Peace in the Oceans Conference
> A global interactive conference on ocean
> sustainability, climate change,
> women and youth will be hosted by the International
> Ocean Institute (IOI),
> IOC-UNESCO, and the Government of Malta. The
> thirty-second Pacem in Maribus
> (Peace in the Oceans) conference will bring together
> key stakeholders,
> including influential representatives from the
> private sector, Governments,
> NGOs and educational institutions to assess
> ocean-related challenges and
> design actionable solutions to overcome threats to
> our oceans and promote
> sustainable ocean governance. The conference
> highlights include Young
> Entrepreneurs of the Ocean Summit, Youth Parliament
> and an Underwater Film
> Festival. For more information about the conference
> or to register, please
> visit www.thewavesofchange.org.
>
> >> 5 December: International Volunteer Day
> International Volunteer Day (IVD) offers an
> opportunity for volunteer
> organizations and individuals to make visible their
> contributions - at
> local, national and international levels - to the
> achievement of the
> Millennium Development Goals. Over the years,
> rallies, parades, community
> volunteering projects, environmental awareness, free
> medical care and
> advocacy campaigns have all featured prominently on
> IVD. For more
> information, please visit
>
http://www.worldvolunteerweb.org/int-l-volunteer-day.html.
>
> >> 11 - 14 December: Asia-Pacific Humanitarian
> Affairs Conference 2007
> An NGO driven initiative, the Asia-Pacific
> Humanitarian Affairs Conference
> will be held at the UN Conference Centre in Bangkok.
> It aims to educate and
> create greater awareness and understanding among the
> young people on a
> range of socio-economic issues in the Asia-Pacific
> region. The Conference
> will highlight the plight of the street children,
> slum dwellers and the
> problem of child trafficking, issues deeply rooted
> in poverty. At the
> Conference, young people from around the world will
> have the opportunity to
> dialogue, propose and develop projects to help
> people in poverty-stricken
> countries. For more information, please visit
> http://www.humanitarianaffairs.org/conference.html.
>
> >> 10 - 21 August 2008: 4th World Youth Congress on
> Youth and Development
> Regeneration 2008 - Quebec City, the 4th World Youth
> Congress, designed to
> promote and celebrate youth-led development, will
> bring together 600 young
> people from over 100 countries to Québec City in
> August 2008. It will shine
> a spotlight on the most effective projects done by
> young people in the
> effort to achieve the MDGs. A series of events have
> been planned as part
> of the build up to the 4th World Youth Congress. The
> Youth Action Festival
> will serve as a basis for the selection of delegates
> to the Congress. Find
> out more and be part of this worldwide Youth Action
> Event! If you are an
> active young person (15 â 30), also passionate
> about making poverty history
> in a sustainable way, register to participate at
> http://www.wyc2008.qc.ca
> by 31 October.
>
> **********************************************
> ON THE INTERNET
>
> >> UNICEF 18 (at) 18 Online Art Exhibit
> This fall, the Convention of the Rights of the Child
> (CRC) is celebrating
> its 18th Anniversary, and as part of the activities
> to commemorate this
> historic event Voices of Youth (VOY) will create an
> online art exhibit.
> Entries should be received by 20 November 2007. For
> more information,
> please visit
>
http://www.unicef.org/voy/takeaction/takeaction_3866.html
> or
> email voy (at) unicef.org.
>
> >> Youth Tax Justice Network
> The aim of this network is to help teach young
> people about tax related
> issues, but also importantly, give them access to
> information and
> solidarity to enrich their social justice advocacy
> and research. YTJN has
> just released their first newsletter, "Our Voices"
> that is available for
> download at http://ytjn-ourvoices.blogspot.com/.
>
> >> MDG Data updated on the web
> Visit the official data website that presents
> definitions, methodologies
> and sources for the 48 indicators to measure
> progress towards achieving the
> Millennium Development Goals. Also available are the
> official progress
> reports and documents. The site was recently updated
> with more than 70
> series of the Millennium Development Goals. Please
> see
>
http://millenniumindicators.un.org/unsd/mdg/default.aspx.
>
> >> Poster Competition to build AIDS awareness among
> young people
> The 2007 ARCHIVE Institute Poster Competition
> encourages artists under the
> age of 18 from around the world to design and submit
> a poster that responds
> to the widespread AIDS epidemic and its influence on
> peopleâs lives. The
> competition launched this year will result in an
> online presentation as
> well as a travelling exhibition of selected entries.
> Six 6 regional
> finalists will be chosen by the selection committee,
> of which there will be
> three winners. To sign up, please visit
>
http://www.archiveinstitute.org/POSTERCOMPETITION2007/.
>
> **********************************************
> CONTACT INFORMATION
>
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> Youth, of the Division
> for Social Policy and Development, within the
> Department of Economic and
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