ICYO – YOUTH INFORMATION November 2006  - IX

(E - newsletter from network of Indian youth organizations)

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Situation and Needs of

Adolescents and Youth in India are

Poorly Understood

 

New Evidence on Young People from the Population Council, India

The brief updates present findings from research conducted by the Population Council and collaborating partner organizations over the last five years. The situation and needs of adolescents and youth in India are poorly understood and interventions intended to address their needs have not always been well-tested. In an effort to learn more about the situation and needs of adolescents and youth and about promising interventions to address these needs, the Population Council and collaborating organizations have conducted several qualitative and quantitative studies related to different aspects of young people's lives in various parts of India. The updates give final to preliminary results from formative research projects addressing issues ranging from the sexual risk taking behaviours of adolescent and young women and men to the perspectives of parents and other gate-keepers on the socialization of adolescents; they also contain results from intervention research projects addressing experiences in building agency among unmarried adolescent girls and addressing the vulnerabilities of recently married adolescent girls. The Population Council hopes that this evidence will provide the opportunity to re-examine the issue from a variety of perspectives and to elicit discussion on new approaches for addressing the needs of young people in India.

 

The for more detail log on  http://www.popcouncil.org/ta/IndiaUpdates_List.html

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Parliamentarians should Build Bridges with Women and Youth

 

Ms Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, Executive Director, United Nations Population Fund emphasized for building the bridges with women and youth while speaking in opening session of 3^rd International Parliamentarians’ Conference on the Implementation of the ICPD Programme of Action held in Bangkok from November 21 & 22, 2006, organized by Asian Forum of Parliamentarian on Population and Development (AFPPD) with UNFPA. .

 

Mr Obaid said in her statement, ‘At this juncture, I would like to encourage you to work closely with women and youth, to support their participation in policy debates. They possess the ideas, energy, and ambition to accelerate effective action to reduce poverty and combat HIV/AIDS’.

 

She further added “Parliaments in every region would benefit from having a youth perspective on the various issues that they examine because decisions made today impact on the lives of young people now and in the future. I encourage you to establish mechanisms for intergenerational dialogue between you and young people who can help us adopt policies and legislations that reflect their needs. By supporting youth leadership and participation and by mentoring youth parliamentarians elected in your national assemblies at different levels, we will be able to promote greater social and economic progress, and ensure solidarity between generations”.

 

More than 200 elected representatives of 170 countries and officials of UN agencies attended the Conference.

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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 356 organizations spread in 122 districts of 22 states from different corners of India.

Affiliation:  Consultative (Roster) Status with ECOSOC, United Nations;
Consultative Status with Commission on Sustainable Development;
Full Member of World Assembly of Youth (WAY); Asian Youth Council (AYC);
Youth for Habitat International Network (YFHIN); CRIN, South Asia Youth
Environment Network (SAYEN), Affiliate group of ECPAT International, Thailand;
ATSECE-DELHI, Indian Partner of AIDS Care Watch Campaign;
Steering Committee member of World Bank's YDP Network;
Working relation with Indian Association of Parliamentarians (IAPPD);
International Medical Parliamentarians Organizations (IMPO);
Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD);
World Youth Foundation, Malaysia.