ICYO – YOUTH INFORMATION

No 2007/30 (May)

(E - newsletter from network of Indian youth organizations)

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Young Indian MP at Madrid HIV/AIDS Meeting

Mr. Sachin Pilot, young MP from India, represented Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD) at technical seminar entitled, "Advocacy and International Initiatives in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS" which aimed to strengthen Spanish NGDOs and public administrations working in development in order to better address the challenges posed by the HIV epidemic in developing countries.

Mr. Sachin Pilot at the roundtable shared Indian experiences on the challenges and opportunities for advocating on HIV/AIDS, alongside with Mr. Carles Campuzano, MP of Spain, who spoke on the roles of parliamentarians on advocacy and development issues. The event was organized by Plataforma ONG Sida y Desarrollo of Spain.

Youth Sexual Health: "Our Health, Our Issue,"

New Zealand Parliamentarians’ Group Report

 

The New Zealand Parliamentarians’ Group on Population and Development prepared a report, Youth Sexual Health: "Our Health, Our Issue," which was presented to the Minister of Health, Pete Hodgson, at a launch on April 3^rd. The report is the result of an open hearing held in December 2006 that provided an opportunity for key government agencies, NGOs and other individual experts to present submissions to parliamentarians around youth sexual and reproductive health issues. The report calls for a cross-government approach to improving youth sexual and reproductive health through developing a teenage pregnancy strategy and establishing a Ministerial Taskforce. Katarina Lindahl, Secretary General of the Swedish Association for Sexuality Education, was a guest speaker at the launch. Katarina was on a visit to New Zealand organized by New Zealand Family Planning's international development unit (FPAID), during which she met with government officials, MPs and NGOs to discuss the Swedish experience of working on youth sexual and reproductive health.

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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.