ICYO

YOUTH INFORMATION

                           No: 2007/40  (June)

(E-Newsletter from network of youth organizations in India)

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ICYO - Platform of 356 Youth Organizations in India.       

ICYO - India’s largest network of urban and rural youth.

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First Asian Youth Forum of UNESCO to be held in South Korea

 

The UNESCO (Section for Youth, Sport and Physical Education) is organizing the first Asian Youth Forum from June 25 to 29, 2007 in Jeju Island of Republic of Korea. This regional forum being organizes on the basis of the recommendations of 33rd Session of the UNESCO General Conference.

 

The Indian Committee of Youth Organizations asked to nominate the youth for the Forum, ICYO nominated Ms Shivangi Patel from Ahemdabad and she will attend the Forum.

 

Ms Patel is the only participant to represent India in the Forum.

 

The theme of the Forum will be “Young People and the Dialogue among Civilizations, Cultures and Peoples”.  This Regional Youth Forum allows youth participants to address regional issues by making recommendations for action, and by designing concrete initiatives, by and for young people. In this regard, the Forum also provide for the development of new partnerships, and for the consolidation of networks between young people, youth organizations, UNESCO and other partners.

 

Under this theme, the Youth Forum Report has recommended two sub-themes as specific foci of the regional youth forums: “‘Education for sustainable development’ and ‘Intercultural and interfaith dialogue to ensure peace’.”

 

The main objectives of this 1st Asian Youth Forum is to prepare for the UNESCO Youth Forum in October 2007; to allow participants of the Forum to elaborate specific themes, and related recommendations for action, regarding a dialogue of regional (sub-regional) concerns by and for young people; to consolidate and encourage networks and partnerships among young people, youth organizations, UNESCO and other partners concerned with youth, and dialogue in the region.

 

In the preparation for the Forum organizer created the listserv about two month ago for the E-dialogue among the participants. The online discussion already fills the energy for participation in the Forum.

 

The Expected Outcomes: Youth Forum should adopt a report outlining the salient discussions and recommendations from the Forum. The report will be widely disseminated as part of the follow-up, and will be included in the framework preparations for the UNESCO Youth Forum to be held at the 34th session of the General Conference; in addition, the 1st Asian Youth Forum on the theme of Intercultural and Interfaith Dialogue to Ensure Peace will serve to highlight youth-led, best practices for promoting dialogue among cultures and peoples at all levels.

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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.

Our goal:
To improve and extend the youth work and services through Youth Organizations;
To enhance and demonstrate youth work in the society;
To promote effective youth programmmes;
To organize network of civil society organizations working towards the development of youth work;
To organize seminars, conferences, workshops, trainings;
To maintain international relation with organizations promoting young people in their programmes and activities

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