ICYO – Youth Information Newsletter
Indian Committee of Youth Organizations
Feburary 2008
Platform of 356 Youth Organizations in India
Mr Devinder Bhagat received Arya Yuva Ratna award
The Devinder Bhagat facilitated with Arya Yuva Ratan Award on 26th January 2008 by Kendriya Arya Yuva Parishad (Central Arya Youth Council) for his excellent youth work.
Mr D K Bhagat is volunteer in Arya Samaj last many year and expertise in information and communication. He is dedicated his time to moderate and run the Arya Youth yahoo groups, which is popular young people of Arya Samaji all over world.
Mr D K Bhagat also has long and active association with Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO). Mr Bhagat also involved in National Youth Project and Youth & Family Welfare Programme Council.
The Award was presented by Mr Anil Arya and blessed by Swami Aryawesh President, Sarvedeshik Arya Yuvak Parishad.
Theatre Workshop held in Ramnagar
Progressive Youth Society of Ramnagar (J&K) organized the weeklong Children Theatre Workshop in collaboration with Sangeet Natak Academy New Delhi December 21-27,2007 .
In the inaugural function
attended by Mr Yash Paul Sharma, Dist. Social Welfare Officer, as a chief guest and Mr Rattan Doshi was the guest of honour
Asian Consultation on the Prevention of HIV Related to Drug Use held in Goa
The First Asian Consultation on the
Prevention of HIV Related to Drug Use was held in Goa from 28 to 31 January, 2008 and attended more than 400 persons. The Consultation was organized by Asian Consortium on Drug Use, HIV/AIDS and Poverty
The participants feel that the engagement of civil society
groups in the fight to stop drug abuse has been considerably more restricted.
Mr Ton Smits, Executive Director of the Asian Harm Reduction Network (AHRN) said “In Asia, coordinating and harmonizing the policy environment is critical for the sustainability and effectiveness of interventions among drug users.”
A Parliamentarian Forum and workshop were organized by Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development at the consultation, and a statement of
commitment called for policymakers to develop policies and programs aimed at decriminalizing injection drug use; developing HIV education, prevention and treatment programs for IDUs; and encouraging the public to make behavior changes aimed at reducing the spread of the virus among IDUs. More than 20 parliamentarians, ministers and others attended AFPPD's forum and workshop.
UNICEF welcomes International Year of Sanitation
2008 Children and women comprise 90 per cent of those affected
2008 Children and women comprise 90 per cent of those affected
UNICEF welcomed the first day of the International Year of Sanitation 2008. The international year aims to highlight the need for urgent action on behalf of the more than 40 per cent of the world’s population who continue to live without improved sanitation.
Lack of proper sanitation contributes to the deaths of thousands of women and children every day from largely preventable causes, including diarrhoeal diseases. Though more than 1.2 billion
people worldwide have gained access to improved sanitation between 1990 and 2004, an estimated 2.6 billion people -- including 980 million children – have yet to be reached. This is one of the single biggest development challenges facing the world today.
The International Year of Sanitation 2008 was established by the United Nations General Assembly in December 2006 to accelerate progress towards meeting the Millennium Development Goal target of reducing by half the proportion of people living without access to improved sanitation by 2015. In addition, progress on sanitation will contribute to the achievement of all the Millennium Development Goals.
Improved sanitation includes clean, safe toilets, wastewater management and hygiene promotion, all of which prevent the transfer of pathogens in human excreta. When not treated safely, it adversely impacts health, often deprives children of getting an education, and impedes social and economic development. Lack of improved sanitation in schools is an important underlying factor in absenteeism and poor classroom performance due to illness, low enrolment and early school dropout, especially for girls whose parents may remove them from the education system when they start menstruating. Lack of toilets exposes women and girls to violence and abuse as some are only able to defecate only after nightfall and in secluded areas.
Proper sanitation, including handwashing with soap, averts the spread of diarrhoeal disease, which is the second biggest killer of children under five. Improving sanitation leads to improved health, dignity, social and economic development, protects the environment and helps people break the cycle of poverty.
Haryana Aims to Reduce Maternal Mortality
Haryana Aims to Reduce Maternal Mortality
Haryana Chief Minister, Bhupinder Singh Hooda on 10 January announced that the state government had aimed at reducing maternal mortality rate to less than 100 by the year 2010 from 162 per lakh live births at present.
In his inaugural address of the two-day meet on Millennium Development Goals with Focus on Maternal Mortality in South Asian Countries organized by the India Association of Parliamentarians on Population and Development at Suraj Kund tourist
complex, near New Delhi in Harayan, Mr. Hooda disclosed that state government had introduced a number of schemes to reduce Maternal and Infant Mortality rates.
He had also given high priority to the promotion of clean and safe delivery practices especially in rural areas for making the Maternal Health Programme broad based and client friendly.MDGs Lagging
behind on Human Rights Rights in Asia Despite Economic Progress
On January 16, 2008 , A panel presentation on key priority concerns for the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs) and human rights staged by UN Information Center (UNIC)-Bangkok Asia is lagging behind in meeting the MDGs. The open forum, "MDGs and Human Rights in Asia-Pacific - the Way Forward", was attended by UN officials, experts, and representatives of NGOs and civil society.
The panelists
included Ms. Shalini Dewan, Director of UNIC-India; Mr. Homayoun Alizadeh, Regional Representative for Southeast Asia of OHCHR; Ms. Thelma Kay, Director of the Emerging Social Issues Division of UNESCAP; Mr. Minar Pimple, Deputy Director of UNMC, Asia-Pacific; Ms. Sarah Ireland, Regional Director of Oxfam, Great Britain; and Mr. Shiv Khare, Executive Director of AFPPD. The panel was chaired by Mr. Kiyo Akasaka, UN Under Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information. (AFPPD News)
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National Integration Youth
Camps
National Youth Project will hold the following National Integration Youth Camp.
1) March 19 to 26, 2008 : Bangalore
2) April 6 to 13, 2008 Aizawl, Mizoram for 500 youth
3) April 23 to 30, 2008 Rishikesh, Uttarakhand for 400 youth
4) May 8 to 15, 2008 Kerala (Place to announce soon) for 500 youth
5) May 23 to 31, 2008 Andhra Pradesh (Place to announce soon) for 500 youth
6) June 15 to 22, 2008 Gorakhpur
There is no travel expense/ sponsorship for the camp at Rishikesh and Gorakhpur
For more information and participation (only for youth of age 18 to 35 year) contact ICYO secretariat at info.icyo@...
World Urban Forum 4 The World Urban Forum is a biennial gathering and was established by the United Nations to examine one of the most pressing issues facing the world today: rapid urbanization and its impact on communities, cities, economies and policies. The next Forum, which is fourth in series will be held in from Nanjing ,China October 13-17, 2008 .
For further information log on http://www.unhabitat.org/
The HISTOMUN will be held from
Social Business & Microeconomic Opportunities for Youth
This conference is designed as an action space for social entrepreneurs, microfinance practitioners, business leaders, students, and thought influencers who address the issue of poverty with a particular focus on youth. Social business creates wealth, jobs, and solutions to current problems and supports the community and the environment while also meeting bottom line objectives. Change agents come in different sizes and shapes, from a corporation changing an industry to a young adult using discarded plastic bottles for home insulation. To effect change we must invest in it! This conference will identify and offer student internships, demonstrate social business projects, and stimulate new social business ventures around the world, all in an effort to profile and address issues related to youth poverty.
The conference is organized by Regis University March 12 to 14, 2008 in Denver , Colorado
For more information contact tanamyers@...
2008 CIVICUS Youth Assembly
Deadline for applications: 31 March 2008
The CIVICUS Youth Assembly takes place from 16-21 June 2008 in Glasgow , Scotland
For more information log on
UNITAR-Yale Conference on
Environmental Governance and
Democracy
The Conference on Environmental Governance and Democracy will take place at
The objective of the Conference is to develop a research programme and network to strengthen institutional approaches for effective and context-sensitive public participation in environmental governance. Discussions will cover various levels of environmental governance, including international, national, regional, local, and corporate governance.
For information log on
3rd International Young Professionals
The International Young Professionals Foundation will organize the 3rd International Young Professionals Summit, IYPS 2008, from 19th to 22nd August 2008 in Manchester , UK
The aim of the Summit is to bring together young professionals for networking, capacity building and information sharing around our core theme of “How young professionals can help to achieve the UN Millennium Development Goals " and specific topics will include: Governance, economy and education; Women and gender equality; Healthcare and HIV / AIDS; Environmental sustainability.
For more information log on
10th International Training Course on Disability and
Development
This conference will be held at Bangalore 20th March 2008 The ten-day intensive exercise is intended for Programme Managers of organizations and projects involved in development and disability work.
The course is designed to equip the participants with appropriate
attitudes, necessary knowledge and basic skills to initiate, monitor, develop and strengthen disability and development programmes apart from facilitating information exchange among participants. The participants will also be oriented towards Information Dissemination, Networking and Advocacy related to disability, development and CBR.
The workshop is targeted at middle and senior level professionals from the Government, NGOs, International NGOs and individuals interested in disability work. As the medium of instruction is English, fluency in reading, writing and speaking English is a necessary prerequisite.
For more detail log on http://www.actionaid.org/
Asian Conference on Himalayan Rivers
This conference will be Organized by the Research Foundation for Science, Technology & Ecology (Navdanya Trust), and Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness the Dalai Lama & Water Keeper Alliance on 11th Feb, 2008 at Indian Habitat Centre New Delhi
Main objective of the conference is to take stock of the current & future threats to Himalayan Rivers & the lives of billion people dependent on them. The conference will also develop
partnership of civil society at Asian level for the conservation & protection of Himalayan Rivers.
52nd Commission on the Status of Women, 25 February – 7 March,New York
The 52nd session of the Commission on the Status of Women will be held at the United Nations headquarters infrom 25 February to New York 7 March 2008 . Read here 2008 themes, the Information for NGO participation and
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Announcement
ICYO start new e-newsletter on “Campaign against Sexual Abuse of Children and Youth” which covered the wide range of news, reports, activities on issue
related to Commercial Sexual Abuse children (CESC) and Sexual Exploitation of Children and Youth. ICYO- Youth Information welcome the related materials for the newsletter.
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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
over 356 organizations spread in 122 districts of 22 states from different corners ofIndia
over 356 organizations spread in 122 districts of 22 states from different corners of
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
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.
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.
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