ICYO

YOUTH INFORMATION

                           No: 2008/22

(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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UNFPA Welcome the Islamic Conference Decision to Focus on Peace and Economic Development.

 

Dakar, Senegal. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) welcomes the focus on peace and economic development at the 11th Summit of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC). "We welcome the focus on poverty eradication," said Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, UNFPA Executive Director.

"Improving the health and education of women and young people will reduce poverty by increasing productivity and political, social and economic empowerment," said Dr. Thoraya Obaid.

"Women have an important role to play," she stressed, "because they care deeply about their families, communities and nations and can make a positive contribution to peace, development and social cohesion."

"The OIC is a political organization that has the moral authority to bring about a dialogue on the position of women in Muslim countries in the 21st century," said Dr. Obaid.

"UNFPA is eager to work with the OIC to improve the education, health and participation of women and youth and achieve the Millennium Development Goals," she said. “We welcome the proposal by President Wade of Senegal to devote funds for poverty eradication and development to improve maternal and child 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.

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.