ICYO- Youth Information

No. 2008/ 53

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

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ICYO - Platform of 358 Youth Organizations in India.       

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

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Working Together to Reach All of India’s Children:
Government of India and UNICEF Sign Five-Year Plan of Action

NEW DELHI, 3 June 2008 – The Government of India and UNICEF today reaffirmed their joint commitment to tackling the most pressing problems impacting the survival and well-being of the children of India with the signing of a new five-year action plan, the GOI-UNICEF Country Programme Action Plan 2008-2012.

Over the last few years, India has seen impressive economic growth as well as significant progress in social development. The economy has gone from strength to strength, while the proportion of the population below the poverty line has been gradually decreasing.

The Government of India (GOI) recognises that the benefits of the remarkable growth rates that India has seen in recent years also need to reach its most disadvantaged populations.

“GOI has adopted National Development Targets which are in line with, and at times even more ambitious than, the Millennium Development Goals. While the rate of progress needs to be accelerated in order to meet many of these targets, the Government’s commitment to ‘inclusive growth’ presents a unique opportunity to improve the lives of all Indian children,” said Manjula Krishnan, Economic Advisor, Ministry of Women & Child Development, GOI.

With the signing of the GOI-UNICEF Country Programme Action Plan 2008-2012, UNICEF commits its support to the Government of India’s flagship programmes in the social sector in order to support and strengthen their essential work. UNICEF will increase its engagement with civil society and establish innovative partnerships to promote the well-being and survival of India’s children. UNICEF commits to raising $512 million for this five-year programme of cooperation in India.

“Around one fifth of all the world’s children live in India. If the world is to achieve the MDGs, it is imperative that India achieve the MDGs. The new GOI-UNICEF Country Programme Action Plan for 2008 to 2012, is a joint plan designed to help India achieve its goals and to ensure that no child is left behind as India moves forward,” said Ann Hasselbalch, Officer in Charge, UNICEF India Country Office.

The GOI-UNICEF Country Programme Action Plan 2008-2012 will be implemented in 15 states of India and focuses on the reduction of India’s infant mortality and maternal mortality rates (IMR and MMR), fighting undernutrition, tackling HIV, providing quality education, ensuring safe water and environmental sanitation, as well as progress on child protection issues.

The GOI-UNICEF 2008-2012 Country Programme Action Plan is guided by the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and other international and regional conventions.

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Youth Information is published by

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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 358 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 youthin 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);
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), Thailand;
Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD), Thailand;
World Youth Foundation, Malaysia.

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