ICYO- Youth Information

No. 2009/22

(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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International Youth Forum 2009

On

Climate Change and Green Development

August 18-25, 2009, Seoul, Republic of Korea

 

The National Council of Youth Organizations in Korea aongwith Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs, the Republic of Korea will organize the 20^th International Youth Forum, focusing on climate change, one of the extended environmental problems, and green development considered to be pursued by all humans.

 

The Forum will be held from August 18^th to the 25^th in Seoul, South Korea, We look forward to receiving 120 young people to participate in the Forum.

 

The objectives includes to provide an opportunity which youths can become aware of phenomena due to climate change and share conversation on it; to make youths get involved in dealing with climate change and in the process of green development; and to strengthen and improve cooperation and mutual interest amongst youth in the world.

 

The Forum is open for the Youths between the ages of 18 and 30, who are interested in the topic. The interested youth must have the intermediate level of English proficiency and who study in related field or have experienced relevant work at NGOs or IGOs are preferred.

 

There is no registration fee and organizer will provide all local hospitality in Korea. There is provision to provide the partial travel grant to select youth.

 

Please find the application form attached. For more detail Indian youth NGOs, contact icyoindia@...

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Youth Information is published by

Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO)

194-A, Arjun Nagar, Safdarjang Enclave

New Delhi 110029, India

Phone: 91 9811729093  / 91 11 26183978 Fax 91 11 26198423

Email: icyoindia@... / icyo@...

Web:  www.icyo.in

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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);
 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.