ICYO – YOUTH INFORMATION Update

November 2006  - XI

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GYCA looking for Regional Representatives (Focal Point)

 

The Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS is currently recruiting Regional Focal Points for 2007. This is a call for all young people interested in taking a fundamental role in GYCA's development by applying to be a GYCA RFP. Please look at the principle functions, duties and responsibilities, criteria for application and benefits if you are interested in applying. The term for this position is 1 year (January - December 2007).

Please DO NOT apply if you do not meet the criteria attached in the form. You must be a GYCA member to apply: Join by sending a blank email to gyca-subscribe@...

Deadline: December 11th, 2006 and should be sent to info@... .

Further detail download from: http://files.tiggroups.org/37701/App for RFPs 2007.doc.word

 

Please send all responses to info@...

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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.

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. 

 

ICYO – Youth Information Update

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“Stop AIDS: Keep the Promise” World AIDS Day Theme for This Year

 

Thousands of campaigns around the world are preparing local and national events to raise awareness of HIV and to call on leaders to keep the promises they have made to tackle the AIDS pandemic.  The theme of accountability, with the slogan, “Stop AIDS: Keep the Promise”, was chosen in consultation with civil society campaigns to stress the critical need to meet current commitments to increase the global response to AIDS and reach universal access to treatment, care, and prevention by 2010.

 

Youth Camps:

 

National Youth Project announces the Youth camps in Chennai (Tamil Nadu and Pasighat (Arunachal Pradesh).

 

First National Integration Youth Camp will be held in Velluvar Gurukulam at Tambaram, Chennai from December 24-30, 2006. The registration fee is Rs 100.-  The organizer will provide the simple food and group accommodation to all the participants. Participants have to take care of their travel expenses, if youth under 35 traveling in group of five or more can avail the 50% railway concession.

 

Second camp will be held in Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh from January 22-28, 2007. The registration fee is Rs 150/-. The organizer will provide the simple food and group accommodation to all the participants. Participants have to take care of their travel expenses, if youth under 35 traveling in-group of five or more can avail the 50% railway concession. The limited travel subsidy (up-to Rs. 500.00 per participant) available those are not able to meet their travel expenses.

 

For more detail and participation, contact ICYO secretariat at youthconference@...

 

UNESCO supports the World AIDS Day events in Delhi:

 

Chenta – Inter-College Quiz on HIV/AIDS by NSS Unit of Daulat Ram College on 24 November 2006.

Antradhwani – Inter-college Music Competition by Swarajali Music Society, Hans Raj College on 27 November 2006

Designing Hope – Inter –College Fashion Competition by Nakshatra Fashion Team of Hindu College on  29 November 2006

Galliara – Inter college Street Theatre Competition by Cultural Society and NSS Unit ARSD College on 30 November 2006

Perceptions – Inter-College On-the-Spot Poster Making Competition by Social Service League of St Stephen’s College on 1 December 2006.

 

For ore information contact : Mr Shankar Chowdhury, Programme Officer (HIV/AIDS & Education),  UNESCO, New Delhi, India, Ph- +91-11 26713000

 

Human Rights Day

 

In celebration of Human Rights Day 2006 on 10 December, the UN Cyberschoolbus is holding a Poverty and Human Rights essay contest for young people between 8 and 18 years of age. Entries must focus on the link between human rights abuses and poverty and select one of two topics:

(1) pick one article from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and use an example from real-life to illustrate how the violation of this right is a consequence of living in poverty and include any suggestions you may have on how poverty can be reduced so that this right is not violated; OR

(2) pick one article from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and use an example from real-life to illustrate how the violation of this right can cause poverty.

 

Include any suggestions, what can be done to protect this right so that it does not lead to poverty. Entries for the Human Rights and Poverty Writing Contest 2006 must be received by email to cyberschoolbus@...  no later than 10 December 2006. For more log on http://www.cyberschoolbus.un.org/humanrightsday2006/guidelines1.asp

 

Udayan Shalini Fellowships

 

Udayan Care has announced 150 scholarships under their Delhi based ' Udayan Shalini Fellowships ' programme for meritorious by needy and deserving students in the first year of thier undergraduate, graduate, vocational training and higher education like C.A/Law/Management/ Medicine/ Engineering for the academic session 2006-'07. One important eligibility criterion is that the candidate's family income should not exceed 96,000/- per annum.

The last date to apply is 7th December 2007, application forms can be downloaded from Udayan Care web: www.udayancare.org  For more detail, contact Vaidehi Krishnan, Phone no. 011-32603837

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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.

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.

 

 

ICYO – YOUTH INFORMATION November 2006  - IX

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Situation and Needs of

Adolescents and Youth in India are

Poorly Understood

 

New Evidence on Young People from the Population Council, India

The brief updates present findings from research conducted by the Population Council and collaborating partner organizations over the last five years. The situation and needs of adolescents and youth in India are poorly understood and interventions intended to address their needs have not always been well-tested. In an effort to learn more about the situation and needs of adolescents and youth and about promising interventions to address these needs, the Population Council and collaborating organizations have conducted several qualitative and quantitative studies related to different aspects of young people's lives in various parts of India. The updates give final to preliminary results from formative research projects addressing issues ranging from the sexual risk taking behaviours of adolescent and young women and men to the perspectives of parents and other gate-keepers on the socialization of adolescents; they also contain results from intervention research projects addressing experiences in building agency among unmarried adolescent girls and addressing the vulnerabilities of recently married adolescent girls. The Population Council hopes that this evidence will provide the opportunity to re-examine the issue from a variety of perspectives and to elicit discussion on new approaches for addressing the needs of young people in India.

 

The for more detail log on  http://www.popcouncil.org/ta/IndiaUpdates_List.html

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Parliamentarians should Build Bridges with Women and Youth

 

Ms Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, Executive Director, United Nations Population Fund emphasized for building the bridges with women and youth while speaking in opening session of 3^rd International Parliamentarians’ Conference on the Implementation of the ICPD Programme of Action held in Bangkok from November 21 & 22, 2006, organized by Asian Forum of Parliamentarian on Population and Development (AFPPD) with UNFPA. .

 

Mr Obaid said in her statement, ‘At this juncture, I would like to encourage you to work closely with women and youth, to support their participation in policy debates. They possess the ideas, energy, and ambition to accelerate effective action to reduce poverty and combat HIV/AIDS’.

 

She further added “Parliaments in every region would benefit from having a youth perspective on the various issues that they examine because decisions made today impact on the lives of young people now and in the future. I encourage you to establish mechanisms for intergenerational dialogue between you and young people who can help us adopt policies and legislations that reflect their needs. By supporting youth leadership and participation and by mentoring youth parliamentarians elected in your national assemblies at different levels, we will be able to promote greater social and economic progress, and ensure solidarity between generations”.

 

More than 200 elected representatives of 170 countries and officials of UN agencies attended the Conference.

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New Delhi 110029, India

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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.

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.

 

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Race Against AIDS

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Pune Marathon is going to be on 26th November 2006. This year also the theme is "Race Against AIDS". ‘CYDA’ being working on the issues of HIV/AIDS, taking this opportunity bringing awareness among the people and the rights of PLHAs.

According to Mr Mathew Mattam of CYDA, aim of the event is to bring large number of people join this Marathon and also to use this opportunity as fund raising event to continue the good work we are doing with various NGOs in different parts of Maharashtra as well as Pune city.

This run is titled by us as " Run for the Rights of PLHAs" to demand equal opportunities. You can support us by encouraging more and more of your friends and colleagues to join this Marathon by registering with CYDA.

A token fee of Rs. 150/- is charged towards this cause. This includes, registration fee, special T-shirt from CYDA and badges on the occasion.

 

For information contact CYDA at 020-25533168 & 25530228 for registration.

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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);
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.

 

ICYO – YOUTH INFORMATION November 2006 - VII

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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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Int. Parliamentarians’ Conference to review the

Implementation of ICPD Programme of Action

 

The preparation of third International Parliamentarians’ Conference on Implementation of the ICPD Programme of Action 2006 (also known as IPCI ICPD) is in final phase. The Conference will be convened in Bangkok at the United Nations Conference Center from November 21 to 22, 2006 and organized by Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD) and UNFPA with others.

 

The 2006 conference will review the progress made in parliamentary advocacy since the 2004 Strasbourg conference (2^nd Int. Parliamentarians Conference).

 

The Bangkok conference will focus on taking stock of the progress made so far by parliamentarians in advancing the ICPD agenda and coming up with a common strategy to take their collective efforts to a next level.  The conference is expected to produce a forward-looking declaration that would build on the Ottawa Commitment and provide a clear sense of direction for the ten years to come.

 

The primary objective of the conference, according to organizer, is to continue and further promote the dialogue among parliamentarians from all regions of the globe on the implementation of the ICPD Programme of Action. And encourage the parliamentarians for further commitment for collective action in the areas of resource mobilization and creation of an enabling policy environment for population and development. The conference will give special focus on taking stock of the progress made since Ottawa and coming up with a strategy for future action.

 

The conference will be inaugurate by Her Royal Highness Princess of Thailand Maha Chakri Sirindhorn on 21 November 2006, Ms Thoraya A. Obaid, Executive Director, UNFPA and Mr. Meechai Ruchuphan, President, Thai National Assembly will deliver the welcome notes. Apart from Ms Obaid other keynote speakers are Mr. Kim Hak-Su, Executive Secretary, UNESCAP, Ms. Gill Greer, Director-General, IPPF.

 

About 300 parliamentarians are expected from all over the world to attend the conference.

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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);
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.

ICYO – Youth Information Update 

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National Youth Consultation on

Millennium Development Goals

 

The National Youth Forum, Anubhav Shiksha Kendra and WNTA are jointly organizing the National Youth Consultation on Millennium Development Goals in Nagpur, on December 9 – 10, 2006.

 

The Governments are making efforts towards achieving Millennium Development Goals in their own way. The youth of this Nation also can contribute in a different way. Making their Governance accountable may be the one way that youth may take over.

With the objectives of raising the awareness and understanding of MDGs among the youth leaders, assisting them in identifying the local issues around the MDGs and fostering as encouraging environment in which youth can collectively plan actions at local as well as at National level.

For More details and participation contact: Datta Patil  at YUVA.

Email: patil.datta@... 

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About MDGs:

At United Nations Millennium Summit 2000, 189 Heads of the Government promised to end poverty by 2015. Indian is one of the signatory of Millennium Declaration,

Millennium Development Goals are:

1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger.

2. Achieve Universal Primary Education.

3. Promote Gender Equality & Empower Women.

4. Reduce Child Mortality.

5. Improve Maternal Health.

6. Combat HIV/AIDS Malaria and other Diseases.

7. Ensure Environmental Sustainability.

8. Develop Global partnership For Development.

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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.

ICYO – Youth Information Indian Committee of Youth Organizations ICYO - Platform of 356 Youth Organizations in India. ICYO - India’s largest network of urban and rural youth.

Special issue on India launching of   World Bank’s World Development Report 2007: ‘Development and the Next Generation’ November 2006 - V

 

Release in India on 13^th November 2003

Development and the Next Generation: World Development Report 2007

 

The World Banks flagship publication ‘World Development Report’ titled "Development and the Next Generation" was released in September 2006 in Singapore during the World Bank and IMF Annual Meeting.  Now WDR 07 report is launching in India on November 13, 2006. The report will officially release by Francois J. Bourguignon, Sr. Vice President and Chief Economist, World Bank in a seminar on “Development for the Next General”. 

 

According the WDR 07, in next five years, the world's population of 1.3 billion youth will be competing for 300 million jobs. The world's demographic makeup was changing rapidly, with population statistics showing more young people entering the workforce in the next five years than ever before, but without a corresponding increase in the number of jobs.

 

Systemic youth unemployment exacerbates the problem of poverty, which is a perennial problem afflicting many in our world. Youth from developing nations, especially those already toeing the poverty line, would be particularly vulnerable to structural unemployment.

 

According the World Bank's officials, the solution to this problem is the engagement of the youth sector when crafting policies and programmes for the future. It is critical to invest in young people in order to reduce poverty and boost growth, as a result, youth empowerment in partnership and participatory action has been selected as the key focus for the World Development Report 2007.

 

According report, the development of youth as "Agents of Change" within their own communities, giving youth access to education, healthcare and job opportunities are some of the ways, which the global community can help to ensure that youth today can be prevented from falling into the poverty trap.

 

South Asia in WDR07

According the Report, the WB’s investment climate surveys show that over a fifth of firms in developing countries rate inadequate skills and education of workers as a major or severe obstacle to their operation.

 

The most of the countries in the region focus on quantity in the education field like increase the number of enrollment, now WDR 07 strongly recommends for quality basic education. The resulted the young people are in school but performing poorly. The young people from poor families need help to finance their education and to offset opportunity costs; report recommends incentive-based schemes that the focus be on quality as well as quantity.

 

Among the other recommendations includes investment in maternal health care and family planning education; family planning and reproductive health campaigns should also target men; increase youth access to information; capacity building to make and act on decisions;

 

The report highlighted the need to improve opportunities for civic engagement among young people, to reduce the young peoples’ frustration which lead become violent which further lead to social and economic instability.

 

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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);
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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News and views from Indian Committee of Youth Organizations

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

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Youth Unemployment Rising, with Hundreds of Millions More Working but Living in Poverty: Finding of New ILO Study

 

The number of unemployed youth aged 15 to 24 rose over the past decade, while hundreds of millions more are working but living in poverty, according to a new report by the International Labour Office (ILO) released in Geneva. 

 

While the number of young unemployed increased from 74 million to 85 million, or by 14.8 per cent between 1995 and 2005, more than 300 million youth, or approximately 25 per cent of the youth population, were living below the US $2 per day poverty line.

 

The ILO report estimates that at least 400 million decent and productive employment opportunities - simply put, new and better jobs - will be needed in order to reach the full productive potential of today's youth. The report also says youth are more than three times as likely to be unemployed than adults and that the relative disadvantage is more pronounced in developing countries, where youth represent a significantly higher proportion of the labour force than in developed economies. 

 

"Despite increased economic growth, the inability of economies to create enough decent and productive jobs is hitting the world's young especially hard", said ILO Director-General Juan Somavia. "Not only are we seeing a growing deficit of decent work opportunities and high levels of economic uncertainty, but this worrying trend threatens to damage the future economic prospects of one of our worlds' greatest assets - our young men and women." 

 

The report emphasizes that today's youth face serious vulnerabilities in the world of work and warns that a lack of decent work, if experienced at an early age, may permanently compromise their future employment prospects. The report adds urgency to the UN call for development of strategies aimed at giving young people a chance to maximize their productive potential through decent employment. 

 

Key Findings:

o          Of the 1.1 billion young people aged 15 to 24 worldwide, one out of three is either seeking but unable to find work, has given up the job search entirely or is working but living on less than US$2 a day.

o          While the youth population grew by 13.2 per cent between 1995 and 2005, employment among young people grew by only 3.8 per cent to reach 548 million.

o          Unemployed youth make up 44 per cent of the world's total unemployed despite the fact that their share of the total working-age population aged 15 and over is only 25 per cent.

o          The youth unemployment rate was far higher than the adult unemployment rate of 4.6 per cent in 2005, rising from 12.3 per cent in 1995 to 13.5 per cent last year "Idle youth is a costly group", the report says, noting that an inability to find employment creates a sense of vulnerability, uselessness and redundancy.

 

There are costs, therefore, to youth themselves, but also to economies and societies as a whole, both in terms of lack of savings, loss of aggregate demand and less spending for investment as well as social costs for remedial services such as preventing crime and drug use. 

 

"All this is a threat to the development potential of economies", Mr. Somavia said. "Today, we are squandering the economic potential of an enormous percentage of our population, especially in developing countries which can least afford it. Focusing on youth, therefore, is a must for any country." 

 

 Job Crisis Hits Youth Hard Throughout the World

 

The highest regional youth unemployment rate was observed in the Middle East and North Africa at 25.7 per cent. Central and Eastern Europe (non-EU) and CIS had the second highest rate in the world with 19.9 per cent. Sub-Saharan Africa's rate was 18.1 per cent, followed by Latin America and the Caribbean (16.6 per cent),

 

South East Asia and the Pacific (15.8 per cent), the developed economies and European Union (EU) (13.1 per cent), South Asia (10 per cent) and East Asia (7.8 per cent). 

 

The Developed Economies and EU region was the only grouping to show a considerable decrease in youth unemployment over the last 10 years. The report attributed this to a declining number of young people in the labour force rather than successful employment strategies. 

 

Young women face even greater challenges in the labour market, as far fewer women are likely to be working or looking for work. The gap in labour force participation rates between young men and women are larger in developing regions - for example, 35 percentage points difference in South Asia, 29 in the Middle East and North Africa, 19 in Latin America and the Caribbean and 16 in both South East Asia and Pacific and sub-Saharan Africa. Such gaps result from cultural traditions, lack of opportunities for young women to combine work and household duties, and a tendency of labour markets to shed young women more rapidly than men when fewer job opportunities are available. 

 

At the same time, even having a job today isn't enough to guarantee a young person's future economic sustainability. With the persistence of poverty among as many as 56 per cent of young workers - and the possibility that they may be facing long working hours, temporary and/or

informal contracts, with low pay, little or no social protection, minimal training and no voice at work - it becomes clear that having a job is not the same as having a decent job. 

 

The report also cited a "worrisome" increase in the number of young people who are neither in employment nor in education. Using limited country-level data, the report estimated that up to 34 per cent of youth in Central and Eastern Europe, for example, are neither in employment nor education. This share was 27 per cent in sub-Saharan Africa, 21 per cent in Central and South America and 13 per cent in the developed economies and European Union. 

 

Beyond identifying the main labour market challenges facing youth, the report attempts to clarify common misconceptions regarding youth labour markets and finds that:

 

o          Access to education is still a problem for many young people and illiteracy remains a substantial challenge in many developing countries.

o          Higher educational attainments do not guarantee a path in finding employment, in particular decent employment.

o          Where there is little economic growth or a shrinking employment content of growth, job security often overrules job satisfaction as a motivator for young employees.

o          Youth unemployment rates only show the tip of the iceberg regarding the problems young people face in the labour market and don't give a complete picture of youth labour market challenges. Two groups, together, outnumber the unemployed: the discouraged youth and the

young working poor.

o          Youth are not a homogenous group; therefore, targeted interventions aimed at overcoming the specific disadvantages that some youth face in entering and remaining in the labour market will be warranted.

 

The agricultural sector, and thus rural areas, still accounts for more than 40 per cent of total employment in the world and is still the dominant employer in many regions of the world. Despite increasing rural to urban migration, therefore, employment creation in rural areas should still play a large role in youth employment strategies and overall poverty reduction strategies. In fact, improving wages and reducing poverty within the rural economy will go a long way toward stemming the tide of migration of young people into already crowded urban cities.

 

The report said a young person whose first experience in the labour market is one of long-term unemployment is likely to move between unemployment spells and low-wage employment throughout working life. The report calls for targeted and integrated national policies and programmes, fostered by international aid, to reach the most vulnerable youth and to bring them back into the fold of a civil society that can benefit from their participation. 

 

"It is an undeniable tenet - and now one that is recognized within the UN as well as other international organizations and governments - that only through decent employment opportunities can young people get the chance to work themselves out of poverty", Mr. Somavia said, "Youth employment strategies are a key contribution to meeting the Millennium Development Goals." 

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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.

 

ICYO – Youth Information  November 2006 - III

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United Nations Youth Summit Concludes

Hundreds of young people committed to supporting development goals at the end of the three-day U.N. Global Youth Leadership Summit.

The summit involved discussions, debate, concerts and seminars at U.N. World Headquarters in New York focusing on how best to attain the Millennium Development Goals, especially using sport and culture to encourage youth to get more involved in the global battle for development.

"Sport can be a powerful tool for efforts to achieve the MDGs and I hope all of you will seek ways to take advantage of that potential," said Adolf Ogi, special adviser to U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan on sport for development and peace in his closing statement.

The MDGs are a series of targets set by the Millennium Summit, seeking to reduce extreme poverty, hunger, maternal and infant mortality, lack of access to education and other social ills by 2015.

The youth delegates comprised a young woman and young man from nearly every one of the 192 U.N. member states. They now return home to be spokespersons for the goals.

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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 Orgs spread in 122 districts of 22 states from different corners of India.

 

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.

Newsletter from Indian Committee of Youth Organizations

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UNODC unveils New Toolkit aimed at Combating Human Trafficking

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime today launched a toolkit to help Governments, policy-makers, law enforcement agencies and NGOs tackle human trafficking more effectively.  

It contains practical tools for police and other law enforcement officers such as a checklist to help identify trafficking victims as well guidance on interviewing victims and victim protection.

The toolkit also outlines key aspects of a comprehensive response to human trafficking, such as the need to bring national legislation into line with international standards and strengthen international cooperation in criminal justice, including the extradition of criminals, seizure of assets and confiscation of  the proceeds of crime.

UNODC Executive Director Antonio Maria Costa said robust international collaboration was essential in fighting trafficking. "Traffickers make a mockery of national borders. International cooperation is the basic condition for a successful response to human trafficking," he said.

Virtually every country is in the world is affected by human trafficking. "Although the evidence suggests that trafficking in people is increasing everywhere, few traffickers are behind bars," Mr Costa said.  "This UNODC toolkit is an important way of helping national law enforcement agencies build their capacity to recognize victims, arrest their abusers and deal with both appropriately."

Kristiina Kangaspunta, Chief of UNODC's Anti-Human Trafficking Unit, said the toolkit contained a set of practical and easily applicable recommendations.

"As a compilation of global know-how, the toolkit allows professionals to draw on the best and most promising practices tested by countries, international organizations, the police, lawyers, healthcare and social workers," she said.

The toolkit addresses questions such as medical, psychological and legal protection, as well as shelter for victims.  It suggests ways to deal with the immigration status of victims and measures to facilitate voluntary repatriation and resettlement.  It also examines the issue of prevention of human trafficking.

UNODC is the custodian of the Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, and the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children (in force since 25 December 2003), and the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Air and Sea.

Note -Toolkit is available on UNDOC website or send the request to ICYO ( icyoindia@... ) to get it in pdf format (1.10 MB).

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

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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.

 

ICYO - Youth Information

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UN Chief Says Youth Key to Poverty Fight 

UNITED NATIONS, - With less than two months before he steps down as secretary-general after a long 10-year tenure, Kofi Annan is disappointed that the international community is lagging behind in its much-touted Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), including a 50 percent reduction in extreme poverty and hunger by 2015.

"Even though every government endorsed the Millennium Development Goals," he says, "We are not making faster progress as we wanted."

At this rate, he warns, many of the goals will not be met, "so we need to re-affirm our commitment to these goals," which also include achieving universal primary education and combating HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases.

As part of this process of re-commitment, the United Nations has turned to the world's younger generation to increase awareness of the MDGs, and to help spread the word at the grassroots level.

A declaration adopted Tuesday at the conclusion of a three-day Global Youth Leadership Summit -- described as one of the largest assemblies of youth -- called on all 192 U.N. member states to fulfill commitments made at the U.N. Millennium Summit in September 2000.

"The older generation of leaders from around the world endorsed the Millennium Development Goals for 2015," said Djibril Diallo, chair of the summit, "but it will take the full commitment and talents of the younger generation to help achieve them."

According to the United Nations, younger people represent one-fourth of the world's six billion people, of which 86 percent live in the developing world.

The United Nations estimates that one in five youth live on less than a dollar a day, and about 45 percent live on less than two dollars a day.

Diallo described the summit as a "landmark event" because the 400 young delegates, ages 16 to 30, who came from 192 countries, will return to their home countries "as spokespersons for MDGs reaching out to their peers and new partners to take action to help achieve the MDGs".

At a press briefing Tuesday, Diallo told reporters that the United Nations had organised the summit as a way to create an interaction between generations, which was essential for the progress of the MDGs.

"All indications were that, unless something was done, many countries would not reach the MDGs by 2015, and the United Nations recognized the importance of the role of youth in that effort," he added.

As he surveyed the cavernous auditorium of the United Nations on the opening day of the summit, Annan declared that "this is the liveliest General Assembly Hall I've seen." 

He reminded the young delegates that there are still more than a billion people living on less than a dollar a day. Three billion survive on less than two dollars a day, he said, and more than 100 million school-aged children are not in school.

Seven thousand young people become infected with HIV/AIDS. Every day, almost 30,000 children die of poverty. "These are grim statistics, but there are human faces behind them," Annan said.

"All that can be changed, if we work together to meet the Millennium Development Goals, we work together to fight poverty and if we all work together -- the governments, the private sector, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) -- to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, the blueprint agreed by all governments in the hope of creating a better tomorrow in the twenty-first century," Annan added.

He also told the assembly of youth: "That is where you, the young leaders, come in. Your voice and your organisation, activity and energy can hold leaders to those pledges that they have made."

"I know you will not resign yourselves to a world where others die of hunger, remain illiterate and lack human dignity. We need to work in partnership with governments, the private sector and civil society," Annan declared.

Organised by the U.N. Office of Sport for Development and Peace, the summit was supported by Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade, and leaders of several charitable foundations and business organisations, including Mohan Lal Mittal, head of the Gita-Mohan Mittal Foundation, Hiroshi Matsumoto, president of the Inner Trip Reiyukai International (ITRI), a transnational NGO based in India and Japan, and John Gage of the U.S.-based Sun Microsystems.

"Having grown up in a tiny village of Rajasthan in India, and coming from a modest background, I have had first-hand experience of understanding the lack of basic necessities that people face in many other regions of the world," said Mittal, who is also patriarch of India's Mittal Steel Empire.

He said fighting poverty should not just be the purview of governments, international institutions or the private sector.

"Rather, we need to devise creative and pragmatic partnerships that improve economies, create businesses, build education systems and increase health care services," he noted.

Asked about the participation of the private sector, Diallo told reporters the United Nations always carefully studied its potential business partners to be sure they met ethical standards.

Last year, a 265-member team called the Millennium Task Force unveiled a global plan of action aimed at reducing poverty by half and radically improving the lives of at least one billion people by the year 2015.

A summary of the voluminous 3,000-page project, titled "A Practical Plan to Achieve the Millenniun Development Goals (MDGs)", listed a series of recommendations -- some of which were labeled "quick wins".

These include: the free mass distribution of malaria bed nets which can save the lives of up to one million children per year in sub-Saharan Africa; and ending user fees for primary schools and essential health services, compensated by increased donor aid as necessary.

At a much broader level, the recommendations also included the opening of high-income country markets to developing country exports; the creation of ambitious national development strategies; an increase in regional trade among poorer nations; elimination of debt; the provision of better quality aid; and a hefty increase in official development assistance (ODA).

But most of these recommendations remain unimplemented. (Inter Press Service/PUSH Journal)

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);
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.

 

E- Discussion on recently released World Bank’s World Development Report 2007

 

World Development Report 2007 was published in September at the World Bank's Annual Meetings in Singapore. If you would like to participate in a "SpeakOut" or online chat with Francois Bourguignon, the Bank's Chief Economist, and Emmanuel Jimenez, the report's director, please pre-submit your questions at http://discuss.worldbank.org/content/interview/detail/4084/

The SpeakOut will be at 0830 EDT (1230 GMT/UTC) on October 17.

Please note that this e-discussion space remains closed--I am opening it briefly just to let you know about this event and to welcome your participation in the online chat.

 

Best regards,
Kavita

kwatsa@...

 

 

 

Press release                                                                                      9 October 2006

 

‘EU-India Summit should focus on urgent issues of child labour and education’

 

The campaign ‘Stop Child Labour- School is the best place to work’ calls on the European Union (EU) to raise the issues of child labour and right to education at the EU-India Summit on October 13th. Tomorrow, on October 10th, the new Indian regulation prohibiting domestic child labour and work in restaurants, hotels, bars etc. comes into force. While applauding this, ‘Stop Child Labour’ is concerned about the rehabilitation and education of the children freed from these types of work. The EU itself can and should also contribute to eradicating child labour ánd implementing the right to education in India.

 

In a letter to the Finish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen, acting president of the EU, the campaign ‘Stop

Child Labour’ raises five points. First, the EU is urged to bring up the issue of rehabilitation and education of children banned from work after October 10^th. As the EU is already supporting primary education in India (€200 million over 2002-2008), it should support the transition from ‘work to school’ via the existing or new to be developed programmes. Secondly, ‘Stop Child Labour’ also urges the European Union to reach an agreement with India on monitoring and rehabilitation of child labour in the operations and supply chain of EU-based companies. Such an agreement should also include other labour rights.

 

Thirdly, the European Union should strongly encourage fast and effective implementation of India’s 86^th Constitutional Amendment of 2002 which made education a right of every child. However, an Education Bill which translates this fundamental right into practice is still to be presented to Parliament and even then the Bill still has to be implemented. The result is that more than 100 million children between the ages of 6 and 14 are not in school on an average day.

 

More than three out of four countries have now ratified both ILO Conventions 138 (Minimum Age for Employment) and 182 (Worst Forms of Child Labour). India has not signed either of these Conventions. In line with recommendation of the European Parliament which calls on India to ratify both Conventions, ‘Stop Child Labour’ asks the EU to convey this call to India at the Summit.

 

A fifth and related point to be raised at the Summit is the relation between ILO Convention 138 which says that a child is not allowed to work until it is 15 (or 14 if a developing country so decides) and the fact that the Millennium Development Goals aim only at five years of education. This gap between the legal working age and the provision of education should be closed. ‘Stop Child Labour’ therefore urges the EU and India to aim at ‘every child in a free and full-time school until he/she is at least 15 by 2015’.

 

Child labour is a worldwide problem which, according to ILO’s latest Global Report on the issue, still affects the lives of 218 million children. India has the largest number of working children in the world: 13 million children according to official Indian statistics, but unofficial estimates claim between 60 and more than 100 million. The Indian Child labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act prohibits child labour in a limited number of occupations and processes that are considered hazardous. Domestic labour and work in hotels, restaurants, bars etc. have now been added to that list. In other occupations, e.g. agriculture, child labour is limited to 6 hours a day (although not enforced). There is no legal limit to the work a child can do at home, even if this home-work is part of an industrial subcontracting chain.

 

ICYO – Youth Information Update 

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“The constitutional rights of the people which about to delivered to the citizens by the government are only centered and limited to influential and to the limited section of the society, whereas majority are still deprived of it”.

-  Dr S. N. Subb Rao, veteran Gandhian and leader of Bhudan (Land donation) movement and Peace creator in Chambal valley in seventies.

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Struggle of Indigenous and deprived people for Livelihood Right in India

 

We are glad to forward you the message received from Dr. Ran Singh Parmar, Secretary, Mahtam Gandhi Seva Ashram regarding the Warning Walk (Chetawani Yatra). ICYO support the demand of ‘Livelihood Right’ of indigenous people of India and expected same support from civil society organizations, specially youth organizations.

 

With solidarity and Peace,

 

Support team, Youth Information, Indian Committee of Youth Organizations, India.

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Dear Friends,

 

Jai Jagat (Victory of World)

 

Sub :  Invitation for Janadesh 2007 Chetawani Yatra (October 2 – 21, 2006 From Gwalior to Delhi)

 

As you would be aware that on 10^th December 2005 Human Rights Day, Assembly of Deprived has been organized in Gwalior under which representatives from different states had collaborated together and announced “Janadesh 2007” (People Verdict).  The motive behind this movement is to achieve livelihood rights for deprived community.

 

To give the same a new direction, the preparation of Janadesh 2007 is going on at a large scale in which young & dedicated males & females are devoting their time and efforts whole days and nights. In Jandesh 2007 approx.  25,000 people of deprived community will go for foot march on 2^nd of October 2007 from Gwalior to Delhi and will join hands together against central government.

 

To make central government aware of the Janadesh 2007 and to give them a chance to sort out the problems related to land rights and livelihood resources for deprived community, CHETWANI YATRA  (Walk to Warn) has been organized under which 400 social activists from all over the country will go for Foot March from Gwalior to Delhi, starting from 2^nd October 2006 and reaching Delhi on 21^st October 2006.

 

Your support    would be beneficial for the deprived community to get their livelihood rehabilitated. Please make this Chetawani Yatra , a successful mass movement by participating in it , also pass this invitation to your friends and known people and provide this information to the media .

 

We hope for your support as you provided us in the past.

 

Thanks & Regards

 

Ran Singh Parmar
Secretary Mahatma Gandhi Seva Ashram Joura (M.P.)
Porani Chhwani Near Police Station
Gwalior

Email: gandhiashram_joura@...

 

Note:   We would be glad to arrange accommodation and food for you. Please provide us your details before coming so that we can make a proper arrangement for the same.   

ROUTE MAP

 

Date	Afternoon Stay	Distance in Kms.	Night Stay	Distance in Kms.	Total Distance in Kms.
2 October	IITM Gwalior	07	Nirankari Ashram, Near Purani Chawni Police Station	05	12
3 October	Bamore	08	Tekri (Nurabad)	08	16
4 October	Chonda	06	Gharona -Devri (Morena)	11	17
5 October	Hetampur	07	Piprai	07	14
6 October	Dhaulpur	08	Mania	10	18
7 October	Baretha	10	Sainya	07	17
8 October	Prem Bagh (River Crossing)	07	Etora	07	14
9 October	Agra Bye Pass (Petrol Pump)	08	Sadar Forest (Agra Bye Pass)	09	17
10 October	Runkata	09	Water Park (Agra - Mathura)	06	15
11 October	Bhim Nagar (Agra - Mathura)	07	Refinery (From Mathura to Paheli)	09	16
12 October	Bad (Agra - Mathura)	07	Jai Gurudev Ashram(Mathura)	09	16
13 October	Rajeev Acadamy For Technology & Management	08	GLA College & Management (Chauma)	10	18
14 October	Nari (Mathura - Kosi)	09	Chata	07	16
15 October	Kosikalan	09	Shamken Spinning Co.  (Kosi - Palwal)	07	16
16 October	Hodal	09	Bhitrol	06	15
17 October	Toll Tax (Kosi - Palwal)	09	Taroha (Kosi - Palwal)	07	16
18 October	Palwal	11	Baghola	08	19
19 October	Sikri	08	Ballabgarh	07	15
20 October	Faridabad	11	Badarpur	10	21
21 October	Nizzamudin	11	Rajghat / Jantar Mantar	08	19

Ran Singh Parmar
Secretary Mahatma Gandhi Seva Ashram Joura (M.P.)
Porani Chhwani Near Police Station
Gwalior

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ICYO-Youth Information: In this issue of

Ø       Nobel Cause for 3,000 Youths; Make World Better..

Ø       Young Villagers to be trained as Peer Educator to Encourage Safe Sex in Indian Villages

Ø       WDR 2007 Launch

Ø       National Youth Consultation on the MDGs held in Bangladesh

Ø       New Publication on Young People and Harmful Media Content

Ø       ‘A’ is for Achieve, ‘Y’ is for Youth - New LDC Alphabet Video Produced by UNESCAP

Ø       Children Set Their Own Recommendations for India’s 11^th Five Year  Plan

Ø       Indigenous People ‘Walk’ for there LIVELIHOOD RIGHTS in India

News in brief:

Ø       Indian health experts linked the country’s maternal death rate to its 5.7 million

Ø       The venue of the Children Festival has be changed

Ø       World Bank accepting applications for ‘Winter Internship Programme

Ø      Applications for the 2006/07 Human Rights Small Grants Scheme

Programme/Event:

Ø       ICYO - National Youth Consultation

Ø       UN Global Youth Leadership Summit

Ø       ASEM Youth Dialogue 2006: First Asia-Europe Youth Interfaith Dialogue

Ø       Second Global Young Greens Meeting

Ø       International Youth Conference

Ø       Asia and Pacific Student Essay Competition on Sustainable Development

Ø      Amsterdam Conference on Sustainability and Reporting

Acknowledgement

Ø       ICYO acknowledge the receipt of publications, reports.

 

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Nobel Cause for 3,000 Youths; Make World Better, Peace Prize Winners Say 

Ten Nobel Peace Prize winners issued an unprecedented "call to action" to young people on 15 September 2006, asking them to mobilize against racism and poverty and work to secure the rights of women and children.

"Action is very important," said the Dalai Lama, opening a Friday afternoon news conference where the Nobel laureates outlined their agenda.

"Prayer is not sufficient," he said as part of the three-day conference here sponsored by PeaceJam, a Colorado organization that brings together Nobel Peace Prize winners and young people.

At the event, which drew 3,000 students from 31 countries, peace prizewinners called for a decade-long effort to tackle 10 challenges facing the world and said they would work "side by side" with young people to make a difference.

"We say, go for your dreams and reach for the stars and help God make this a more compassionate, a more caring, a more gentle world," Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa told the students.

Friday's session marked the largest gathering to date of Nobel Peace Prize winners in the United States. The goal was to inspire young people to hope and work for a better future.

"We all have to be part of the solutions to the problems of this planet or we will all sink together," said Jody Williams, the only American on the panel and a peace prizewinner for her efforts to ban land mines. (Daily news feed)

Young Villagers to be trained as Peer Educator to Encourage Safe Sex in Indian Villages

India plans to recruit one young man and woman from every large village (population of 5000 or more) in the country to over the next five years teach their peers about safe sex and HIV.

 "They could be weavers, or agricultural laborers or just be hanging around the village market place," said Sujatha Rao, DG, National AIDS Control Organization (NACO).

"But the point is the distribution of condoms, and messages on radio and TV only go so far. We need to sit down with young people and make them talk," she told a conference on sexual equality.

Those taking part in the scheme, who will be in their early 20s, will be asked to help dispel macho notions that men should try and have unprotected sex with as many women as they can, notions that health workers say are common.

WDR 2007 Launch

According to World Development Report 2007, titled ‘Development and the Next Generation’ world now has the largest ever youth group in history--young people between the ages 12 and 24 comprise 1.3 billion of the developing world’s population--and developing countries still has a window of opportunity to invest in the youth to lessen potential economic headaches in the future.

The Report argues that without opportunities for productive civic engagement, young people's frustrations may boil over into economic and social tensions, creating long-simmering disputes.

The Report said that public spending alone would not do the trick. Policies must stimulate young people, their parents, and their communities to invest in themselves.

The WDR 2007 was released on released on September 16, 2006 in Singapore in workshop during the IMF/WB annual meeting.

The Youth report (WDR 2007) was launched in small workshop in Singapore during the IMF/WB annual meeting on September 16, 2006.

Total 23 youths were participated in the CSO/youth events among them 12 from Singapore National University, one-one from Bangladesh, China, Combodia, Thailand, Timor Least, Vietnum, Nepal, Japan, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea. ( No youth participant from India!). Unfortunately other regions were not attended the event except youth from some Asia Pacific countries.

National Youth Consultation on the MDGs held in Bangladesh

Over 55 youth organizations across Bangladesh came together on July 19th for the National Youth Consultation on the Millennium Development Goals(MDGs) and discussed how to promote the Goals and ensure governments listen to the voices of young people in Bangladesh.

The Consultation concluded with the establishment of a new youth network called "Youth for MDGs,"

The multitude of the ideas that emerged from the consultation clearly reflects the great desire from the young people to make lasting changes in their communities. 

New Publication on Young People and Harmful Media Content

UNESCO has produced a publication on "Regulation, Awareness, Empowerment, Young People and harmful Media Content in the Digital Age" in collaboration with International Clearing house on Children, Youth and Media, NORDICOM/Goteborg University. This book presents a comprehensive review of the field, current knowledge and recent trends on the subject of offensive and harmful media content and the protection of minors, evaluative research on different measures, examples of resources and projects from many parts of the world. The publication reflects more on protective measures, media and information literacy with a view to create a better future for young.

‘A’ is for Achieve, ‘Y’ is for Youth - New LDC Alphabet Video Produced by UNESCAP

A new DVD production by the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Coordination Unit, with funding from UNDP and assistance from the UN Information Services Bangkok (UNIS), will be released this September. “The Least Developed Countries Alphabet: The A to Z of Asia-Pacific LDCs” is a 12 minute video which explains the major hurdles affecting the 14 LDCs in the Asia-Pacific region. The DVD is aimed at government officials, development practitioners, and students across the region. It will be shown as part of the UNIS visitors program, at LDC conferences around the world, and by request. It will also be distributed to regional UN Information Centres for local screening, and to NGOs and schools.

Children Set Their Own Recommendations for India’s 11^th Five Year  Plan

Children’s Consultation was organized on 5th July 2006 in Delhi to draw recommendations and suggestions for the 11^th Five Year Plan process.

In the Consultation, which was attended by 75 children, gave very valuable suggestions, which they would want to be incorporated in the next Five Year Plan.

The children during group discussions came out with a suggestion that all the States where children are vulnerable to abuse and exploitation should formulate and implement separate child protection policies and programs which are socially and culturally effective in tackling the problems of child abuse, neglect and exploitation in the respective state.

Some of the important recommendations came-up from the consultation include, making children's participation possible in the process of policy formulation and programming, they suggested that the Police, hospitals and schools must be made sensitive towards the issues of children in difficult circumstances and the government should implement strict legislatures to stop trafficking and sale of children, feticide and infanticide, early child marriage and commercial exploitation of children.  Delhi Child Rights Club, Butterflies and Prayas organized the consultation.

Indigenous People ‘Walk’ for there LIVELIHOOD RIGHTS in India

On December 10, 2005, Assembly of Deprived was organized in Gwalior, (M.P.), India and which was attend by thousands of Indigenous people and decided to launch the “Janadesh 2007” (People’s Verdict). The main purpose of the call of agitation to fight for livelihood rights for deprived community. They decided the 25,000 deprived people from them will reach Gwalior on 2^nd October 2007 and walk to-ward Delhi and seized the Delhi until their demands not fulfilled.

Ten month already passed and no visible progress from government side to deliver the ‘Livelihood Rights’ to them (deprived people). According the press release of Mahatma Gandhi Seva Ashram, the CHETWANI YATRA (Walk to Warn) to be launched from 2^nd October 2006 for reminding the concern authorities that count- down already started and only 365 days left to fulfill their demand or ready for consequence generated by Janadesh 2007.  

Dr. Ran Singh Parmar, Secretary, Mahatma Gandhi Seva Ashram, further give the detail while talking to ‘ICYO-Youth Information’ that the more than 400 deprived people those suffered most, will march from Gwalior to Delhi.

The marchers, majority the young people will start their peaceful satyagrah on 2^nd October (birth day of Mahatma Gandhi) 2006 and reach Delhi on 21 October. On-the-way marchers will address the public rallies in villages, establish the mass contact to get their support.

Brief News:

ndian health experts linked the country’s maternal death rate to its 5.7 million annual illegal abortions and the fact that over 80 percent of pregnant women do not get hygienic antenatal care, according to an Indo-Asian News Service July 16 story. Puneet Bedi, a leading fetal medicine expert, urged strong action to curb illegal abortions especially of female fetuses in order to maintain the male-female sex ratio.

According to UNICEF, only 15 percent of mothers receive complete antenatal care. In rural areas, 75 percent of births still take place at home, mostly without any skilled help to ensure a safe delivery.

he venue of the Children Festival has be changed. Children Festival location shifted from Babina to Jhansi. The date is un-changed and will be held from September 29 to October 3, 2006.

orld Bank accepting applications for ‘Winter Internship Programme. The Internship Programme is open to students who are nationals of the World Bank's member countries and attracts a large number of highly qualified candidates. The goal of this Internship Programme is to offer successful candidates an opportunity to improve their skills as well as the experience of working in an international environment. Interns generally find the experience to be rewarding and interesting.

For more Information log on 

http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTHRJOBS/0,,contentMDK:20521026~menuPK:64262360~pagePK:64262408~piPK:64262191~theSitePK:1058433,00.html

pplications for the 2006/07 Human Rights Small Grants Scheme are currently open. This initiative provides small grants to in-country organizations (primarily non-government) for activities aimed at promoting and protecting human rights in a direct and tangible way. The scheme's geographic focus is the Asia-Pacific region.

The guidelines for applications are available on the AusAID website:
http://www.ausaid.gov.au/business/other_opps/humanrights_scheme.cfm  

Programmes/Events

National Youth Consultation

Indian Committee of Youth announced the ‘NATIONAL YOUTH CONSULTATION’. The Consultation will be held in New Delhi in second half of the November 2006.

HIVA/AIDS; Population/Family Planning; Employment/ Entrepreneur Development; Environment; Trafficking/ Commercial Sexual Abuse of Children (CSA), Corruption and youth concern, are the issues for discussion in upcoming  ‘Consultation’.

Young people aged 15 - 22 years will participate in the meeting.

ICYO is expecting the clear strategic direction of further course of action from the young people.  Formation of advocacy groups on issues discussed, are also planned.

UN Global Youth Leadership Summit

UN Office for Sport for Development and Peace will organize the UN Global Youth Leadership Summit with the aims to link youth with the MDGs, using sport, peacebuilding, and culture as entry points. The event will include two youth delegates - one male, one female - from each of the 191 Member States of the UN and event will be held from October 31 - November 1, 2006 in New York.

For more information, consult the document on: http://www.un.org/youthsummit/pdfs/gyls_conceptpaper_18-07-06.pdf#search=%22UN%20Global%20Youth%20Leadership%20Summit%20%20UNDP%22

ASEM Youth Dialogue 2006: First Asia-Europe Youth Interfaith Dialogue

Asia-Europe Foundation and Casa Asia from November 19-26, 2006 in Navarra, Spain, will organize ASEM Youth Dialogue 2006.

The ASEM Youth Dialogues have been conceived to provide an opportunity for Youth in Asia and Europe to exchange perspectives on themes of Youth Interfaith

During this 4-day event, the young representatives of Churches, Faiths and youth religious organizations and networks, together with experts in inter-religious dialogue from the 38 ASEM countries , will be exchanging views and experiences based on their respective religions and spiritual traditions. The dialogue will also reflect on how religions can assist in facing critical issues that concern our societies, and will try to discover and create new pathways to peace through interfaith cooperation. These objectives will be captured in the ASEM Youth Declaration adopted by the participants at the conclusion of the dialogue, which is transmitted to the ASEM partners as a part of the youth contribution to the ASEM process.

For more information log on http://www.asef.org

Second Global Young Greens Meeting

In Nairobi, Kenya, in January 2007, a Global Greens meeting and the World Social Forum will be held. This is the ideal time for Young Green activists from every continent to come together and decide on how to organize our growing numbers and influence globally.

For more detail contact caroline@...

International Youth Conference

World Spirit Youth Council (Switzerland) and Children of the Earth (USA) will organize the conference on ‘“Deepening Our Spirituality – Turning Inspiration into Action’ will be held in Nepal from September 23-28, 2006. The event is hosted by Hindu Vidya Peeth – Nepal,

The conference will focus on deepening our spirituality, exploring aspects of consciousness through different religions, faiths and ways of life and discovering how spiritual values, through daily action, can transform our world into a more harmonious place. 

At the “Deepening Our Spirituality” meeting youth will join forces with the current work that the World Spirit Youth Council is undertaking. Youth will also have the opportunity of formulating strategies to take inspiration into action.

Asia and Pacific Student Essay Competition on Sustainable Development

Asian Development Bank (ADB) and ROAD, with support of the Japan Special Fund, financed by the Government of Japan, invite university students to participate from the ADB member countries (only from developing countries) in the Asia and Pacific Student Essay Competition on Sustainable Development.  The eligible age to participate in the competition is between 18 to 29 years. The last date is October 31, 2006.

The rules are simple: just submit an essay on one of the designated themes via this http://mms.adb.org:8000/adb-essay/register.php  

The 25 winners will be awarded a certificate and be expected to join and participate actively in the Asian and Pacific Youth Forum on Sustainable Development to be held in Japan in March 2007. The costs of the winning essayists' participation in the Youth Forum will be covered by ADB.

Amsterdam Conference on Sustainability and Reporting

Over 120 speakers from business, civil society, labour and government, from both developed and developing countries, will tackle the challenge of sustainable development and reporting, in the ‘Amsterdam Conference on Sustainability and Reporting’ to be held in Amsterdam from October 4-6, 2006.  For more information, log on www.grig3.org/index.html 

Acknowledgement

The ICYO secretariat has received following publications which is very useful for our documentation, research work and planning of activities. We extended thanks ICYO network to all the organizations those provide us these valuable publications/reports etc.

1.                   AHRNews – Published by: Asian Harm Reduction Network, Chiag Mai, Thailand

2.                   Asian Forum Newsletters – Published by: Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development, Bangkok, Thailand

3.                   CASA in Action –Published by: Church’s Auxiliary for Social Action (CASA), New Delhi, India.

4.                   Catalyst (Newsletter)- Published by: Cyriac Voluntary Association (CEVA), Kochi, Kerela, India.

5.                   Chennai Judicial Exchange on Access to Justice-Published by: Common Wealth Human Rights Initiative (CHARD New Delhi, India

6.                   CRIN Newsletter - Published by: Child Rights Information Network, UK

7.                   CSEC published by Peace, Mt Lavinia, Sri Lanka

8.                   Disability Tribune – Published by: International disability & human rights information Network, United Kingdom

9.                   Gender and Education for All The Leap To Equality (EFA Global Monitoring Report 2003/4) – Published by : UNESCO, Paris, France

10.               Go Between – Published by : United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (NGLS), Geneva, Switzerland

11.               Habitat Debate – Published by UN Human Settlement Program, (UN Habitat), Nairobi, (Kenya)

12.               hiv & aids services worldwide –Published by: nam, London, UK

13.               Human Rights and Policing –Published by: Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, New Delhi, India

14.               IAPPD Newsletter – Published by : Indian Association of Parliamentarians on Population and development, New Delhi, India

15.               Jaggo on HIV/AIDS Awareness – Published by : The NAZ Foundation (INDIA) Trust, New Delhi

16.               Masculinity for Boys (Resource Guide for Peer Educators)- Published by UNESCO, New Delhi, India.

17.               Nari Raksha Samiti, Annual Report, New Delhi, India

18.               Neeti Marg – Published by : Samvad, Bhopal, India

19.               Network Newsletter – Published by: Family Health International, USA

20.               Niti Marg, (fortnightly), Published by: Samvad, Bhopal, India

21.               One Country, Newsletter, Published by: Baha’i  International Community, New York, USA

22.               Panorama of Parliamentary Elections 2005- Published by: Inter- Parliamentry Union, Geneva, Switzerland.

23.               Parliament Digest (Bridging the gap between Parliament and People) Budget                                            Session 2005 – Published by : National Centre for Advocacy Studies, Pune, Maharashtra, India

24.               Peace Newsletter- Published by: Peace, Mt Lavinia, Sri Lanka

25.               Pop Times, The Population & Development Newsletter of UNFOPA-India, - Published by: United Nations Population fund-India, New Delhi, India

26.               Popline (March-April 2005)- Published by: Population Institute,

27.               Population 2005 Newsletter – last issue.

28.               Positive Dialogue- Published by: Lawyers Collective HIV/AIDS Unit, Mumbai, India.

29.               Rebuilding Lives: CASA’S response to Tsunami- Published by: Church’s Auxiliary for Social Action (CASA), New Delhi, India.

30.               Round Up – Published by : United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (NGLS), Geneva, Switzerland

31.               Sankalp Newsletter –Published by: International AIDS Vaccine Initiative in India, New Delhi, India

32.               Say ‘No’ to Violence against women – Published by: Society for Women’s Action and Training Initiative (SWATI), Gujarat, India

33.               Sexual Health Exchange, published by Royal Tropical Institute (KIT), Netherland.

34.               The Bhutan Today- Published by: Druk National Cngress (DNC), Boudha, Katmandu, Nepal.

35.               The Right to Peace (Defenders Newsletter) –Published by: The Organization for Defending Victims of Violence (ODVV), Tehran, Iran.

36.               The State of World’s Children 2006 (Executive Summary)- Published by: UNICEF, New York.

37.               The World of Parliaments- Published by: Inter-Parliamentary Union, Geneva, Switzerland.

38.               UN System Engagement with NGOs, Civil Society, The Private Sector, and the others – Published by : UN Non-Governmental Liaison Service (NGLS), Geneva, Switzerland.

39.               UNews – Published by : UN Information Centre, New Delhi, India

40.               V.Y.K Newsletter  – Published by : V.Y.K International Youth Centre, New Delhi, India

41.               World Bank In India – Magazine Published by : WORLD BANK, New Delhi, India

42.               Young Asia –Published by: Commonwealth Youth Programme Asia Centre (CYP), Commonwealth Secretariat, Chandigarh, India.

43.               Youth of India (Newsletter) – Published by: National Council of YMCAs of India, New Delhi, India

44.               Yuva Awaaz, published by Youth Initiative, Nepal.

45.               Yuva Bharat Samachar, New Delhi.

46.               Yuva Samvad- Published by: Yuva Samvad, New Delhi, India.

47.               Yuvahit  - Published by: Print Impression, Pune, India

48.               Youth Culture Published by National Youth Project, New Delhi.

49.               Amrai (Bal Masik Patrika)- Published by: Lok Vikas & Anusandhan Trust, Indor, India.

50.               Our Voice- Published by: STOP, New Delhi, India.

51.               Annual Report (2004-2005)- Published by: National Centre for Advocacy Studies (NCAS), Pune, Maharashtra, India.

52.               Community Learning Movement (An Experience of People Centered Advocacy) - Published by: National Centre for Advocacy Studies (NCAS), Pune, Maharashtra, India.

53.               ADVOCACY INTERNET (Urban Displacement The India Battlefront) - Published by: National Centre for Advocacy Studies (NCAS), Pune, Maharashtra, India.

54.               ADVOCACY INTERNET (Reservation Debate) - Published by: National Centre for Advocacy Studies (NCAS), Pune, Maharashtra, India.

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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.

 

 

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Illegal Termination of Pregnancy on the Rise in India  

More than 6.7 million abortions are reported in the country annually with 5.7 million of them being illegal terminations; mostly carried out in places that are unhygienic with unsafe technology Dr D Narayana Reddy, President of the Council for Sexual Education and Parenthood International (CSEPI) said.

On 16 September 2006, in his keynote address at the three-day 22nd National Conference of Sexology organized by the CSEPI, in Banglore, Dr Reddy said as pregnant women do not get hygienic antenatal care, the maternal mortality rate was of 498 per 100,000 women which was highest in India when compared to other countries.

He said due to termination of unplanned or unwanted pregnancies through unscientific means, the maternal morbidity and mortality were high in the country. Ignorance on part of the public with regard to health aspects and on the part of the policy makers and the healthcare fraternity with regard to sexual health were the root causes of all problems, he felt.

Dr Reddy said in India an estimated 5.2 million people were infected with HIV and out of which 124,366 have developed full blown AIDS . Nearly 85 per cent of the patients got the disease through sex route.

He said reproductive and sexual health entails not only the physical dimension of health but mental and social dimensions as well. Emotional dimension could be handled effectively if myths and misconceptions prevailing about gender issues and sexuality were cleared, he added.

Pointing out that the emotional health would come up only when abuse and harassment were minimized, if not completely eliminated. He urged the patriarchal system to take note of it.

Regretting that for long the medical fraternity ignored the importance of sexual health, he said that still the effort to prescribe sexology as a separate faculty in medical colleges had not succeeded. He said that the advent of HIV-AIDS in the early 1980s and the valuable discovery of 'Sildenifil' in the late 90's had shaken the medical fraternity out of snooze and started giving attention to it.

The volume of new research and newer findings in the area of sexual health were suddenly on an upswing and these advancements in modern medicare should be distributed equitably among the poor and then only the menace ofinfant mortality, unwanted pregnancies, sexually transmitted diseases and sexually abusive behavior could be contained, Dr Reddy said. (The Hindu/16/9/06)

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Youth Information is published by: Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO)

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

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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 programmes;
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.

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Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General Urges World Bank to Create ‘YOUTH INVESTMENT FUND’

Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General Florence Mugasha has urged the World Bank to consider setting up a Global Youth Investment Fund that is specifically geared to alleviating poverty and its consequences. She made the call during a pre-launch of the World Bank's 2007 World Development Report (WDR), titled 'Development and the Next Generation', held at the Commonwealth Secretariat in London, UK, on 11 September 2006.

During her address to representatives of high commissions, non-governmental organisations and the media, Mrs Mugasha also called on governments and development partners to move away from a welfare approach and adopt a youth development focus.

"Youth development is an investment," said Mrs Mugasha. "We would like to see governments invest more resources in young people. This is essential to enhance the quality and sustainability of their role in national development."

Mrs Mugasha noted that the Secretariat's advocacy work was a significant catalyst for the World Bank's decision to dedicate its 2007 Report to the issues and challenges facing young people.

Mobafa Baker, chairperson of the Pan-Commonwealth Youth Caucus, expressed hope that the report would spur nations into action. "It's time to walk the talk and move rhetoric into action. There is a lot of young human capital around the world that needs to be tapped. Hence, the
need of the hour is 'ready, set, go' programmes."

Lauding the partnership between the World Bank and the Commonwealth Youth Programme, the Bank's lead economist Mamta Murthi said such feedback from young people was heartwarming.

"Young people seem to be ready to take on the challenges of the future. One can gauge their energy and the sense of impatience. They want to see the swift introduction of programmes and policies that will improve the quality of their lives," stated Ms Murthi.

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WDR 2007 will be launched on 17 September 2006 in Singapore in special launch function in Civil Society Function, ‘ICYO-Youth Information’ continues covering the information related to Civil Society Forum and WDR 2007 and keeps informed to its readers. (ICYO-Youth Information)

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);
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.