ICYO – YOUTH INFORMATION February 2007/1

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

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ICYO - Platform of 356 Youth Organizations in India.       

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

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President of India Urges Youth to Join Politics

                    

Exhorting the youth to enter politics as a full-time vocation, President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam urged them to make a meaningful contribution to the development of the nation.

 

"The youth should take up politics as their career in large numbers. Political science should form part of the curriculum from the secondary to college level for all students with development politics as the focus," Kalam said in his address to the nation on the eve of Republic Day.

 

Referring to India's fast growing population, he said there were over 540 million youth under the age of 25 that would be continuously growing till 2050.

 

"Citizens should proactively cast their votes to select candidates of known performance with honesty as the focus. Legal personalities, experts and professionals should educate citizens about the political process, constitution, procedures and their rights and responsibilities."

 

Outlining some of the other tasks before the country's youth, Kalam said through politics they would need to make education accessible to every citizen, uplift citizens below the poverty level and accelerate agriculture reforms.

 

National Movement of Youth Vital: Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India

 

Highlighting the importance of young Indians in the path to progress, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the country needed a national movement of youth to ensure social development and equality.

 

Addressing the annual Prime Minister's National Cadet Corps rally in New Delhi, he also stressed on the need to move ahead with "greater speed" to sustain the progress and to ensure social justice to all as the country rolls on the path to development.

 

"India needs a national movement of young people engaged actively in social development, sports and the development of personal character. Values like discipline, comradeship, loyalty, dedication to the nation and the cause of social equality are built through such movements," he said.

 

"After six decades of our independence, our Republic today marches forward with confidence. We have to move ahead with greater speed to sustain our progress and ensure social justice and equality to our people," Singh added.

 

Kalam's Agenda for Youth: Work for World Peace

 

President of India address the 12th National Youth Festival

 

Ignited minds of the youth of India are the most powerful resource on the Earth, above the Earth and under the Earth.

 

President of India, A P J Abdul Kalam set the tone for his two-day visit to the Pune city with his words of inspiration as he called upon the youth of the country to work towards achieving world peace.

 

"In the 21st century, one should know one's purpose in life. Human society has been at war from within, and while there have been two World Wars in the last century, terrorism and low intensity warfare are affecting us to a great extent. At this time, when 3 of 6 billion people of the world are youth, this youth force should work towards peace," Kalam said at the valedictory function of the 12th National Youth Festival in Pune.

 

He stressed that the greatest challenge of the country was eradicating poverty where 54 per cent of the population were below poverty line (BPL). "To meet this challenge, the five engines of growth — infrastructure, education, water, energy, and employment generation — need to be accelerated for economic sustainability."

 

Kalam described his Vision 2020, which included energy, security, and transparency of administration through e-governance and 100 per cent literacy. "Every Indian should have a university degree or any employable qualification," he said.

 

"Venture capital system and entrepreneurship training should aim at creating more enterprise so that employment can be generated and there are more givers than seekers," Kalam said. The President also read out his seven-point oath to be repeated by the students, which urged them to "participate in making Vision 2020 a reality". The students took oath to set goals and achieve them, succeed in their tasks and enjoy others' success, keep their surroundings clean, contribute to peace in the world, lead an honest life free of corruption, light the lamp of knowledge, and do the best they can to contribute to the vision of India.

 

 

ASEAN Tourism Ministers Underline the Importance of Youth

 

Youth is the key in tourism. Such viewpoint gained prominence during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Tourism Forum 2007 held in Singapore. The tourism ministers from the ASEAN region are counting on youth from across the world as part of their regional tourism drive.

 

Sharing his viewpoint during the "Shaping the Future of Youth Tourism Forum" in Singapore, Robin Yap, Director of Contiki Indonesia Resorts said Singapore is probably the leader of this development and explained why other Asian countries may lag behind when it comes to traveling youths.

 

Upcoming Events:

Regional Network Resource Exchange (RNRE) Workshop for South Asia

ECPAT International will organize the Regional Network Resource Exchange (RNRE) Workshop for South Asia from February 8-10, 2007 in Kathmandu, Nepal. The RNRE includes workshops on ‘Protecting Children from Sexual Exploitation in Emergencies’ and ‘Working with Boys who are Commercially Sexually Exploited’

All the ECPAT affiliates and member organizations are expected to participate including ICYO.

RHIYA out come Good Practices Dissemination meeting

The UNFPA and European Commission jointly organizing the meeting to dissemination of the Reproductive Health Initiative for Youth in Asia (RHIYA) good practices. The meeting will be held in Bangkok, Thailand from February 7-8, 2007.

ICYO will attend the meeting and represented by Mr Vijay Bharatiya.

Water and Youth

 

The Food and Agricultural Organization and the Pan American Health Organization will join over 300 national and international organizations to convene the first international meeting on "Water and Youth" in Buenos Aires, Argentina from April 12-14, 2007. 

 

The objective of the Meeting is to increase commitment and to initiate action that will contribute to water sustainability, as well as to forge a network of international cooperation. For more information log on http://www.waterandyouth.org 

 

Global Youth Service Day

 

Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) is celebrated on a designated weekend every April in more than 115 countries. GYSD also remembers the year-round contributions of young people as assets and resources in their communities. In April 2007 from April 20-22, 2007 millions of young people, in partnership with non-Governmental organizations, faith-based institutions, Governments, schools, media, and businesses will address the most pressing needs in their communities and their countries. For more information log on http://www.GYSD.org

 

TUNZA International Youth Conference

 

The TUNZA International Youth Conference is one of the main platforms for cooperation and interaction between United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and its youth partners. It is the vision of the organization to "foster a generation of environmentally conscious citizens who will better influence decision-making processes and act responsibly to create a sustainable world". Organized for young people (15-24 years), the Conferences provides opportunities for young people to learn from one another, share experiences and ideas on community-based environmental actions and develop joint strategies on promoting environmental protection.

 

The programme will be held in Leverkusen, Germany from 26 - 30th of August 2007.

 

Asia-Europe Young Parliamentarians Meeting

 

The Sixth Asia-Europe Young Parliamentarians Meeting (AEYPM) will be held in the Netherlands, in collaboration with the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the International Institute for Asian Studies, and hosted by the Dutch House of Representatives. The series of Asia-Europe Young Parliamentarians Meetings is a programme of the People-to-People Exchange Department of the Asia-Europe Foundation, which aims to foster a high-level exchange of ideas and intensive networking between young parliamentarians from Asia and Europe.

 

This year theme is "Towards an Asia-Europe Parliamentarian Partnership" and will be held from February 26 – March 2, 2007.

 

Experts to Promote Greater Socio-economic Participation of Persons with Disabilities

 

An 'Expert Group Meeting on the Promotion of Social and Economic Participation of Persons with Disabilities towards the Biwako Plus Five' is scheduled for 27-28 February at the UN Conference Centre in Bangkok. At the meeting, experts will review the achievements made in implementing the Biwako Millennium Framework, assess global and regional developments that have taken place over the past five years, and identify key issues. The meeting is taking place in preparation of a mid-point review of the Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons, 2003-2012 to be held in September, at which time Biwako Plus Five will be adopted

 

Asian Parliamentarians Meeting on Population and Development

 

The Asian Population and Development Association (APDA) with support from UNFPA and IPPF will organize " 23rd Asian Parliamentarians Meeting on Population and Development" on February 22nd and 23rd in Tokyo, Japan

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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

 

 

Indian President Launches Free Education Portal

 

A pilot scheme to boost education through a 'one stop education portal' Sakshat, was launched by President APJ Abdul Kalam, President of India, in New Delhi. Observing that nearly 10 million youth were injected into the employment market every year, Kalam said the country also needed a large number of talented youth with education for the task of knowledge acquisition, knowledge imparting, knowledge creation and knowledge sharing in the 21st century. "A National Policy for creating a Global Human Development Cadre for India has to emerge," he said at a function to launch the HRD ministry's initiative.

 

Sakshat programme should think of extending the system for providing world class vocational skills to youth for making them internationally competitive, Kalam told the gathering of academics and students. "We have to start right now to realise this goal since the overall time available for such an educational growth is short," he added.

 

Terming Sakshat an impressive engine, the President said, this was of a scale not witnessed so far in India's internet evolution and for this to succeed, the people should get free bandwidth. "What we are starting today by the HRD Ministry is an impressive engine with great potential to change the country and change the way education is imparted," he said, adding it was a mission worthy of India and Indian capabilities and prowess in information and communication technology. Kalam said the university education system in the country produces three million graduates and post graduates every year and the students seeking employment after completion of tenth class and 10 plus two were around seven million a year. Keeping this demand in mind, he said the education system should create two cadres of skills—a global cadre of skilled youth with specific knowledge of special skills and another global cadre of youth with higher education.

 

To a question on poor, rural and intelligent wanting to become President, Kalam said "fix an aim and work hard...do not allow the problem to become your master. You become the master of the problem and succeed." Singh said the portal would be one of the important pillars of the National Mission on Education during the 11th Five Year plan. Lauding the project, Singh reiterated UPA government's commitment to ensure that no person was deprived of education on economic or social reasons. (Source: Nilay Ranjan/The Hindustan Times)

 

Development for Next Generation: WDR 07 launch in India

 

The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Govt of India and World Bank, India office jointly organized the Seminar on World Development Report 2007 Development for Next Generation. The purpose of the event was to disseminate the finding of the report and discuss the importance of the messages of the Report for the youth development in India.

 

Hon. Minister for Youth Affairs and Sport, Govt of India Mr Mani Shanker Aiyar was critical on the WDR and refused to accept as it is. He expressed his concern about the report finding and recommendations in detail while addressing the seminar.

 

Speaking about the Youth in India – he called upon making youth as a center of development and involving youth at the grass root level. He said that ‘choice is either you take advantage or suffer its consequences’.

 

Minister further comment, reforms should be with human face and labour get getting maximum wages and labour intensive technology should be promoted. The investments should lead to more employment.

 

About the HIV/AIDS, Mr Aiyar said it is important health concern but in India ‘drug abuse’ is the major burning issue and youth should be provided with the more opportunities to use their energy creatively.  In this context he said that sports and games play an important role.

 

Earlier, Mr Francois J. Bourguignon, Sr Vice President and Chief Economist, World Bank was made a presentation on Report, it finding and recommendations. Mr Madhukar Gupta, Secretary, and Ministry of Youth delivered the welcome address.

 

The event was held on 13 November 2006 in New Delhi to launch the WDR 2007 but in reality the report launch never took off, the presentation made during the seminar was also in bits and pieces. 

 

The World Bank in the past few years took initiative in involving youth. But halfhearted involvement of Youth Organizations in the preparation of the report leaves a big question mark on implementation of the recommendations of the report. The current world development report widely used the network but it has failed to recognize the role of youth organization and their contribution.

 

Rights of Persons with Disabilities:

Young Disabled Voices in the UN Convention

 

The eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly Ad Hoc Committee finalized the first-ever treaty on the 'Rights of Persons with Disabilities' on 25 August 2006.

 

Young people participated in the process and also conducted a side-event at the session. The event helped bring to the session the concerns and voices of disabled youth who had met earlier in 12 countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean.

 

They discussed their national challenges as disabled youth and the impact that the Convention could have on their lives.  National representatives presented reports from the focus group discussions in their countries and highlighted issues they expect their Governments and the Convention will address. For more information log on http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/enable 

 

Young Decision Makers Conference held

 

The Young Decision Makers Conference was organized as a side event of Asia-Europe Summit (ASEM) in Helsinki, Finland from September 7-8, 2006. The Family Federation of Finland, in cooperation with the IEPFPD, organized the Conference. Around 40 young ((below the age of 35) parliamentarians and decision-makers from Asia and Europe attended the conference.

 

UNODC Monitoring and Evaluating

Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Programmes

 

A handbook from the UN Office of Drugs and Crime, on preventing substance abuse among youth with the participation of youth has been developed on the basis of discussions of academic research and the experience of practitioners and youth. It is intended for those youth groups and community-based organizations who want to improve the monitoring and evaluation of their drug and substance abuse prevention programmes. Why are monitoring and evaluation important? How can we monitor and evaluate our programmes in feasible and effective way? For more information log on http://www.unodc.org/youthnet 

 

Vikram & Gautam Honoured with Youth Action Net Award

 

Twenty three year old Vikram Laishram from Uripok is among 20 "dynamic leaders" from 16 countries awarded with this year's Youth Action Net Award conferred by International Youth Foundation and Nokia.

 

Gautam Gupta of Delhi is the second Indian honoured with the prestigious award.

 

In addition to the 20 youths getting cash award of 500 US dollars each, they also took part in a week-long special skill-building workshop held at Washington DC under the sponsorship of the two groups.

 

During the workshop that concluded on November 18 the awardees shared their experiences on different issues relevant to youth and drug abuse.

 

Vikram, who founded a project christened "Better treatment equals better life" to improve health of the Manipuri people where cases of drug addiction is among the highest in the country, is currently working here as a regional focal point for south Asia under a New York based group - Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS.

 

"The Washington meet was awe-inspiring and from it I've learnt lots of innovative ideas to fight drug abuse amongst the youth and HIV/AIDS infection," Vikram who arrived here yesterday said. (Source: Joya Banerjee/GYCA)

 

Preparation of World Youth Report 2007 Underway

 

The World Youth Report 2007 (WYR07) will examine the challenges and opportunities existing for the roughly 1.2 billion youth between the ages of 15 and 24 in the world. Distinct from the 2003 and 2005 editions, it will provide a regional overview summarizing the major youth development issues in the fifteen priority areas of the World Programme of Action for Youth, including employment, education, health, poverty and violence. Simultaneously, it will highlight youth as a positive force for development and provide recommendations for supporting their essential contributions to national and global development. The WYR07 is expected to launched next year.

 

For updates on the launch, please see: http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unyin/wyr07.htm

 

Report on Youth Employment and the Sports Sector

 

In many parts of the world, sport has proven to be a powerful tool to promote education, health, development and peace. "Beyond the Scoreboard: Youth employment opportunities and skills development in the sports sector" focuses on sports' vital role in the social development and employability of young people. Offering insightful research from leading experts in the international, governmental and academic communities, it presents a comprehensive collection that examines how youth leadership and skills development can be fostered through sports today.

 

It considers what sport means for social and economic development and how it can be an innovative method of drawing attention to issues such as HIV/AIDS prevention and the reduction of violence and poverty. Case studies and examples from Europe, the United States, East Africa, Latin America and Asia are presented, revealing how the sports sector often acts as a vehicle between local and global markets.

For more information log on  http://www.ilo.org/publns

 

More Opportunities for Young European People with the

New Youth in Action Programme

 

The European Parliament adopted the new "Youth in Action" programme on October 25, 2006. The European Commissioner Ján Figel' said that "this new programme aims at encouraging young people to work together to acquire new skills through non-formal education activities, for a common project, for the defence of cultures, for a future of prosperity, understanding and peace. It fosters the idea of belonging to the European Union, and promotes social cohesion and intercultural dialogue, both inside and outside Europe."

 

Under the new programme during the year 2007 - 2013, funding support will be given various projects and participation is open to a wide range of young people, (between 15 and 28 years and, in some cases, between 13 and 30), from European Union and beyond.

 

Sexual, Reproductive Health Declining

 

The World Health Organization (WHO) says inadequate attention to sexual and reproductive health has caused an increase in disabilities and death.

 

The report to appear in the British medical journal Lancet shows there has been declining financial support, increased political interference and an overall reluctance to tackle threats to sexual and reproductive health. The study says the findings reveal a picture of growing unmet needs and neglect and a decline in money spent on education, family planning and preventive measures.

 

59th Annual DPI/NGO Conference concludes

 

More than 2,000 representatives from non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and other civil society partners from more than 90 countries gathered at the United Nations in USA from September 6 – 8, 2006, to discuss ways and means for strengthening collaboration between local communities and global institutions.

 

They met during the 59th Annual DPI/NGO Conference, entitled Unfinished Business: Effective Partnerships for Human Security and Sustainable Development. To ensure the widest possible exchange of views and experiences, all NGO delegations included one representative under the age of 30. As an annual three-day meeting-taking place on the eve of the opening of the General Assembly, the Conference has become an established forum for networking and exchange of views, opinions, expertise and best-practices on relevant issues.

 

Tribal Demanding Land Rights Put-in-Jail in False Case

 

The Tribal activists of Ekta Parishad (eight including three young women) arrested by Madhya Pradesh (MP) Police while they attending the annual warship of ‘Tree god’. During the festival they discussed their social problems, the basic rights including the ‘Land’. The local Forest Department arrested him handed over to Sagar District of MP on 14th November 2006 with the charges of anti-national activities.

 

These were amongs the 1000 tribal from Yamanpur and surrounding dozen villages had gathered for annual worship.

 

According to National Convener of Ekta Parishad (organization working for livelihood rights of tribal people), Dr Ran Singh Parmar, Forest Department singled out the workers of 'Ekta

Parishad' intentionally and preplanned manner from the crowd and charged them of holding secrete meetings, distributing anti-national pamphlets, cutting trees and instigating the tribal against the state (locally termed as Raj droha).

 

More interesting, the department and the district administration have branded the Gandhian movement of Ekta Parishad as Naxal movement as reported in some of the local news- papers. 

 

The arrested tribal activists who placed in Sagar jail were sit on Satyagraha (a non-violent protest) against false case and the injustice meted out to them by various authorities. In first hearing in court granted the bail to these activists.

 

Youth Camp: Right to Information for Transparency for Rural Employment Guarantee for Poverty Alleviation

 

A National Rural Employment Guarantee Awareness Camp was conducted in Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, a NREGA District in India, on Nov. 11, 2006, to review the status of implementation of various schemes to sensitise the citizens' on the use of Right to Information Act, for poverty alleviation.

 

The camp was conducted under the banner of Right to Food Campaign, an association of over 200 activists, including Self Help Group Members and Civil Society Organizations, led by Human Rights Law Network, to empower the rural citizens. 60 activists, consisting of equal number of deprived men and women attended. 

 

Many suggestions were made towards introducing transparency and accountability in the working of the various schemes. The camp helped the participants to understand and appreciate the various dimensions of implementation of such welfare schemes in their true perspective.

 

Indian President Advises Parliamentarians on HIV/AIDS Discrimination 

 

Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, President of India, while addressing both houses of Parliament of India on World AIDS Day on December 1, narrated two heart-touching stories about his experiences with AIDS-affected children and other people. He advised parliamentarians to take up the issue of discrimination seriously.

 

He also urged them to consider taking up control and prevention of HIV/AIDS from their constituency within the next five years as an important mission. The occurrence of HIV is found to be 32 percent among youth in the age group of 15-29 years and 40 percent of them are women. Considering this situation, the parliamentarians could create an organized awareness campaign among all rural youth and women in their constituency for enabling prevention of infection among this population through a well-organized prevention programme, he said.

 

He added that creating a mechanism in partnership with societal organizations, medical institutions and Government for testing blood for any contamination and ensuring that contaminated blood is not stored in any blood banks in their constituency.

 

Kabul Declaration: New Commitments Made to Reduce Infant Mortality in South Asia

 

Over 3.7 million children die every year in South Asia before they reach five years of age. Of these, 2.2 million children die before they reach their first birthday. Such an enormous number of children dying annually, demands that strategies be devised to rapidly reduce these numbers, not just to meet the millennium development goals, but also to ensure the basic human right of children to survival.

 

The State of the World's Breastfeeding – South Asia Report Card, released in Kabul on 20th November at the inauguration of the South Asia Breastfeeding Forum-3. The Report Card assesses and rates the practices, policy and programmes related to Infant and Young Child Feeding in eight countries of the region, and rank them on their performance in promoting IYCF.

 

The Report Card reveals that the region has barely reached the halfway mark in creating the enabling environment for optimal infant and young child nutrition. Sri Lanka is closest to the half way mark, followed by Bangladesh.

 

Evidence has shown that under nutrition among infants underlies the majority of deaths, making optimal infant and young child feeding crucial to any strategy to reduce child mortality. As most of the deaths occur in the first year of life, optimal IYCF in this period rests on early initiation of breastfeeding, exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life and continued breastfeeding for two years and beyond with introduction of adequate and appropriate complementary foods from six months onward.

 

New research has shown for the first time that starting to breastfeed immediately after birth significantly increases the chances of survival of babies. If mothers start breastfeeding within one hour of birth, 22% of babies who die in the first 28 days, the equivalent to almost one million newborn children each year, could be saved. If breastfeeding starts on the first day then 16% of lives could be saved.  For more information log on www.ibfan-asiapacific.org

 

Incoming Events:

 

UNEP Global Youth Retreat at Governing Council

 

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Global Youth Retreat will be held from February 1-4, 2007 in conjunction with the UNEP Governing Council session. The Retreat brings together approximately 50 youth leaders including the Tunza Youth Advisory Councilto review UNEP Governing Council documents and prepare youth inputs to the Governing Council. In addition, the Retreat provides an opportunity for participants to review UNEP's activities with young people and makes suggestions on how to better engage youth in environmental issues.  For more information, contact children.youth@unep,org

 

UNEP International Children's Painting Competition on the Environment

 

International Children's Painting Competition on the Environment is an annual competition for children from ages 6 to 14 years by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Japan-based Foundation for Global Peace and Environment, Bayer and Nikon Corporation. It aims to give children an opportunity to express their concerns and dreams for the environment.

 

The theme of this year's competition is "Climate Change" and the deadline for submission of paintings is 31 December 2006. Winners of the competition will be invited to the World Environment Day Celebrations in Tromso, Norway on 5 June 2007 and will receive cash prizes of $2,000 for the top global winner and $1,000 for each of the 6 regional winners. More information on this Competition can be found on: http://www.unep.org/Tunza/paintcomp/

 

7th MIYD

 

7th Melaka International Youth Dialogue (MIYD) will be held form June 25-27, 2007, in  Melaka, Malaysia. World Assembly of Youth will organize the event.

 

The theme for this MIYD will be "Youth Business and International Trade".

 

Oxfam International Youth Partnerships 2007-2010

 

Oxfam International Youth Partnerships is a global network of young people working with their communities to create positive, equitable and sustainable change. If you are aged 18-25 and working with your community to create a positive future then you can apply to be a part of the Oxfam International Youth Partnerships. Between 2007 and 2010 you will have opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and understanding and to talk and share with other young people. Applications Deadline: 31 January 2007. For more information, log on

www.iyp.oxfam.org

 

18th Annual National Service-Learning Conference

 

The National Service-Learning Conference is the largest gathering of young people and adults involved in the service-learning movement. This year's conference focuses on service-learning as a way of teaching and learning that builds academic skills and citizenship while addressing community needs in a genuine way. It convenes teachers, administrators, researchers, policy-makers, youth leaders and other service-learning practitioners. The conference will held in New Maxico from March 28-31, 2007.

For more information log on https://programs.regweb.com/metro/NYLC2007/registration/

 

Next World Social Forum will be held in Kenya

 

The World Social Forum International Council in its meeting held in Parma, Italy, from 10-12 October 2006 have advanced in the preparation for the next edition of World Social Forum, be held in Nairobi, 20-25 January 2007.

 

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, Thailand; No41 June- September 2006.

2.     Advocacy Internet- Published by National Centre for Advocacy Studies, Pune; Vol 8: Issue No. 03.

3.     Asian Forum Newsletters – Published by: AFPPD, Bangkok, Thailand

4.     Behond Borders Newsletter- Published by Beyond Borders Inc, Canada; Fall 2006.

5.     CASA Programme Report 2005-2006 –Published by: Church's Auxiliary for Social Action, New Delhi, India.

6.     CRIN Membership Directory 2006 - Published by: Child Rights Information Network, UK

7.     Defenders–Published by the Organization for Defending Victims of Violence (ODW), Iran, Winter-Spring 2005/2006.

8.     Go Between and NGLs Roundup  – Published by: NGLS, Geneva, Switzerland; April – July 2006

9.     IAPPD Newsletter – Published by: IAPPD, New Delhi.

10.   Info Report- Published by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA

11.   Neeti Marg – Published by: Samvad, Bhopal; every fortnight.

12.   One Country, Newsletter, Published by: Baha'i  International Community, New York, USA: April –June 2006

13.   Partners: Annual Report 2005- Published by Partners in Population and Development (PPD), Dhaka, Bangladesh

14.   Perspectives: Children and drugs – Published by UN office on Drugs and Crime, Vienna, Austria; No. 1, 2006.

15.   Population Reports - Published by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA; Nov.–Dec. 2006.

16.   Sankalp Newsletter –Published by: International AIDS Vaccine Initiative in India, New Delhi; Sept – Oct 2006.

17.   The HVP Herald – Published by Hindu Vidyapeeth, Nepal; Sept. 2006.

18.   The Population Challenges in Asia By Jyoti Shanker Singh.

19.   The World of Parliaments- Published by: Inter-Parliamentary Union, Geneva, Switzerland; Oct. 2006.

20.   UNews – Published by: UN Information Centre, New Delhi, India; October 2006; Nov. 2006.

21.   V.Y.K Newsletter – Published by: V.Y.K International Youth Centre, New Delhi; July 2006.

22.   Voice of the Voiceless – Published by Natsap, AP; September 2006 and October 2006.

23.   World Bank In India – Magazine Published by: WORLD BANK, New Delhi, India; Nov. 2006.

24.   Youth of India (Newsletter) – Published by: National Council of YMCAs of India, New Delhi; Sept. 2006.

25.   Youth Culture - Published by National Youth Project, New Delhi.

26.    Yuvahit  - Published by: Print Impression, Pune, India; October 2006.

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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@...

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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 

                                                  December 2006/2

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

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Malaria helps spread AIDS

 

Boosts HIV Virus In The Body For Weeks At A Time

Washington: Malaria is fueling the spread of AIDS in Africa by boosting the HIV in people’s bodies for weeks at a time, says a study that pins down the deadly interplay between the dual scourges. It’s a vicious cycle as people weakened by HIV are, in turn, more vulnerable to malaria.

University of Washington researchers who estimated the impact of the overlapping infections concluded the interaction could be blamed for thousands of HIV infections and almost a million bouts of malaria over two decades in just one part of Kenya.

The research, published in Science, highlights the need for a joint attack on both epidemics. “It’s an important paper,” said Dr Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health, the government’s leading infectious disease specialist. “We really need to be much more serious about what we do about malaria at the same time we’re serious about what we do about HIV.”

Malaria sickens up to half a billion people annually and kills more than a million, mostly young children and mostly in Africa—which also bears the biggest HIV burden. Sub-Saharan Africa is home to 24.7 million HIV-infected people, according to UN update.

 

Scientists long have suspected the two diseases fuel each other. The new study created a mathematical model to figure out just how much they do. HIV is most easily spread when patients have high virus levels in their blood. A bout of malaria causes a temporary surge — a stunning sevenfold increase — in those levels, said lead researcher Laith Abu-Raddad, a scientist at the University of Washington.

The surge may last up |to eight weeks. That is longer than it takes adults in intense malaria areas, where people get the parasitic disease once or twice a year, to recover from a typical bout and feel up to sexual activity again, he said. AP

(Time of India/9/12/2006)

 

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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 Update

                                              November 2006 - XII

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

Festival of Life - Condom Chain of Life Festival

The World AIDS Day events planned by UNESCO Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education, Bangkok, Thailand and will take place in Bangkok on the 1^st of December 2006, is being billed as the “Condom Chain of Life Festival” and will include setting a new Guinness Book of Records mark for the world’s longest chain of condoms.  The underlying philosophy of the Festival is to be upbeat and positive about life and how best to protect it and live it.

The Festival of Life will also include a parade organized by the Thai Red Cross involving HRH Princess Somsavalee; games, activities, performances and prizes (including gold) throughout the afternoon; tents and pavilions organized by other agencies and NGOs working on HIV and AIDS-related issues; the selection of best “Condom Costumes;” celebrity appearances, including former Miss Universe, Natalie Glebova; and the present Miss Thailand, Lalana Kongtoranin.   

Film and video footage of the event will be recorded and will be used throughout the following year as public service announcements (both national and international) and video curriculum packages for schools and industry.  In a word, we hope this will be the beginning of a new and highly spirited campaign that focuses not on dire statistics, but on the theme of “Positive Choices for Healthful Living”.

I am hoping that you, your colleagues and friends will join us to make this day a success. Attached is an electronic version of our poster and flyer plus information about the day. If you need any further information please contact Simon Baker
Chief, HIV/AIDS Coordination and School Health Unit, UNESCO Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education, Bangkok at s.baker@... or reach on by phone no 66 2 391 0577 Ext. 113

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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

November 2006  - XI

(E - newsletter from network of Indian youth organizations)

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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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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

                                              November 2006 - X

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

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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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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

(E - newsletter from network of Indian youth organizations)

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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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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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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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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 

        (E-Newsletter from network of youth organizations in India)           November 2006 - VI

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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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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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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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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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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@...

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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.

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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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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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

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

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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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