The Government has
constituted the Prime Minister's National Council on Skill Development. The
Council will be an apex body that will guide activities for skill development
in the country.
The National Council on
Skill Development will be chaired by the Prime Minister and would consist of
Ministers of Human Resource Development, Finance, Heavy Industry and Public
Enterprises, Rural Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Labour
and Employment and Chairperson of the National Manufacturing Competitiveness
Council.
Six experts, in the area
of skill development, have been included in the Council. They are Dr. C.K.
Prahlad, Mr. Nandan Nilekani, Smt. Laila Tayabji, Smt. Renana Jhabwala, Shri
Rajendra Pawar and Shri Manish Sabharwal. Principal Secretary to Prime Minister
would be the Member Secretary of the Council.
The Council is at the
apex of a three-tier structure and would be concerned with vision setting and
laying down core strategies. The Council would be assisted by the National
Skill Development Coordination Board chaired by the Deputy Chairman, Planning
Commission which will coordinate action for skill development both in the
public and the private sector. To promote private sector action for skill
development, an institutional arrangement in the form of a non-profit
corporation called the National Skill Development Corporation is being set up
by the Ministry of Finance. The Chairperson of the National Skill Development
Corporation, a non-profit corporation to be set up by the Ministry of Finance
would also be a Member of the Council.
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.
PM’s
address at the release of the report of the Commission on AIDS in Asia
The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan
Singh has released the report of the Commission on AIDS in Asia entitled
“Redefining AIDS in Asia: Crafting an Effective Response” in New Delhi today.
Following is the text of the Prime Minister’s speech on the occasion:
“I am indeed very pleased to
launch this very important Report of the Commission on AIDS in Asia. I
compliment my esteemed friend, Dr. C. Rangarajan, and his colleagues on the
Commission for producing an extremely important and thought provoking report.
It is a well-researched document that puts together information and analysis
that can help us evolve more effective strategies for reversing the HIV/AIDS
epidemic in the countries of Asia.
It is heartening to note that the
report validates the basic strategic framework that has been adopted in India.
It reiterates and reconfirms our understanding of the epidemic. It shows that
the measures that we have adopted in India to reverse the pandemic have a sound
basis but there is no scope for complacency and Dr. Rangarajan has just now
reminded us. We need to do more, we must do more and all segment of the
national thinking community must be actively involve in this gigantic struggle
against this menace of AIDS.
The report has underlined clearly
the importance of a public health approach to the problem if we want truly
sustainable gains. The public health approach places emphasis on strategies
that focus on vulnerable population groups, among whom the virus is primarily
lodged, and goes to the root of the problem with the objective of arresting its
onward transmission.
It is a matter of some
satisfaction that the situation in India is not as alarming as it was portrayed
to be some years ago. While it used to be claimed that India may have up to 5
million persons affected by HIV, more recent estimates suggest that the number
could be between 2 to 3 million, mainly in the States of Andhra Pradesh,
Karnataka, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. But there is no scope for complacency,
as I said. We must regularly review strategies and the programme contained for
increased enhanced effectiveness.
The HIV/AIDS epidemic has brought
into focus many of our prevalent social prejudices. The overwhelming number of
cases are due to transmission through the sexual route. Strategies for tackling
it, therefore, require more inclusive and less judgmental social approaches to
questions of public health and personal hygiene.
This must begin by addressing the
issue of the social stigma that attaches to those who carry the AIDS virus. I
do believe that growing consciousness about HIV/AIDS is forcing us to address
these issues but the speed of the response need to be greatly accelerated.
The government should play a
leading role in this and I commend our Government to do precisely it. We seek
your enlightened guidance how to strengthen our programme. We should work to
remove legislative barriers that hinder access of high-risk groups to services.
There is a proposal for a law which would penalize anyone discriminating
against an AIDS infected person from access to employment, property or other
services. This should be given serious consideration.
The fact that many of the
vulnerable social groups, be they sex workers or homosexuals or drug users,
face great social prejudice has made the task of identifying AIDS victims and
treating them very difficult.
If we have to win this fight
against HIV/AIDS we have, therefore, to create a more tolerant social
environment. One need not condone socially unacceptable or medically
inadvisable sexual practices in seeking a more tolerant approach to the
problem. It is in the interests of the entire society that everyone afflicted
by AIDS wins the battle against it. They deserve and have the right to live lives
of dignity and self respect.
The target intervention projects
that have been taken up with a focus on vulnerable populations are useful and
necessary. This should be accompanied by more broad based educational
programmes. Modern sex education at the appropriate school stages can be of
great value.
The report has highlighted the
importance of political engagement and leadership as a key part of national
responses to HIV and AIDS. Law enforcement agencies and the judiciary need to
be co-opted to support progressive policies that address the problem and in
this context, I wish to commend the good work that is being done by our
parliamentarian under the guidance of my esteemed colleague and friend Sh.
Oscar Fernandes to mobilize the political will of our nation as an effective
instrument of dealing of this massive societal problem.
The importance of community and
civil society involvement at all stages of policy needs to be emphasized and it
has been done in the Report. It is only with their help that public awareness
regarding healthy sexual practices, including the use of condoms, can be widely
propagated and social prejudices ended.
We need to understand the
vulnerabilities that force some to resort to risky behaviour patterns and give
them access to reliable and relevant information and basic services. We must
give them adequate support to make their own choices in full awareness and
responsibility. We need to encourage behaviour change and mould social
attitudes, while shedding our inhibitions regarding matters related to sexual
choices.
Our Government is fully committed
to supporting the strategies and work being done by the National AIDS Control
Organisation. It is heartening to see the strides that have been made in the
last two years in scaling up access to services keeping in view the balance
between prevention and treatment. I compliment the Union Health Ministry and
NACO for the leadership they have shown in tackling this very difficult problem
and containing the disease. But as I said earlier we must be ever more
vigilant. We can not be satisfied with the status quo and you must therefore
strive to improve the effectiveness of prevalent strategies as well as the
Programme content.
I appeal to all medical
practitioners, hospitals and blood banks across the country to adopt zero risk
and best practice methods for blood collection and blood transfusion. Every
citizen must have complete confidence in our blood safety practices. I am
therefore, happy that an initiative has been taken to establish a national
blood transfusion authority.
The problem of HIV/AIDS, and other
pandemics like SARS and Avian Flu, demonstrate clearly the wisdom of that
ancient Indian saying, “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam”. That “THE WHOLE WORLD IS ONE
LARGE FAMILY”. Like all phenomenon in nature, diseases do not respect national
boundaries. Hence societal response to pandemics cannot be limited to national
response mechanism alone.
Of course, every country and every
government must have a strategy to deal with such threats to human safety and
health. We need preventive and curative strategies at the national and local
level. But, such national effort must be part of a wider regional and global
effort. I am therefore, happy to see that my friend Dr. Rangaranjan chaired
this commission which takes a wider view of the problem at the Asian level.
We live in an increasingly
integrated world. There are few problems today that humankind faces which can
be solved effectively within national boundaries by individual governments. Be
it the problem of pandemics, be it the problem of food security, be it the
problem of rising energy prices, be it the problem of water scarcity and water
utilization, be it the problem of climate change and global warming, be it the
problem of terrorism, be it the problem of drug peddling and arms
proliferation, be it the threat of the proliferation of weapons of mass
destruction - all of them require effective cooperative action at the global
level.
Each and every challenge that we
face has transnational dimensions and transnational implications. The world in
which national governments have to deal with the challenges they face on their
own, on the premise of national sovereignty and national self-interest, no
longer exists. We live in the era of increasing global interdependence of
nations.
I am encouraged by the fact that
the global response to HIV/AIDS has been constructive and has yielded positive
results. But there is scope for much more involvement of the global community.
I hope this will show us the way forward in dealing with other similar
challenges. I hope this valuable report adds to the available wisdom on the
subject and will help us in shaping a more effective response at home. I
compliment the authors of this report.”
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Youth Information is published by
Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO)
Khare Apt. 194-A, Arjun Nagar, Safdarjang Enclave, New Delhi
110029, India
Indian Committee of
Youth Organizations (ICYO) is a registered non-profit, non-governmental network
organization, committed in developing areas of mutual cooperation and
understanding among different youth voluntary agencies, youth groups, clubs and
individuals working in the field of youth welfare in India.
ICYO
functions as an umbrella organization of youth NGOs in India. It's family
consists of
over 358 organizations spread in 122 districts of 22 states from different
corners of India.
Our goal: To improve and extend the youth work and services through
Youth Organizations;
To enhance and demonstrate youth work in the society;
To promote effective youth programmmes;
To organize network of civil society organizations working towards the
development of youth work;
To organize seminars, conferences, workshops, trainings;
To maintain international relation with organizations promoting youthin their
programmes and activities.
Affiliation:
Consultative
(Roster) Status with ECOSOC, United Nations;
Consultative Status with Commission on Sustainable Development;
Full Member of World Assembly of Youth (WAY); Asian Youth Council (AYC);
CRIN, South Asia Youth Environment Network (SAYEN),
Affiliate
group of ECPAT International, Thailand;
ATSECE-DELHI, Indian Partner of AIDS Care Watch Campaign; Steering Committee member of World Bank's
YDP Network;
Working relation with Indian Association of Parliamentarians (IAPPD);
International Medical Parliamentarians Organizations (IMPO), Thailand;
Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD),
Thailand;
World Youth Foundation, Malaysia.
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh
today released India's National Action Plan on Climate Change, in a brief
ceremony in New Delhi today.
The National Action Plan has been
prepared under the guidance and direction of Prime Minister’s Council on
Climate Change.
Members of Prime Minister’s
Council on Climate Change, senior members of the Union Cabinet, representatives
of civil society and senior officials of Government, were present on the
occasion.
Prime Minister made a brief speech
on the occasion. He said that the release of the National Action Plan reflected
the importance the Government attaches to mobilizing our national energies to
meet the challenge of climate change.
The National Action Plan focuses
attention of 8 priorities National Missions. These are:
1. Solar Energy
2. Enhanced Energy Efficiency
3. Sustainable Habitat
4. Conserving Water
5. Sustaining the Himalayan
Ecosystem
6. A “Green India”
7. Sustainable agriculture
8. Strategic Knowledge Platform
for Climate Change
The National Mission of Solar
Energy, occupies a pre-eminent place, whose success, Prime Minister said, has
the potential of transforming the face of India.
Prime Minister emphasized the
global dimension of the challenge of climate change, which demands a global and
cooperative effort on the basis of the principle of equity. India, he said, was
ready to play its role as a responsible member of the international community
and to make its own contribution. He added that India believed that every
citizen of this planet should have an equal share of the planetary atmospheric
space and therefore, long-term convergence of per capita GHG emissions was the
only equitable basis for a global agreement to tackle climate change. In this
context, the Prime Minister reaffirmed India’s pledge that as it pursued
sustainable development, its per capita GHC emissions would not exceed the per
capita GHG emissions of developed countries, despite our developmental
imperatives.
Prime Minister clarified that the
National Action Plan would evolve and change in the light of changing
circumstances and therefore invited broader interaction with civil society as a
means to further improve the various elements of the Plan.
In his concluding remarks the
Prime Minister recalled Mahatma Gandhi’s sage advice : “The earth has enough
resources to meet the needs of people, but will never have enough to serve
their greed”.
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Youth Information is published by
Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO)
Khare Apt. 194-A, Arjun Nagar, Safdarjang Enclave, New Delhi
110029, India
Indian Committee of
Youth Organizations (ICYO) is a registered non-profit, non-governmental network
organization, committed in developing areas of mutual cooperation and
understanding among different youth voluntary agencies, youth groups, clubs and
individuals working in the field of youth welfare in India.
ICYO
functions as an umbrella organization of youth NGOs in India. It's family
consists of
over 358 organizations spread in 122 districts of 22 states from different
corners of India.
Our goal: To improve and extend the youth work and services through
Youth Organizations;
To enhance and demonstrate youth work in the society;
To promote effective youth programmmes;
To organize network of civil society organizations working towards the
development of youth work;
To organize seminars, conferences, workshops, trainings;
To maintain international relation with organizations promoting youthin their
programmes and activities.
Affiliation:
Consultative
(Roster) Status with ECOSOC, United Nations;
Consultative Status with Commission on Sustainable Development;
Full Member of World Assembly of Youth (WAY); Asian Youth Council (AYC);
CRIN, South Asia Youth Environment Network (SAYEN),
Affiliate
group of ECPAT International, Thailand;
ATSECE-DELHI, Indian Partner of AIDS Care Watch Campaign; Steering Committee member of World Bank's
YDP Network;
Working relation with Indian Association of Parliamentarians (IAPPD);
International Medical Parliamentarians Organizations (IMPO), Thailand;
Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD),
Thailand;
World Youth Foundation, Malaysia.
Join to Children of Bhopal Gas
Victim at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi on 28 June at 12 noon and support the
campaign
The
victim of Bhopal survivors and their children came to Delhi after 37 days walk
from Bhopal to Delhi and sit on dharna at Jantar Mantar last 18 days to press
their demands including the ‘special commission to execute rehabilitation
programme for the victims and children also campaign titled ‘Prime
Minister: Have a Heart Campaign’
The Press conference on the same issue will be organize on
28 June (at 12 noon) at Jantar
Mantar, New Delhi by the Children of Bhopal, and delivery
of hearts drawn by Delhi school children to the Prime Minister by children's
delegation led by eminent citizens.
The organizer invites the youth including the student on
the same occasion.
For more
information Contact International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal: 9891442037/ 9717516003
19th South Asian International Fundraising Workshop
(19 SAFRW)
August 23-26, 2008, Jaypee Palace, Agra
The 19th SAFRW proposes to be one of the largest and finest fundraising workshop in all of South Asia and beyond. SAFRG has put together a finely tuned programme and is bringing the best of speakers both from within India and abroad. This makes a good recipe to ensure that it is a valuable and important experience for all delegates.
A good strategy, systematic planning, a simple action plan can help in reaching plenty of funds, sustainability and self-respect.
THE GOOD NEWS!!
SAFRG has been able to raise a few bursaries for deserving delegates.*
This is YOUR OPPORTUNITY
to attend this very important and meaningful event!
APPLY LATEST BY 15th of July 2008!
Emphasis is laid out on organizations:
·Which have a budget of more than Rs 25 lakhs and not more than Rs one crore
·Preference is given to deserving female candidates
·Candidates should preferably be involved in fundraising for his/her organization
*Note: No other discounts admissible along with this bursary Rs. 9000 payable for the 4 day workshop
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.
The Asia-Europe Foundation and the Indonesian
Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Religious Affairs and others are going to
organize the Second Asia-Europe Youth Interfaith Dialogue in Bandung, West Java,
Indonesia from the June 23 – 27, 2008.
The
main objective of the Youth Interfaith Dialogues is to create and foster human
networks among young people by encouraging tolerance and mutual acceptance; and
to increase initiatives in the field of Asia-Europe Youth co-operation through
the development of action-oriented Youth organizations and networks.
During this 5-day event, 100 young
representatives of Churches, Faiths and Youth religious organizations and
networks, together with
guest-speakers and experts in inter-religious dialogue from the 43 ASEM
countries and 2 institutions1, will reflect on how religions can assist in
facing critical issues that concern our societies.
ICYO is
represent by Mr Vijay Bharatiya in the Dialogue. Mr D. K. Bhagat is attending
on behalf of Kendriya Arya Yuvak Parisad, New Delhi.
UNESCO Asian Youth Forum:
ICYO nominated Ms Pratiksha from India
2nd UNESCO Asian Youth
Forum will be held from June 26-30, 2008 in Gwangju City, Republic of Korea.
The Section for Youth, Sport and Physical Education at UNESCO (YSPE) and the
Korean National Commission for UNESCO (KNCU) are co-organizers of this Forum
with the theme of Sustainable Community in Asia.
The objectives of the Asian
Youth Forum are to create opportunities for exchange, allowing the participants
of the forum to discuss regional issues and their experiences with young
people, youth organizations, and relevant partners concerned with youth; to
reinforce concrete strategies and initiatives aimed at enhancing youth capacity
and their substantial partnership based upon mutual respect for sustainable
community in Asia; to promote the UNESCO’s ideal and far-reaching youth
cooperation in the Asian region; to review and recommend youth-led pilot projects
to implement the theme, “Sustainable Community in Asia.”
Ms Pratksha will represent the Indian Committee of Youth Organizations
(ICYO).
National Integration Youth started in Kurukshetra,
Haryana
National Youth Project is
conducting the National Integration Youth Camp in Kurukshetra from June 21- 27,
2008. 500 youth from all over India are participating.
Indian
Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO) is a registered non-profit,
non-governmental network organization, committed in developing areas of mutual
cooperation and understanding among different youth voluntary agencies, youth
groups, clubs and individuals working in the field of youth welfare in
India.
ICYO
functions as an umbrella organization of youth NGOs in India. It's family
consists of
over 356 organizations spread in 122 districts of 22 states from different
corners of India.
Our goal: To improve and extend the youth work and services through
Youth Organizations;
To enhance and demonstrate youth work in the society;
To promote effective youth programmmes;
To organize network of civil society organizations working towards the
development of youth work;
To organize seminars, conferences, workshops, trainings;
To maintain international relation with organizations promoting young people in
their programmes and activities
Affiliation:
Consultative
(Roster) Status with ECOSOC, United Nations;
Consultative Status with Commission on Sustainable Development;
Full Member of World Assembly of Youth (WAY); Asian Youth Council (AYC); CRIN, South Asia Youth Environment
Network (SAYEN),
Affiliate
group of ECPAT International, Thailand;
ATSECE-DELHI, Indian Partner of AIDS Care Watch Campaign; Steering Committee member of World Bank's
YDP Network;
Working relation with Indian Association of Parliamentarians (IAPPD);
International Medical Parliamentarians Organizations (IMPO);
Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD);
World Youth Foundation, Malaysia.
Young Environmental Activists including Indian Child tell their story at UN Children Conference
A young Australian filmmaker and an Indian child combating water waste are among the 700 children from over 100 countries that are sharing their stories on how to create a better, healthier planet at a United Nations environment conference in Norway.
The biannual Tunza International Children's Conference, organized by the UN Environment Programme in partnership with the Norwegian NGO Young Agenda 21, and with Bayer AG as one of the main sponsors, began on 17 June 2008 in Stavanger.
One of the largest global children's conferences in the world, the weeklong gathering brings together children between the ages of 10 and 14 who are engaged in environmental issues, aiming to increase their awareness and equip them with skills to promote environmental projects in their communities.
"The 700 children attending the Tunza Conference are a powerful sign of the creativity, energy and dynamism that children are capable of to protect our planet," said UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner.
"We can all learn from them, and we should all take heart in the fact that increasing numbers of children are becoming a force for positive change as we move towards greener lifestyles," he added.
In addition to presenting environmental projects, participants will go on field trips and learn about energy, climate change and fair trade, as well as plant trees in support of UNEP's Seven Billion Tree Campaign. They will also learn about becoming an eco-journalist, photographing the environment and planning practical environmental projects.
This year, in partnership with the UN Children's Fund, UNEP will highlight the initiatives of dozens of young activists through "My Story" - a series of short video clips that will be posted at UNEP web.
Among the stories are those of a 13 year old in Australia who is making a documentary called "A Kid's Guide to Climate Change," for which he interviewed a local indigenous leader, visited a wind farm and a wave generator, and built a model solar car.
Other examples include a 14 year old in India who is campaigning against water waste in his community, a 13 year old in Cameroon who is running clean-up campaigns and tree plantings, and a 13 year old in the United States who has helped organize a recycling drive and collected 100,000 pounds of e-waste.
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.
Master’s Degree Programme of Youth Empowerment by Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development
Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development has launched the following
2–Year Master’s Degree Programmes (July 2008 batch) catering to the needs of the country’s youth:
M.A. Youth Empowerment
M.A. Career Counselling
M.A. Gender Studies
M.A. Local Governance
M.A. Life Skills Education
These are pioneering programmes promoting professionalism in youth work, offered by RGNIYD in collaboration with Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU).
Candidates with a Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline with not less than 40% of marks from a recognized University can apply for this programme.. The prospectus and application can be downloaded from our website: www.rgniyd.gov.in or the applications can be obtained in person at the Institute on payment of Rs.100/-.
Requests for applications can also be sent by post along with a DD for Rs.110/- and a self addressed stamped (Rs.10) envelope. (DD must be drawn on a nationalized bank in favour of Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development, Sriperumbudur).
Last date for submission of application is 25 June 2008.
These courses will generate ample employment opportunities to the youth in the job market.
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.
GRAND YOUTH CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT CAMP IN DELHI
BY KENDRIAY ARYA YUVAK PARISHAD
As during the previous years Youth Character Formation and
Personality Development Camp, to foster the ideals of Maharshi Dayanand
Saraswati among the youth, has been organized from 7th June to 15th
June in North Delhi Public School, BP Block, West Shalimar Bagh, Delhi-88.
It is
our earnest request to send the youth to such camps as the workers and leaders
of Arya Samaj are formed here. All and every one is requested to send their
children for inculcating in them the feeling of Nationalism, Disciplined Life,
Moral Education, Ideals of Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati, Development of
Personality, Physique and Intelligence. The teachers will teach Judo, Karate,
Yogasan, Pranayam, Lathi, Bhala, Stupa and Self Defence. They will be initiated
into Yagna, Vedic Sandhya and Vedic Philosophy.
The
Inauguration function will be held on 8th June 2008 from 10.30 a.m.
to 12.30 p.m. and the Valedictory Function will be held on 15th June
2008 from 5.00 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. Every night there will devotional songs and
the discourses by Acharya Bhanu Prakash Shastri of Bareilly.
You are requested to grace both the occasions
by your presence alongwith all the family members. Rishi Langar after the
functions has been arranged on both the days. You are requested to arrange
special buses, matadors or tempos and encourage the youth.
Indian Committee of
Youth Organizations (ICYO) is a registered non-profit, non-governmental network
organization, committed in developing areas of mutual cooperation and
understanding among different youth voluntary agencies, youth groups, clubs and
individuals working in the field of youth welfare in India.
ICYO
functions as an umbrella organization of youth NGOs in India. It's family
consists of
over 358 organizations spread in 122 districts of 22 states from different
corners of India.
Our goal: To improve and extend the youth work and services through
Youth Organizations;
To enhance and demonstrate youth work in the society;
To promote effective youth programmmes;
To organize network of civil society organizations working towards the
development of youth work;
To organize seminars, conferences, workshops, trainings;
To maintain international relation with organizations promoting youthin their
programmes and activities.
Affiliation:
Consultative
(Roster) Status with ECOSOC, United Nations;
Consultative Status with Commission on Sustainable Development;
Full Member of World Assembly of Youth (WAY); Asian Youth Council (AYC);
CRIN, South Asia Youth Environment Network (SAYEN),
Affiliate
group of ECPAT International, Thailand;
ATSECE-DELHI, Indian Partner of AIDS Care Watch Campaign; Steering Committee member of World Bank's
YDP Network;
Working relation with Indian Association of Parliamentarians (IAPPD);
International Medical Parliamentarians Organizations (IMPO), Thailand;
Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD),
Thailand;
World Youth Foundation, Malaysia.
Working Together to Reach All of India’s Children: Government of India and UNICEF Sign Five-Year Plan of Action
NEW DELHI, 3 June 2008 – The Government of India and UNICEF today reaffirmed their joint commitment to tackling the most pressing problems impacting the survival and well-being of the children of India with the signing of a new five-year action plan, the GOI-UNICEF Country Programme Action Plan 2008-2012.
Over the last few years, India has seen impressive economic growth as well as significant progress in social development. The economy has gone from strength to strength, while the proportion of the population below the poverty line has been gradually decreasing.
The Government of India (GOI) recognises that the benefits of the remarkable growth rates that India has seen in recent years also need to reach its most disadvantaged populations.
“GOI has adopted National Development Targets which are in line with, and at times even more ambitious than, the Millennium Development Goals. While the rate of progress needs to be accelerated in order to meet many of these targets, the Government’s commitment to ‘inclusive growth’ presents a unique opportunity to improve the lives of all Indian children,” said Manjula Krishnan, Economic Advisor, Ministry of Women & Child Development, GOI.
With the signing of the GOI-UNICEF Country Programme Action Plan 2008-2012, UNICEF commits its support to the Government of India’s flagship programmes in the social sector in order to support and strengthen their essential work. UNICEF will increase its engagement with civil society and establish innovative partnerships to promote the well-being and survival of India’s children. UNICEF commits to raising $512 million for this five-year programme of cooperation in India.
“Around one fifth of all the world’s children live in India. If the world is to achieve the MDGs, it is imperative that India achieve the MDGs. The new GOI-UNICEF Country Programme Action Plan for 2008 to 2012, is a joint plan designed to help India achieve its goals and to ensure that no child is left behind as India moves forward,” said Ann Hasselbalch, Officer in Charge, UNICEF India Country Office.
The GOI-UNICEF Country Programme Action Plan 2008-2012 will be implemented in 15 states of India and focuses on the reduction of India’s infant mortality and maternal mortality rates (IMR and MMR), fighting undernutrition, tackling HIV, providing quality education, ensuring safe water and environmental sanitation, as well as progress on child protection issues.
The GOI-UNICEF 2008-2012 Country Programme Action Plan is guided by the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and other international and regional conventions.
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Youth Information is published by
Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO)
Khare Apt. 194-A, Arjun Nagar, Safdarjang Enclave, New Delhi 110029, India
Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO) is a registered non-profit, non-governmental network organization, committed in developing areas of mutual cooperation and understanding among different youth voluntary agencies, youth groups, clubs and individuals working in the field of youth welfare in India.
ICYO functions as an umbrella organization of youth NGOs in India. It's family consists of over 358 organizations spread in 122 districts of 22 states from different corners of India.
Our goal: To improve and extend the youth work and services through Youth Organizations; To enhance and demonstrate youth work in the society; To promote effective youth programmmes; To organize network of civil society organizations working towards the development of youth work; To organize seminars, conferences, workshops, trainings; To maintain international relation with organizations promoting youthin their programmes and activities.
Affiliation:
Consultative (Roster) Status with ECOSOC, United Nations; Consultative Status with Commission on Sustainable Development; Full Member of World Assembly of Youth (WAY); Asian Youth Council (AYC); CRIN, South Asia Youth Environment Network (SAYEN),
Affiliate group of ECPAT International, Thailand; ATSECE-DELHI, Indian Partner of AIDS Care Watch Campaign; Steering Committee member of World Bank's YDP Network; Working relation with Indian Association of Parliamentarians (IAPPD); International Medical Parliamentarians Organizations (IMPO), Thailand; Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD), Thailand; World Youth Foundation, Malaysia.
The International Youth Centre (IYC), Kuala Lumpur
is organizing the Regional Seminar On Managing Youth Behaviour from 22 to 29 June,
2008, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The workshop will be co-organized with University
Putra Malaysia (UPM), Ministry of Youth and Sports Malaysia in cooperation with
Asian Youth Council (AYC), Committee for ASEAN Youth Cooperation (CAYC) and the
Malaysian Youth Council (MYC).
The
Seminar shall comprise of: paper presentations, forum, group discussions,
practical exercises, field visits, group deliberation, plenary presentation and
recommendation. The theme of the seminar is “Enabling, Ensuring and
Empowering Youth”. The purpose of this programme is to expose participants to
various means and practices in managing youth behavior while exploring various
approaches in youth development learning. The seminar will also examine best
practices and skills needed in managing youth and youth behaviour.
The organizer provide the lodging
/boarding during the seminar International travel is the responsibility of
nominating organization.
The last date to receive the nomination is 12 June 2008.
Selected participants have to send the country report by e-mail before 17 June
2008.
For
further information contact Mr. Salehudin Ghazali at sglehud@...
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.
- National Integration Youth Camp Started in
Hyderabad
- Govt of India: Awareness Campaign Against
Drug Abuse
- Our
Young People as Agents of Change (Commonwealth
Youth Ministers Meeting)
- Int. Youth Day: Youth and Climate Change:
Time for Action
-
Training Workshop for Youth held in Singapore
- United Nations meets Web 2.0 and ICT Entrepreneurs
- Ibero-American Convention ‘Youth Rights’
Entered into Force
- UNESCAP Develops a Toolkit to Help Young
Drug Users
- New MDG Target on Youth Employment
- YEN Youth Guide Launched on Three
Continents
- Youth Training for Trainers
- World United through ART
- Executive
Development Programme
- World Urban Youth Forum
- Junior8 Summit 2008 to be held in Japan
- World Youth Congress 2008 in
Quebec
ICYO – Youth
Information Newsletter
Indian
Committee of Youth Organizations
Platform of 356 Youth
Organizations in India
India’s largest network of urban and rural youth
No. 2008/51
Voices of Youth: National Youth Peer Convention
A National youth convention is planned in
partnership with UNICEF and other youth organizations in India from 28th
to 30th in Bangalore.The purpose of this convention is to create a Platform to Voice of Youth
to fight against HIV and AIDS along with take up issues that affecting young
people in the country.The program
is being organized in association with organizations such as ICYO (Indian
Committee of Youth Organizations), New Delhi, CARDTS, Bangalore, CYDA Pune and
other youth organizations and networks from different parts of India.
This
youth convention will bring together over 400 youth from different parts of the
country to reemphasize the importance of youth and community mobilization and
explore and bring about a greater understanding of roles and responsibilities
of youth in society: how youth can be a strong force for change, both internal
(Self) and external (community); how youth can link with other members of
society; mobilizing youth for action in the community; services and information
needs of youth with a special focus on HIV/AIDS. This will be done through
plenary, panel discussions and skill workshops and exhibitions.
In the Convention the peer educators from all
the DISHA programme districts of UNICEF can come together along with peers from
youth networks led by other UN agencies (UNFPA, UNDP, UNODC) and non
governmental organizations as well as peers from Red Ribbon Clubs supported by
the national program on a common platform to share experiences and lessons
learnt and answer some critical questions on peer education and
Aims of the convention
1. To bring
together peer educators from different parts of the country to reemphasize the
importance of youth and community mobilization, and the power of team work with
regard to HIV/AIDS
2. To explore
and bring about a greater understanding of roles and responsibilities of youth
in society: how youth can be a strong force for change, both internal (Self)
and external (community); how youth can link with other members of society;
mobilizing youth for action in the community; services and information needs of
youth with a special focus on HIV/AIDS (will be done through plenaries, panel
discussions and workshops)
3. To provide
a platform for young people to voice opinions, exchange ideas and learn from
each others’ experiences in working for sexual and reproductive health
including HIV/AIDS (done through an exhibit area, a market place)
The Youth Convention is a further step to the
capacity building process as well as towards ensuring a safe and enabling
environment for the youth to discuss sexual and reproductive health issues and
HIV/AIDS.
Ekta Parishad
will Organize the Youth Camp
P. V.
Rajagopal, president of Ekta Foundation Trust, worries that the poor of that
country are being left behind. In his interview in Canadian newspaper during
his Canadian
speaking tour, he said"Such conditions breed violence,"
he said. "The kind of prosperity you see in cities like Bombay, Delhi and
Chennai now is being bought at the cost of the poor people."
He added forty per cent of Indians are
landless and 23% live in abject poverty.
"On one side, you see massive industrialization,
steel factories are coming up, mining is happening, the airports are getting
bigger and bigger and the Chinese, Japanese and Koreans are all travelling in
to invest. But on the other side, there is ancient
poverty and mothers selling their children and growing violence."
"We're trying to train young
people to stand up for themselves," Mr. Rajagopal said, Ekta Parishad have
launched intense community leadership training programs and work-sharing camps
to teach thousands of young people the strategies of non-violent protest and
community development.
A typical camp could bring as many as
4,000 of them together to dredge and rehabilitate a region's irrigation canals,
while building their solidarity, confidence and negotiating skills, and
teaching them their rights.
Children Festival at Garbhanga Held
A
one day Children Festival was organized by Parijat Academy on 22nd
March, 2008 at Garbhanga to make awareness and promotion of education for
underprivileged tribal children of Garbhanga area. The literacy rate is
very very poor. Children especially girls are required to take care of
household works. Garbhanga is 17 kms from Lokhra Chariali and is remote tribal
area Assam- Meghalaya border.
National Integration
Youth Camp Started in Hyderabad
The
National Youth Project is conducting National Integration Youth Camp Started in
Hyderabad from May 23 to 30. 2008. More than 500 youth from all over India are
participating. The participants also organize the ‘all religious prayer’ at
five different places in Hyderabad to spread the message of harmony and peace.
Dr S. N. Subba Rao, Director of NYP (Chairman, ICYO) is conducting the camp.
Govt of India: Awareness Campaign
Against Drug Abuse
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has been implementing
the Scheme of Prevention of Alcoholism and Substance (Drugs) Abuse through
De-addiction Centres, which are working as Integrated Rehabilitation Centre for
Addicts. Under the Scheme of Prevention of Alcoholism and Substance (Drug)
Abuse is providing financial assistance to Non-Government Organizations for
running Counseling Centres and De-addiction centers for drug abuse awareness
generation for all categories of people including youth.
A National Drug Awareness Campaign is launched every year on the
occasion of International Day against Illicit Trafficking and drug abuse on
26th June and special camps are organized for making people aware about the ill
effects of drug abuse. Similarly, information, education and communication
materials have been developed to impart knowledge about drugs through radio,
television, newspapers and other mass media.
Commonwealth Youth Ministers Meeting
Our Young People
as Agents of Change
27 April 2008. Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh
Sharma’s statement to the 7th Commonwealth Youth Ministers Meeting, which is
being held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, between 27 and 30 April 2008
One of the "absolute
priorities" for Kamalesh Sharma as Commonwealth Secretary-General is
"trying to better young people's lives."
In his statement to the 7th Commonwealth Youth
Ministers Meeting, which is being held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, between 27 and 30
April 2008, Mr Sharma said that neglecting young people is not an option.
"If today's challenges are to be solved, they will
be solved by today's young people," he observed.
Youth and Climate Change: Time for Action
- Theme for Int. Youth Day
This year’s theme of this year’s commemoration is “Youth and Climate
Change: Time for Action”. The Day provides a great opportunity to rally
support and get key actors - Governments, non-governmental organizations,
academic institutions, businesses, and young people - to act on climate
change. Email your plans so that we can showcase ideas on how partnering
with Governments, organizations and communities can lead to change.
Training
Workshop for Youth held in Singapore
The Commonwealth Secretariat organized the Training workshop for youth in partnership with the
National Youth Council of Singapore, SEI, and the Tata Energy Research
Institute in India. This three-day workshopheld in singapore in late March.
17 young leaders (from Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam,
India, Malaysia, Maldives, Singapore and Sri Lanka. ) discuss what they can do
to reverse climate change.
The Assistant Director of the National Youth Council of Singapore, Ng Guan
Ing, opened the workshop and described it as a timely initiative that would
improve youth knowledge of climate change and what they can do to help.
Mr. Raj K Mishra, Regional Director, Commonwealth Youth Programme (Asia),
called upon the youth to take urgent action and to take the lead in their
communities.
“As future leaders of the nation and the world, you have the power to help
shape and transform the mindsets of the population-at-large to adopt more
climate-friendly lifestyles,” he said.
United Nations meets Web 2.0 and ICT Entrepreneurs
The
Global Alliance for ICT and Development of the United Nations
Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA-GAID) organized an event
entitled "United Nations Meets Web 2.0 - New Media, New Entrepreneurs and
New ICT Opportunities in Emerging Markets", on 25-26 March 2008 in New
York at UN Headquarters.
This
event is second in a series of interactive and action-oriented meetings
organized by UNDESA-GAID with ICT leaders, who create new and innovative
technologies. The event consisted of a series of policy dialogues and panel
sessions showcasing a variety of perspectives on key issues, including the use
of technology to drive development and how the new media and content are
shaping the landscapes of business and economics in developing countries, as
well as presentations on creative financing solutions from a range of
well-known investment firms.
Ibero-American Convention ‘Youth Rights’
Entered into Force
On 1 March, the Ibero-American Convention on the Rights of Youth (ICRY)
entered into force. The ICRY is the only international treaty in the world
that specifically recognizes the rights of young people. It was developed
and promoted by the Ibero-American Youth Organization, also known by its
Spanish acronym, OIJ.
The Ibero-American Convention on the Rights of Youth includes 44 articles
which establish a series of civil and political rights (such as the right
to life, to conscious objection, to justice, freedom of thought and religion,
freedom of speech, freedom of assembly and association) and of economic, social
and cultural rights (including the right to education, to sexual education, to
culture and art, to employment, and to shelter). The Convention also includes
articles detailing mechanisms for its implementation (participatory processes,
ratification, amendments, infringement of the Convention).
UNESCAP Develops a Toolkit to Help Young Drug
Users
The
UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
developed the “Toolkit for Building Capacity for Community-based Treatment
and Continuing Care of Young Drug Users in the Greater Mekong Subregion” at the
request of young people.
The
toolkit uses accessible web-based resources and templates and examples from the
area to enhance an understanding of the problems young people face regarding
substance use and related risks. The toolkit aims to provide “how to” guides
for assessment of individual, group and family counselling interventions that can
be applied in community or residential settings. For more information, see
A
revised MDG monitoring framework, recently adopted, includes a new target on
achieving full and productive employment and decent work for all, including
women and young people, under Goal 1.The inclusion of this new target is a major achievement as it
establishes the importance of decent and productive work as an effective
anti-poverty instrument.
The previous target on developing decent
and productive work for youth under Millennium Development Goal 8 is to be
encompassed by the new target. In his 2007 Report of the Work of the
Organization (A/62/1), the Secretary-General presented the revised monitoring
framework to the General Assembly and indicated that all MDG targets and
indicators would be renumbered.
The publication is designed as a tool to facilitate young peoples’
participation in youth employment policy-making and to provide guidance for
stakeholders, primarily governments, on engaging with youth.
Events in New York, Dakar and Brussels included both an official launch
of the publication and a moderated panel discussion based on the key themes
addressed in the guide including: the value of youth participation, strategies
for effective engagement between youth and policymakers, and how youth
organizations can contribute to addressing the youth employment challenge.
In New
York, the launch was held on 9 October 2007
at a side event during the 62nd
United Nations General Assembly.
In Dakar,
the French version of the guide was launched on 13 December 2007 at an event
hosted by the Youth Employment Network for West Africa (YEN-WA)
In Brussels, the
European Youth Forum (YFJ) hosted the event on 19 December 2007. The discussion
centred around the theme “Youth Employment & Development.”
It is not clear why this Youth Practical Guide on Employment is
not launched in this part (Asia) of world.
Youth Training for Trainers
The Asia-Europe Foundation will conduct the Training for Trainers
from July 2-9, 2008 in Predeal, Romania. The Romania Youth Council (CTR) is the co-organizer of the training.
The main aim of this training course is to empower youth The main
aim of this training course is to empower youth trainers with knowledge, skills
and attitudes that would enable them to develop and implement international
training projects involving young people from Asia and Europe. (Application
closed)
World United through ART
The
Yuvabadhana Foundation is going to host the 12th A World United
through ART in Bangkok and Chiang Mai. It is open for all children who
are under 18 from all over the world, to join us by painting on the theme
'Colors from MY Land.'
The opening
ceremony will be at the Queen’s Gallery on October 19, 2008.
The World Bank Institute will
conduct Executive Development Programme, “Inclusive and Sustainable Business:
Creating Markets with the Poor,” and will be held in Washington from June 9-13,
2008 and continuing on-line from June 16-30, 2008. The programme
fee is US $2,000.
The World Urban Youth Forum (WUYF) will be held from 31 October to 2
November 2008 in Nanjing, China prior to the 4th World Urban Forum. Young
people will participate in discussions on how to deal with growing poverty in
cities, rapid urbanization, unemployment, disasters and the scourge of climate
change.
The
expectation in the WUYF 2008 is to build on the activities of the previous
Youth Forum while still working within the context of the WUF4 theme of “Harmonious
Urbanization: The Challenge of Balanced Territorial Development”.
Young
people will also explore how different generational interests in an urban
context can be reconciled, particularly how the interest of youth and older
generations can contribute towards harmonious urbanization.
Junior8 Summit 2008 to be held in Japan
Junior
8 Summit 2008 will be held parallel to the G8 summit of world
leaders in Tokyo and will take place in Chitose, on the island of Hokkaido
from 2 to 9 July 2008.
39 young people, a group of 4 from
each G8 country and 7 from developing countries, will attend the J8 Summit.
These Children and young people will present their stories, findings,
observations, hopes and recommendations to the G8 leaders.
World Youth Congress 2008 in Quebec
The Forth World Youth Congress
2008 with the title Regeneration Quebec 2008 will be held from August 10-21,
2008.
The organizer is expecting 600
young people from 120 countries the Congress.
Indian
Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO) is a registered non-profit,
non-governmental network organization, committed in developing areas of mutual
cooperation and understanding among different youth voluntary agencies, youth
groups, clubs and individuals working in the field of youth welfare in
India.
ICYO
functions as an umbrella organization of youth NGOs in India. It's family
consists of
over 356 organizations spread in 122 districts of 22 states from different
corners of India.
Our goal: To improve and extend the youth work and services through
Youth Organizations;
To enhance and demonstrate youth work in the society;
To promote effective youth programmmes;
To organize network of civil society organizations working towards the
development of youth work;
To organize seminars, conferences, workshops, trainings;
To maintain international relation with organizations promoting young people in
their programmes and activities
Affiliation:
Consultative
(Roster) Status with ECOSOC, United Nations;
Consultative Status with Commission on Sustainable Development;
Full Member of World Assembly of Youth (WAY); Asian Youth Council (AYC); CRIN, South Asia Youth Environment
Network (SAYEN),
Affiliate
group of ECPAT International, Thailand;
ATSECE-DELHI, Indian Partner of AIDS Care Watch Campaign; Steering Committee member of World Bank's
YDP Network;
Working relation with Indian Association of Parliamentarians (IAPPD);
International Medical Parliamentarians Organizations (IMPO);
Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD);
World Youth Foundation, Malaysia.
Official launch of
World Congress III against sexual exploitation of children and adolescents
Rio De Janiero, Brazil.19 May 2008 – The Government of Brazil, UNICEF, ECPAT and the NGO
Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child officially launched the
World Congress III in Rio de Janeiro inviting governments, civil society, young
people, and private sector companies to unite in ending sexual exploitation of
children.
The First Lady
Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva was in attendance as well as Marie Pierre Poirrot,
representative for UNICEF, Neide Castanha, Director of Cecria, ECPAT Brazil and
Amihan Abueva, Chair of ECPAT International Board.
Third meeting of the Central Organizing Committee for the
World Congress III.
Florence , Italy. 24 -25
April, 2008. The meeting
was attended by Congress partners’ representatives - Government of Brazil,
UNICEF, ECPAT International and the NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights
of the Child, and representatives of the Governments of Japan and Sweden in
their role as permanent advisors. Japp Doek, the General Rapporteur for the
Congress also attended.
One of the key meeting outcomes was the formation of an Expert
Advisory Group (EAG). The EAG will be composed of 12-15 independent experts (
not organizational representatives) selected by invited organizations on the
basis of their expertise. The EAG includes the Congress Rapporteur, World
Tourist Organization (WTO), International Society for the Prevention of Child
Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN), World Childhood Foundation (WCF), Innocente Centre,
Council of Europe (CoE), Inter-American Institute of the Child, Save the
Children, INTERPOL, Virtual Global Task Force(VGT), Special Rapporteur on the
Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography, Office of the High
Commission for Human Rights (OHCHR), Committee of Rights of the Child (CRC),
International Labor Organization (ILO), Terre des Hommes and members of the
COC.
Indian Committee of Youth Organizations
(ICYO) is the network organization, committed for capacity building and
developing mutual cooperation and understanding amongs youth organizations,
youth groups.
ICYO functions as an umbrella organization
of youth organizations with working area in South Asia.a.
Affiliation:
Consultative (Roster) Status with ECOSOC, United Nations;
Consultative Status with Commission on Sustainable Development;
Full Member of World Assembly of Youth (WAY);
Full Member of Asian Youth Council (AYC);
Member: CRIN, ATSEC-DELHI,
Affiliate group of ECPAT International, Thailand;
South Asian International Fundraising Workshop (19th SAFRW)
23 to 26 August, Agra,
“Building Relationships for Sustainability”
19th SAFRW
proposes to be one of the finest fundraising workshops in all of South Asia,
Asia Pacific and Africa. The programme has been carefully fine tuned, with
value for everyone from Board Members, Trustees, Chief Executives, Fundraising
Directors, Fundraisers, and representatives of Universities, Independent
Schools, Corporate Foundations and Charitable Hospitals.
Our speakers, such as
Sean Triner & Christiana Stergiou from Australia, Martin Kaufman, &
Finlay Craig from UK; George Taylor from USA, Katherine Hay and Tony Myers from
Canada and many leading speakers from India such as Bharati Ramachandran, Anup
Tiwari, Binali Suhandani, Surat Sandhu, Noshir Dadrawala, Joseph Scaria, and
many more will inform energize, motivate, engage and inspire participants who
will discover new ideas and best practices in resource mobilization from around
the world. All these have large experience in fundraising, have been specially
trained at TOTs by expert trainers and exposed to International workshops.
AN OPPORTUNITY NOT TO BE MISSED
What will the delegates get?
A meticulously
crafted programme
Interaction with
over 300 delegates
Thought provoking
and inspiring plenary
Experience
absorbing Master Classes
54 Sessions of on
Fundraising Environment and Strategy
Effective
Communication Strategy and Tools
Clinics with techniques
on ‘How to Do It Tools’
Learn how to Start,
Enhance and Strengthen your Fundraising
Tips on raising
funds from Institutions, Government and Enterprise
And a Funders
Forum - Hear from the horses’ mouth.
A MUST ATTEND WORKSHOP.
For more information on
the topics, master classes and speakers, please visit www.safrg.org or write to ceo@...
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Youth Information is published by
Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO)
Khare Apt. 194-A, Arjun Nagar, Safdarjang Enclave, New Delhi
110029, India
Indian Committee of
Youth Organizations (ICYO) is a registered non-profit, non-governmental network
organization, committed in developing areas of mutual cooperation and
understanding among different youth voluntary agencies, youth groups, clubs and
individuals working in the field of youth welfare in India.
ICYO
functions as an umbrella organization of youth NGOs in India. It's family
consists of
over 358 organizations spread in 122 districts of 22 states from different
corners of India.
Our goal: To improve and extend the youth work and services through
Youth Organizations;
To enhance and demonstrate youth work in the society;
To promote effective youth programmmes;
To organize network of civil society organizations working towards the
development of youth work;
To organize seminars, conferences, workshops, trainings;
To maintain international relation with organizations promoting youthin their
programmes and activities.
Affiliation:
Consultative
(Roster) Status with ECOSOC, United Nations;
Consultative Status with Commission on Sustainable Development;
Full Member of World Assembly of Youth (WAY); Asian Youth Council (AYC);
CRIN, South Asia Youth Environment Network (SAYEN),
Affiliate
group of ECPAT International, Thailand;
ATSECE-DELHI, Indian Partner of AIDS Care Watch Campaign; Steering Committee member of World Bank's
YDP Network;
Working relation with Indian Association of Parliamentarians (IAPPD);
International Medical Parliamentarians Organizations (IMPO), Thailand;
Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD),
Thailand;
World Youth Foundation, Malaysia.
Vice-President Awards Outstanding Rovers and Rangers of Bharat Scout & Guide
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Vice-President Calls Upon Young People to Join Scout and Guide Movement
The Vice-President of India Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari presented the ‘Upa-Rashtrapati Awards’ to outstanding Rovers and Rangers for playing useful role in serving the community and the Scout & Guide Movement at a function here today. These awards were instituted in 1994 for taking up concrete community service and community development projects and Merit certificates and shields to the competition winning units are awarded on an All India level.
Addressing the Rovers and Rangers the Vice-President said that Mahatama Gandhi’s prayer was that there should be one ranger or guide in every household and that target is still too far. The Scout & Guide Movement in the country has to go a long way in convincing more and more young people to join it as it is a Movement which is totally national and serving the people. This Movement has been promoted by all national leaders.
The Vice-President said that the Scout and Guide Movement unifies India and the message should go out- ‘more and more boys and girls should come and join this Movement’. He felicitated the award winning Rovers and Rangers and wished them all success.
For the year 2006-07 Rani Chennama Ranger Team Shield and Merit Certificate were given to Karnataka and Govt. College Rajgarh Rover Crew Shield and Merit Certificate were given to Rajasthan. For the year 2005-06 Swamiji Rover Crew Shield and Merit Certificate were given to Eastern Railway and Shahid Bhagat Singh Rover Crew Shield and Merit Certificate were given to Maharashtra. For the year 2004-05 no award was presented.
Shri Rameshwar Thakur, the President of Bharat Scout & Guide and Shri L.M Jain, National Commissioner also address on the occasion.
Upa-Rashtrapati Award Competition Rally for the year 2004-05 to 2006-07 is being organized from 10th 13th May, 2008 in New Delhi. 40 participants from 17 Winning Units of 6 States were present at the award ceremony.
The subjects for competition are self development, Service within and outside the Movement i.e. Community Development Programme (hobby center, farm service, facilities to farmers, social service for minimum 60 hrs.), Adult Education, Cleanliness Campaign, Preservation of greenery, Saving drinking water, Anti dowry system, Removal of social disparities, Intolerance, Family Welfare, National Integration, Leprosy Control, AIDS Awareness, Sanitation Promotion Programme, Awareness creation of Scientific and Technological advancement, etc.
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Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO) is a registered non-profit, non-governmental network organization, committed in developing areas of mutual cooperation and understanding among different youth voluntary agencies, youth groups, clubs and individuals working in the field of youth welfare in India.
ICYO functions as an umbrella organization of youth NGOs in India. It's family consists of over 358 organizations spread in 122 districts of 22 states from different corners of India.
Our goal: To improve and extend the youth work and services through Youth Organizations; To enhance and demonstrate youth work in the society; To promote effective youth programmmes; To organize network of civil society organizations working towards the development of youth work; To organize seminars, conferences, workshops, trainings; To maintain international relation with organizations promoting youthin their programmes and activities.
Affiliation:
Consultative (Roster) Status with ECOSOC, United Nations; Consultative Status with Commission on Sustainable Development; Full Member of World Assembly of Youth (WAY); Asian Youth Council (AYC); CRIN, South Asia Youth Environment Network (SAYEN),
Affiliate group of ECPAT International, Thailand; ATSECE-DELHI, Indian Partner of AIDS Care Watch Campaign; Steering Committee member of World Bank's YDP Network; Working relation with Indian Association of Parliamentarians (IAPPD); International Medical Parliamentarians Organizations (IMPO), Thailand; Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD), Thailand; World Youth Foundation, Malaysia.
International Programme on Crisis and Mass Disaster
Management
Date:
July 31 – August 11, 2008
Place: Israel
Organizer: International
Centre for National Security Studies (ICNSS)
Recent
disasters, such as the 2003 SARS outbreak, the 2004 Asian tsunami, the 2005
Kashmir/Pakistan earthquake, the 2005 hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the 2007
fires in Italy and Greece, clearly identified the shortcomings of appropriate
solutions for disaster rescue and recovery. Of particular note was the
accompanying disaster of the lack coordination among the rescue forces.
The
international programme will cover many of these ongoing issues faced by Israel
and the international community in their effective and efficient response to an
ongoing crisis or mass disaster.
For more information and
participation contact mstreet@...
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Youth Information is published by
Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO)
Khare Apt. 194-A, Arjun Nagar, Safdarjang Enclave, New Delhi
110029, India
Indian Committee of
Youth Organizations (ICYO) is a registered non-profit, non-governmental network
organization, committed in developing areas of mutual cooperation and
understanding among different youth voluntary agencies, youth groups, clubs and
individuals working in the field of youth welfare in India.
ICYO
functions as an umbrella organization of youth NGOs in India. It's family
consists of
over 358 organizations spread in 122 districts of 22 states from different
corners of India.
Our goal: To improve and extend the youth work and services through
Youth Organizations;
To enhance and demonstrate youth work in the society;
To promote effective youth programmmes;
To organize network of civil society organizations working towards the
development of youth work;
To organize seminars, conferences, workshops, trainings;
To maintain international relation with organizations promoting youthin their
programmes and activities.
Affiliation:
Consultative
(Roster) Status with ECOSOC, United Nations;
Consultative Status with Commission on Sustainable Development;
Full Member of World Assembly of Youth (WAY); Asian Youth Council (AYC);
CRIN, South Asia Youth Environment Network (SAYEN),
Affiliate
group of ECPAT International, Thailand;
ATSECE-DELHI, Indian Partner of AIDS Care Watch Campaign; Steering Committee member of World Bank's
YDP Network;
Working relation with Indian Association of Parliamentarians (IAPPD);
International Medical Parliamentarians Organizations (IMPO), Thailand;
Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD),
Thailand;
World Youth Foundation, Malaysia.
Organizer: National Council of Youth Organizations in Korea (NCYOK)
The National Council of Youth
Organizations in Korea (NCYOK) is co-organizing together with the Asia-Europe
Foundation (ASEF) the 19th International
Youth Forum as an international gathering for youth.
The 19th International
Youth Forum will be focus on the role of Asian and European Youth in tackling
global issues through intercultural dialogue
Indian Committee of
Youth Organizations (ICYO) is a registered non-profit, non-governmental network
organization, committed in developing areas of mutual cooperation and
understanding among different youth voluntary agencies, youth groups, clubs and
individuals working in the field of youth welfare in India.
ICYO
functions as an umbrella organization of youth NGOs in India. It's family
consists of
over 358 organizations spread in 122 districts of 22 states from different
corners of India.
Our goal: To improve and extend the youth work and services through
Youth Organizations;
To enhance and demonstrate youth work in the society;
To promote effective youth programmmes;
To organize network of civil society organizations working towards the
development of youth work;
To organize seminars, conferences, workshops, trainings;
To maintain international relation with organizations promoting youthin their
programmes and activities.
Affiliation:
Consultative
(Roster) Status with ECOSOC, United Nations;
Consultative Status with Commission on Sustainable Development;
Full Member of World Assembly of Youth (WAY); Asian Youth Council (AYC);
CRIN, South Asia Youth Environment Network (SAYEN),
Affiliate
group of ECPAT International, Thailand;
ATSECE-DELHI, Indian Partner of AIDS Care Watch Campaign; Steering Committee member of World Bank's
YDP Network;
Working relation with Indian Association of Parliamentarians (IAPPD);
International Medical Parliamentarians Organizations (IMPO), Thailand;
Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD),
Thailand;
World Youth Foundation, Malaysia.
A National youth convention is planned in partnership with UNICEF and other youth organizations in India from 28th to 30th in Bangalore.The purpose of this convention is to create a Platform to Voice of Youth to fight against HIV and AIDS along with take up issues that affecting young people in the country.The program is being organized in association with organizations such as ICYO (Indian Committee of Youth Organizations), New Delhi, CARDTS, Bangalore, CYDA Pune and other youth organizations and networks from different parts of India,
This youth convention will bring together over 400 youth from different parts of the country to reemphasize the importance of youth and community mobilization and explore and bring about a greater understanding of roles and responsibilities of youth in society: how youth can be a strong force for change, both internal (Self) and external (community); how youth can link with other members of society; mobilizing youth for action in the community; services and information needs of youth with a special focus on HIV/AIDS. This will be done through plenary, panel discussions and skill workshops and exhibitions.
The participants have to reach Bangalore on 27th May while the departure is 31st May 2008.
The Youth groups/ organizations from India can nominate the 3-4 youth between 18 to 24 years to join this programme.
The organizers will take care of the Logistics, food, accommodation and expenses of transportation from Banglore Railway Station to programme Venue and back to Railway station.
The travel expenses to and fro Bangalore shall be born by participating organizations. There is no financial support available.
Interested organizations have to send the names, age, organization’s detail and contact information to youth4changeindia@...
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.
Research presentations
by AIDS epidemiologists and medical doctors offer ample understanding of the
impact of harm reduction in preventing or slowing the spread of HIV. When it
comes to preventing the virus' transmission, the two biggest harm reduction
innovations have been needle exchange and safer sex approaches conceptualized
and implemented in the US in the mid-to late 1980s. I work in addiction
medicine, specifically methadone maintenance, which fosters needle exchanges
and offers opiate-injecting addicts a means of obtaining opiate medication without
the use of needles. It has emerged as one of the most effective harm reduction
tools. Two decades later, how do needle exchange and safer sex campaigns
compare in terms of results? more...
Feature Story
Iran's addicts
fall victim to geography
By, Anna Fifield (Tehran), Financial Times Deutschland,
February 28, 2008
Iran shares a long
border with Afghanistan, which produces 90 per cent of the world's opium, and
as much as half of that is smuggled through Iran. The country's proximity to
the world's biggest opium producer has led an estimated 5m into narcotics.
Three years ago things could hardly have been worse for Ali-Reza Fatehi. His
family had disowned him, he had lost his profitable business selling socks in
the Tehran bazaar and his television set was his only friend. Then he was not
watching television he was rifling through rubbish bins to collect plastic that
he could sell on to recycling companies. "It was a very degrading job and
completely out of character for me," says Mr Fatehi, looking down at his
stained shaking hands through dark-ringed eyes. "But at the time I was
doing crack and heroin and I wasn't myself." more...
By, Bobby Ramakant, Health and Development networks KC,
January, 2008
Besides being the
world’s largest producer of opiates and other drugs such as Amphetamine type
substances (ATS), the Asian and the pacific region is home to the largest
number of drug users. Although evidence-based, cost-effective approaches are
endorsed and promoted by various agencies people who use drugs in the region
continue to be oppressed by discriminatory government policies and non-evidence
based ‘solutions’ to drug use, such as imprisonment and compulsory
detoxification and rehabilitation. Without taking into consideration the
socio-economic factors underpinning drug use in the region, people who use
drugs will continue to be harassed, marginalised and discriminated against,
stereotyped as dangerous and imprisoned. more...
Harm reduction
is easy: Put your money where your mouth is
By, Pascal Tanguay, HDN, January, 2008
"Aren’t you
ashamed of yourselves?" demanded a European couple stumbling on the
opening ceremony festivities here in Goa. "You should be, enjoying parties
and conferences that cost millions, while people living with HIV can’t even
afford to buy their medication!” “We pay our taxes and when we get home we are
going to contact our member of parliament.” While many probably share their
views about the costs of HIV-related conferences in general, the tirade points
to a deep-seated misconception: that taxes in rich nations provide for high
quality and comprehensive HIV prevention, care, treatment and support for
people living with HIV (PLHIV) throughout the world. The fact is, they
don't. more...
Spotlight
Female IDUs in
Asia call for greater access to services
When the problems
associated with injecting drug use in Asia are discussed, stigma and
discrimination are often listed among users’ main concerns. For female
injecting drug users (IDUs), these problems are often exacerbated. Onuma, a
female IDU from Thailand said, “If you were injecting drugs, you would face
discrimination. If you were a female IDU, you would be treated worse than men
and if you were a female IDU living with HIV you would be at the bottom of the
scale—completely worthless.” Many Asian countries are adopting harm reduction
approaches to the fight against HIV and AIDS and drop-in centres and programs
for IDUs are available in some areas. Unfortunately, few of these services
cater to the needs of women. more...
ACW Alert
Harm-reduction
advocates outraged at UN call to shut Insite
By, Christina Montgomery, The Province, March 08, 2008
Supporters of Canada's
harm-reduction approach to drug addiction are livid that a United Nations
monitoring body wants Ottawa to slam the door shut on Vancouver's
safe-injection site -- and put an end to distribution of "safe" crack
kits to addicts. In an annual report by the International Narcotics Control
Board released this week, the UN board said distribution of the kits in some
areas of Canada contravened part of the UN's Convention against Illicit Traffic
in Narcotic Drugs. The board said the drug programs violate international
drug-control treaties to which Canada is a party. The disposable crack-pipe
mouth pieces -- usually rubber-tipped glass tubes -- are given to addicts to
avoid the spread of blood-borne diseases, including HIV and hepatitis, when
addicts share pipes. more...
Real Speak
Don't give us
false illusions of hope: injecting drug users
By, Bobby Ramakant, Healthdev, January, 2008
Repeated calls for harm
reduction approaches to HIV prevention, treatment and care, particularly for
injection drug users (IDUs), were answered with a reality check on the second
day of the first Asian Consultation on Prevention of HIV Related to Drug Use,
in Goa. During a session that brought together parliamentarians, civil society
activists and IDUs, the voices of several users provided delegates with a stark
reminder of the reality on the ground. “Drug users are treated as criminals, as
sub-human beings” said Bijaya Pandey from Nepal. “For the past few years we
have been hearing about ‘3 by 5’ and ‘2010’– please, please, don’t give us a
false illusion of hope,” Pandey said, referring to the World Health Organization’s
(WHO) failed initiative to provide antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) to three million
people by end of 2005, and the promise of universal access to prevention,
treatment and care by 2010. more...
Glossary
Harm
reduction is a philosophy
of public health, intended to be a progressive alternative to the prohibition
of certain potentially dangerous lifestyle choices. The central idea of harm
reduction is the recognition that some people always have and always will
engage in behaviours which carry risks, such as casual sex, prostitution, and
drug use. The main objective of harm reduction is to mitigate the potential
dangers and health risks associated with the risky behaviours themselves.
Another objective of harm reduction is to reduce harm associated with, or
caused by, the legal circumstances under which the behaviours are carried out
(for example, prohibition of certain acts or substances can help create a black
market where illicit trade flourishes). Harm reduction initiatives range from
widely accepted ideas, such as designated driver campaigns, to more
controversial initiatives, like the provision of condoms in public schools,
needle exchange programs or safer injection sites for intravenous drug users,
drug legalization, and heroin maintenance programs. more...
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.Bottom of Form
UN Convention on the Rights of Persons
with Disabilities (UNCRPD) Comes into force on 3rd May in India.
The
United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities was
evolved after international consensus on the subject which was forged after
prolonged consultations. It was signed by India on 30th March, 2007, the day of
it opened for signature. In so doing, India reaffirmed its commitment towards
the International Policy Framework in respect of the persons with disabilities.
Subsequently, India was also among the first countries to ratify the Convention
on 1st October, 2007 and with 20th ratifications happening on 3rd April, 2008,
the Convention will come into force one month after that event today i.e. 3rd
May, 2008.
The
purpose of the Convention is “to promote, protect, and ensure the full and
equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by all persons
with disabilities, and to promote respect for their inherent dignity”. Article
3 of the Convention enumerates the following eight guiding principles;
(a)
Respect for inherent dignity, individual autonomy including the freedom to make
one’s own choices, and independence of persons
(b)
Non-discrimination
(c)
Full and effective participation and inclusion in society
(d)
Respect for difference and acceptance of persons with disabilities as part of
human diversity and humanity
(e)
Equality of opportunity
(f)
Accessibility
(g)
Equality between men and women
(h)
Respect for the evolving capacities of children with disabilities and respect
for the right of children with disabilities to preserve their identities
India
has enacted the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of
Rights and Full Participation) Act in 1995 and certain other laws, and has
taken certain other institution-building measures for persons with
disabilities. Also the National Policy for Disabled People, adopted in 2006,
has comprehensively spelt out the goals towards full acknowledgement and
exercise of all human rights of persons with disabilities as well as promoting
a broad commitment to accessibility, autonomy and equality of opportunity for
them. These measures would stand India in good stead in discharging its
accountability to the international community under the UNCRPD.
Smt.
Meira Kumar, Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment has already written
to all the State Chief Ministers bringing to their notice the provisions of the
UN Convention and urging suitable action by the State Governments, Rural and
Urban Local Bodies, especially with regard to awareness-raising, accessibility,
personal mobility, security, freedom from exploitation, violence and abuse,
ability to live independently, education, health, rehabilitation, employment
and ensuring adequate standard of living for persons with disabilities.
(ICYO-Youth Information)
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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