2009 Special Issue

One Asia Youth Forum be held in Kula Lumpur, Malaysia

 

The Asian Youth Council will organize One Asia Forum on the 9-10 December 2009 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The theme of the Forum is "Youth and New Media: Emerging Trends and the Future of Asia."

One Asia Forum is a platform for young people to sit around and discuss the internet and the inexhaustible ways in which its uses can be optimized. The aim is to inspire a generation of youth with strong understanding of the rapidly advancing internet and the new media exposure for positive development.

It will also provide a forum for discussion on how the new media can bring young people across Asia to collaborate on new social and economics projects. At the end of the day, it is our hope that One Asia
Forum will spawn new initiatives that will take Asia to a greater height -- if not now, in the near future.

The age limit is under 40 years old and below. ICYO invites the letter of interest from the Indian youth those are interested to attend the event.

        The WAY is celebrating its 60^th Anniversary on the same time and hope the Celebration will be held on 11 and 12 December in Malaysia. ICYO is planning to send the youth to witness this celebration and participate from India.

        The Indian youth may contact ICYO secretariat (at icyoindia@...) for further detail.

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Youth Information is published by

Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO)

194-A, Arjun Nagar, Safdarjang Enclave

New Delhi 110029, India

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

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

Web:  www.icyo.in

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Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO) is a registered non-profit, non-governmental network organization, committed in developing areas of mutual cooperation and understanding among different youth voluntary agencies, youth groups, clubs and individuals working in the field of youth welfare in India. 

ICYO functions as an umbrella organization of youth NGOs in India. It's family consists of
over 356 organizations spread in 122 districts of 22 states from different corners of India.

Our goal:
To improve and extend the youth work and services through Youth Organizations;
To enhance and demonstrate youth work in the society;
To promote effective youth programmmes;
To organize network of civil society organizations working towards the development of youth work;
To organize seminars, conferences, workshops, trainings;
To maintain international relation with organizations promoting young people in their programmes and activities

Affiliation: 

Consultative (Roster) Status with ECOSOC, United Nations;
Consultative Status with Commission on Sustainable Development;
Full Member of World Assembly of Youth (WAY); Asian Youth Council (AYC);
 CRIN, South Asia Youth Environment Network (SAYEN),

Affiliate group of ECPAT International, Thailand;
ATSECE-DELHI, Indian Partner of AIDS Care Watch Campaign;
Steering Committee member of World Bank's YDP Network;
Working relation with Indian Association of Parliamentarians (IAPPD);
International Medical Parliamentarians Organizations (IMPO);
Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD);
World Youth Foundation, Malaysia.

ICYO- Youth Information

No. 2009/47

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

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ICYO - Platform of 358 Youth Organizations in India.       

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

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Announcement of Annual Stepping Stones Training

 

ActionAid and CYDA is pleased to announce the 2009 SS TOT in English  to be held from 3rd to 13 November 2009 at Ecumenical Christian Centre, Bangalore, India.  Working with communities on the issues of gender, sexuality and HIV and AIDS requires constant innovation and participatory approach. Stepping Stones offers a unique opportunity to explore these aspects and equips participants with better skills to deal with them. Participants from diverse backgrounds who have undergone this training have reported at as ‘a life changing experience’. Personal, family  and community changes as a result of Stepping Stones have been documented in many countries including India.

 

About Stepping Stones:

·        Stepping Stones is a unique training methodology which can be applied with all sections of population irrespective of gender, sexuality, language, culture or education. The training aims to equip the participants with skills in the areas of communication relationship, gender, sexuality, reproductive health and HIV and AIDS.

·        The training provides an opportunity to look into the very core and essence of individual behaviour, social/community attitudes and their impact on relationships and lives of people.  It also provides a platform to voice opinion and share experiences to arrive at multiple solutions borne out of varying perspectives for the issue at hand.  

·        Stepping Stones uses a participatory approach which believes in fission-fusion methodology, where women & men discuss sensitive issues separately in peer groups and then learn from each other through fusion. This has been proved to be very effective both in building perspective as well as encouraging sustainable behavior change.

·        The TOT will give the participants an opportunity to learn about HIV and AIDS and related issues through special sessions by technical resource persons.
          Those who are interested please apply in the prescribed form to Mr. Mathew Mattam- CYDA email cyda@... or call 9423180160.

 

Youth Information is published by

Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO)

194-A, Arjun Nagar, Safdarjang Enclave

New Delhi 110029, India

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

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

Web:  www.icyo.in

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Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO) is a registered non-profit, non-governmental network organization, committed in developing areas of mutual cooperation and understanding among different youth voluntary agencies, youth groups, clubs and individuals working in the field of youth welfare in India. 

ICYO functions as an umbrella organization of youth NGOs in India. It's family consists of
over 356 organizations spread in 122 districts of 22 states from different corners of India.

Our goal:
To improve and extend the youth work and services through Youth Organizations;
To enhance and demonstrate youth work in the society;
To promote effective youth programmmes;
To organize network of civil society organizations working towards the development of youth work;
To organize seminars, conferences, workshops, trainings;
To maintain international relation with organizations promoting young people in their programmes and activities

Affiliation: 

Consultative (Roster) Status with ECOSOC, United Nations;
Consultative Status with Commission on Sustainable Development;
Full Member of World Assembly of Youth (WAY); Asian Youth Council (AYC);
 CRIN, South Asia Youth Environment Network (SAYEN),

Affiliate group of ECPAT International, Thailand;
ATSECE-DELHI, Indian Partner of AIDS Care Watch Campaign;
Steering Committee member of World Bank's YDP Network;
Working relation with Indian Association of Parliamentarians (IAPPD);
International Medical Parliamentarians Organizations (IMPO);
Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD);
World Youth Foundation, Malaysia.

ICYO- Youth Information

No. 2009/46

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

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ICYO - Platform of 358 Youth Organizations in India.       

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

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Dear ICYO Members,

 

Do log in to www.unic.org.in

and Vote for the UN Secretary-General’s Disarmament Campaign.

 

Thankx muchly,

RAJIV CHANDRAN

National Information Officer

United Nations Information Centre for India and Bhutan

55 Lodi Estate, New Delhi-110003, INDIA

Phone:  91-11-4653-2237

mobile:  98106-06833

 

Youth Information is published by

Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO)

194-A, Arjun Nagar, Safdarjang Enclave

New Delhi 110029, India

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

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

Web:  www.icyo.in

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Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO) is a registered non-profit, non-governmental network organization, committed in developing areas of mutual cooperation and understanding among different youth voluntary agencies, youth groups, clubs and individuals working in the field of youth welfare in India. 

ICYO functions as an umbrella organization of youth NGOs in India. It's family consists of
over 356 organizations spread in 122 districts of 22 states from different corners of India.

Our goal:
To improve and extend the youth work and services through Youth Organizations;
To enhance and demonstrate youth work in the society;
To promote effective youth programmmes;
To organize network of civil society organizations working towards the development of youth work;
To organize seminars, conferences, workshops, trainings;
To maintain international relation with organizations promoting young people in their programmes and activities

Affiliation: 

Consultative (Roster) Status with ECOSOC, United Nations;
Consultative Status with Commission on Sustainable Development;
Full Member of World Assembly of Youth (WAY); Asian Youth Council (AYC);
 CRIN, South Asia Youth Environment Network (SAYEN),

Affiliate group of ECPAT International, Thailand;
ATSECE-DELHI, Indian Partner of AIDS Care Watch Campaign;
Steering Committee member of World Bank's YDP Network;
Working relation with Indian Association of Parliamentarians (IAPPD);
International Medical Parliamentarians Organizations (IMPO);
Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD);
World Youth Foundation, Malaysia.

ICYO- Youth Information

No. 2009/45

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

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ICYO - Platform of 358 Youth Organizations in India.       

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

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UNESCO Asian Youth Forum on “Reshaping Our Future: In Search of Asian Alternatives” held in South Korea

The 3^rd UNESCO Asian Youth Forum has gathered 50 young people from 21 countries in Gwangju in Republic of Korea from July 2-7, 2009 and discussed on “Reshaping Our Future: In Search of Asian Alternatives”.

Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO) represented the India. Ms Manasi Shivakumar from Banglore attended the event.

The Forum adopted the ‘Resolution and Pan of Action’ (Gwangju Resolution). This forum was the only regional youth forum held this year, will be presenting this resolution and plan of action in forthcoming 6th UNESCO Youth Forum (international) to be held in Paris, France in October, 2009.

The participants of the 3^rd UNESCO Asian Youth Forum, want to reshape our future. The need for reshaping comes from our realisation that the potential of local communities, in which our hope lies, has faded away due to the forces of globalization in the last couple of decades. In the face of cyclical economic crises and the continuing decrease in human values, Asian youth are losing their identities and dreams that inspire them to build the future in which we want to live.

The participants of the 3^rd UNESCO Asian Youth Forum want to search for Asian alternatives based on positive local traditions and wisdom that have enriched the people of this region for thousands of years.

The participants of the 3^rd UNESCO Asian Youth Forum adopted the resolution based on discussions, shared learning and mutual understanding. The discussion was focus on three themes: EQUIP, ENHANCE and EMPOWER.

 

Theme 1: EQUIP

“EQUIP ASIAN YOUTH TO BE FUTURE POSITIVE CHANGE MAKERS”

Action Plan

1. Conduct lectures on “Youth and Social Responsibility”

2. Cooperate with Parent-Teacher Associations to provide training to teach the community to be self-sufficient

3. Provide traditional knowledge training

4. Organise local cultural trips to promote youth realisation of the importance of their traditions

5. Establish talking forums as platforms for young people to discuss issues

6. Build partnerships with the media section to encourage young people to have social responsibility

Introduce social entrepreneurship at the community level

7. Conduct study visits for youth to meet with local government to identify problems and solutions together

Theme 2: ENHANCE

“ENHANCE YOUTH PARTICIPATION FOR ENRICHING ASIAN VALUES”

Action plan

1.   Organize youth-led activities in favour of positive local traditions

2.   Provide opportunities and open events to share local youth’s learning, experience and activities to join in the local community

3.   Create and elaborate ideas to enhance the awareness of Asian local traditions and virtues in the perspective of youth

Theme 3: EMPOWER

“EMPOWER YOUTH TO GET THEIR VOICE HEARD”

Action plan

1.   Organize youth in the community with a bottom-up approach

2.   Provide an equal platform for marginalized communities and ensure inclusiveness

3.   Create a platform for local youth groups and local decision makers to engage in a dialogue

4.   Utilize different forms of media to provide alternative platforms for the youth in the community to raise local youth issues

5.      Seek government assistance and support for the youth voice to be heard at different levels of governance and enable youth voice to feed into larger policy and program formulation

Youth Information is published by

Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO)

194-A, Arjun Nagar, Safdarjang Enclave

New Delhi 110029, India

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

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

Web:  www.icyo.in

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Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO) is a registered non-profit, non-governmental network organization, committed in developing areas of mutual cooperation and understanding among different youth voluntary agencies, youth groups, clubs and individuals working in the field of youth welfare in India. 

ICYO functions as an umbrella organization of youth NGOs in India. It's family consists of
over 356 organizations spread in 122 districts of 22 states from different corners of India.

Our goal:
To improve and extend the youth work and services through Youth Organizations;
To enhance and demonstrate youth work in the society;
To promote effective youth programmmes;
To organize network of civil society organizations working towards the development of youth work;
To organize seminars, conferences, workshops, trainings;
To maintain international relation with organizations promoting young people in their programmes and activities

Affiliation: 

Consultative (Roster) Status with ECOSOC, United Nations;
Consultative Status with Commission on Sustainable Development;
Full Member of World Assembly of Youth (WAY); Asian Youth Council (AYC);
 CRIN, South Asia Youth Environment Network (SAYEN),

Affiliate group of ECPAT International, Thailand;
ATSECE-DELHI, Indian Partner of AIDS Care Watch Campaign;
Steering Committee member of World Bank's YDP Network;
Working relation with Indian Association of Parliamentarians (IAPPD);
International Medical Parliamentarians Organizations (IMPO);
Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD);
World Youth Foundation, Malaysia.

In this Issue of ICYO-Youth Information:

Ø       National Consultation Youth and Employability at RGNIY

Ø       Government to set up NYKs in Remaining 122 Districts

Ø       Parliamentarians Call for Joint Effort to Bring People’s Issues in Parliament

Ø       Stepping Stones Programme (Training Of Trainers)

No. 2009/44

National Consultation Workshop on Module Development-Youth & Employability held in RGNIYD

National Consultation Workshop on Module Development-Youth and Employability was held from 21st to 23rd July at the Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (RGNIYD). The interactive exercise began with assumption that for is meant for creating "Self learning” information module which can help youth to know about "Employability" create opportunity for himself for gaining employment. During the process of deliberations it was concluded that creating learning module is difficult and challenging. It was decided to consider “training module" for Employability, which would be more suitable. Different teams were formed on the content of the module.

The module includes giving perspective to Employability: Defining Employability and the Difference between Employment and Employability. It covers different aspects of Youth Employability CV preparation, Facing Interview, It has also has a chapter on Life Skills like Communication, Interpersonal Relationship, Leadership.

Director of RGNIYD, Mr. Rajasekeran (I.A.S) listened to all the presentation and was hopeful that inputs given would help in module preparation. He later stressed on making youth aware and sensitize on the issue. There were total 34 representatives from NYKs, leading academic institutions working with youth or youth issues. Some consultants were also invited.

There were three youth organizations representatives attended the workshop. The Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO) represented by Mr.Vijay Bharatiya and Mr.Vijay Bhaskar and Ms.Akriti Manchanda represented Youth Reach.

Government to set up NYKs in Remaining 122 Districts

The Government proposes to extend the activities of Nehru Yuva Kendras (NYK) in the remaining 122 districts in a phased manner with a view to cover all the districts of the country. As on date, NYKS is functioning through its Kendras at 501 districts.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Youth Affairs & Sports, Shri Pratik Prakashbapu Patil in the Lok Sabha, in a written reply to a question by Shri Balakrishna K. Shukla.

Parliamentarians Call for Joint Effort to Bring People’s Issues in Parliament

             On the issues affecting the common man the social organizations should not only involve politicians but also bureaucrats in the campaign. As bureaucracy is responsible for implementing programme. This view were expressed by Hon. Member of parliament Sandeep Dikshit during the Dialogue with Parliamentarians: “Current Context and Challenges Facing the Country” on 18th July 2009 at the Dy Speaker Hall, Constitution Club, Vithal Bhai Patel House, Rafi Marg, New Delhi.

Agreeing with effectiveness of the suggestion given by Sandeep Dixshit and connecting this with his own experience in Chambal, Director of National Youth Project, Chairman, ICYO and veteran Gandhian Dr.S.N.Subbrao said that surrender of dacoits was only possible due to cooperation from the politicians, bureaucracy and the social workers.

Stating the objective of the consultation, National President of Ekta Parishad, Shri P.V.Rajagopal said that in Parliament people issues raised in parliament is not given importance. There is contradiction in implementation of the laws. The laws made to protecting rights of poor are put in cold storage and in contrast laws set to benefit the industrialist is implemented with full force. Acts like Land acquisition act and SEZ is being implemented vigorously but Forest rights act which is in the interest of poor is implemented at a snail pace.

The Congress M..P. from Chattisgarh Charan Das Mahant called for increasing the role of social organization and accelerating the process at the grassroot level fro protecting the rights of the marginalized.

M.P. from Orissa Shri Rudra Madhavrao called upon fellow parliaments to be with the issues of poor and raise in the issue both inside and outside the parliament. He stressed need for sharing grassroot information, documents with the Member of Parliament so that they become aware and raise the issue in the parliament.

Rajasthan M.P. Shri Mahes Joshi advocated need for creating strong base so that we can build pressure on the Government so that it is compelled to take up people’s issues.

Nagaland M.P. C.N.Chang felt concerned about the Himalaya issues raised by Ms.Radha Bhatt, President of the Gandhi Peace Foundation and stressed need for effective policy towards conservation and protection of it.

Dr. Ransigh Parmar thanked the parliamentarians who had come and expressed that views expressed would be taken into consideration and further dialogue would continue to increase the effectiveness.

Stepping Stones Programme (Training Of Trainers)

CYDA is organizing training ‘Stepping Stones’ (Stepping Stones is a methodology, which originally was developed to address the core issue of HIV/AIDS). The training will be held from November 3 to 13, 2009 at ECC in Bangalore in Association with Action Aid India.

For more information log on www.cydaindia.org

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Youth Information is published by

Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO)

194-A, Arjun Nagar, Safdarjang Enclave

New Delhi 110029, India

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

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

Web:  www.icyo.in

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Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO) is a registered non-profit, non-governmental network organization, committed in developing areas of mutual cooperation and understanding among different youth voluntary agencies, youth groups, clubs and individuals working in the field of youth welfare in India. 

ICYO functions as an umbrella organization of youth NGOs in India. It's family consists of
over 356 organizations spread in 122 districts of 22 states from different corners of India.

Our goal:
To improve and extend the youth work and services through Youth Organizations;
To enhance and demonstrate youth work in the society;
To promote effective youth programmmes;
To organize network of civil society organizations working towards the development of youth work;
To organize seminars, conferences, workshops, trainings;
To maintain international relation with organizations promoting young people in their programmes and activities

Affiliation: 

Consultative (Roster) Status with ECOSOC, United Nations;
Consultative Status with Commission on Sustainable Development;
Full Member of World Assembly of Youth (WAY); Asian Youth Council (AYC);
 CRIN, South Asia Youth Environment Network (SAYEN),

Affiliate group of ECPAT International, Thailand;
ATSECE-DELHI, Indian Partner of AIDS Care Watch Campaign;
Steering Committee member of World Bank's YDP Network;
Working relation with Indian Association of Parliamentarians (IAPPD);
International Medical Parliamentarians Organizations (IMPO);
Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD);
World Youth Foundation, Malaysia.

ICYO- Youth Information

No. 2009/43

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

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ICYO - Platform of 358 Youth Organizations in India.       

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

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United Nations (U.N.) Guide For Sex Education Generates Opposition

PARIS -- A set of proposed international sex education guidelines aimed at reducing H.I.V. infections among young people has provoked criticism from conservative groups that say the program would be too explicit for young children and promote access to legal abortion as a right.

The guidelines, scheduled to be released by UNESCO in a new draft next week, would be distributed to education ministries, school systems and teachers around the world to help guide teachers in what to teach young people about their bodies, sex, relationships and sexually transmitted diseases. They would address four different age groups.

''In the absence of a vaccine for AIDS, education is the only vaccine we have,'' said Mark Richmond, UNESCO's global coordinator for H.I.V. and AIDS and the director of the division that coordinates educational priorities. ''Only 40 percent of young people aged 15 to 24 have accurate knowledge'' of how the disease is transmitted, he said, even though that age group ''accounts for 45 percent of all new cases.''

But the conservative criticism has already caused one of the key participating and donor agencies, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), to pull back from the project and ask that its name be edited out of the published material, United Nations officials said.

A Population Fund official, reached in New York, said Tuesday that the fund wanted changes to the text. ''Discussions are ongoing to make the publication more effective and adaptable by countries, so it may better serve countries as guidelines for use in national educational systems,'' the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the delicacy of the matter.

A draft issued in June has been attacked by conservative and religious groups, mainly in the United States, for recommending discussions of homosexuality, describing sexual abstinence as ''only one of a range of choices available to young people'' to prevent disease and unwanted pregnancy, and suggesting a discussion of masturbation with children as young as 5.

''If you ever have a situation where kids need to be taught earlier than their adolescence, this is not the way to do it,'' said Colin Mason of the Population Research Institute, an anti-abortion organization based in Virginia. ''It's very graphic and encourages practices like masturbation, which conservative Christians and others feel are wrong.''

The diversity of views around the world on these issues renders any universal approach ''culturally insensitive,'' Mr. Mason said. ''We think it's a kind of one-size-fits-all approach that's damaging to cultures, religions and to children,'' he said.

The barrage of criticism has put UNESCO, the United Nations agency charged with advancing education and culture worldwide, on the defensive. The agency has removed the June draft of the guidelines from its Web site, and delayed the release of the final document

''Unfortunately, the way the guidelines have been presented by certain media has provoked some fairly aggressive reactions, mainly in the form of virulent comment on conservative American Web sites, but also via some very nasty e-mails directed at the two co-authors as well as certain UNESCO staff,'' said Sue Williams, the spokeswoman for the agency, which is based in Paris.

A team of experts at UNESCO has been working on the guidelines for two years, drawing on more than 80 studies of sex education, at a cost of about $350,000. Coordinated with other United Nations agencies, like the World Health Organization and UNICEF, the project is intended to help member countries improve sex education and sexual health, reduce H.I.V. and AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, as well as illegal abortions, especially in the developing world.

According to the International Planned Parenthood Federation, each year there are at least 111 million new cases of sexually transmitted disease among people ages 10 to 24; 10 percent of births are to teenage mothers; and up to 4.4 million women 15 to 19 seek abortions.

''The main effort is to try to empower young people with knowledge that could actually save their lives,'' said Mr. Richmond, the UNESCO H.I.V./AIDS coordinator. ''We want to give them the opportunity for more informed choices than currently exist.''

But for some conservative and religious groups, the guidelines are too detailed and too uniform in their recommendations across different cultures, and they remove responsibility from parents.

The guidelines suggest, for example, that teachers begin discussing masturbation with children ages 5 to 8, with a more extensive discussion for those ages 9 to 12.

Michelle Turner, founder of the Maryland-based Citizens for a Responsible Curriculum, says children that age should be learning ''the proper name of certain parts of their bodies'' but ''certainly not about masturbation.''

''I'm really concerned about what they want to teach 5- to 8-year-olds, and I have concerns about their position on abortion and the way they want to present it to youth,'' she said. ''Where are parents' rights? It's not up to the government to teach these things.''

But one of the guidelines' authors, Nanette Ecker, former director of international education and training at the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States, said that given the extent of sexual abuse, unplanned pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases, sex education has to start early in order to ''provide young people with the specific information and skills they need to navigate safely from childhood to adulthood.''

Conservative groups have also criticized the draft guidelines for discussions of condom use, sexually transmitted diseases and the assertion that ''legal abortion performed under sterile conditions by medically trained personnel is safe.'' The guidelines suggest discussing ''access to safe abortion and post-abortion care'' and the ''use and misuse of emergency contraception'' with those ages 12 to 15. The guidelines recommend that ''the right to and access to safe abortion'' should also be discussed.

UNESCO has responded to the onslaught of criticism by issuing a news release about the guidelines before their release, defending them as ''evidence-informed and rights-based.''

The guidelines themselves argue that sex education helps to delay the onset of sexual activity, reduce the number of sexual partners and unprotected sex. In fact, a whole section is devoted to justifying why they have been written and trying to answer the concerns of parents and religious leaders.

''The document is not a curriculum,'' Mr. Richmond said. ''It focuses on the why and what issues that require attention in strategies to introduce or strengthen sexuality education.''

The final document was scheduled to be released at a conference in Birmingham, England, on Monday. Now the agency says that it will present a new draft then, and that it hopes to produce the final guidelines by the end of the year. (New York Times)

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Youth Information is published by

Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO)

194-A, Arjun Nagar, Safdarjang Enclave

New Delhi 110029, India

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

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

Web:  www.icyo.in

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Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO) is a registered non-profit, non-governmental network organization, committed in developing areas of mutual cooperation and understanding among different youth voluntary agencies, youth groups, clubs and individuals working in the field of youth welfare in India. 

ICYO functions as an umbrella organization of youth NGOs in India. It's family consists of
over 356 organizations spread in 122 districts of 22 states from different corners of India.

Our goal:
To improve and extend the youth work and services through Youth Organizations;
To enhance and demonstrate youth work in the society;
To promote effective youth programmmes;
To organize network of civil society organizations working towards the development of youth work;
To organize seminars, conferences, workshops, trainings;
To maintain international relation with organizations promoting young people in their programmes and activities

Affiliation: 

Consultative (Roster) Status with ECOSOC, United Nations;
Consultative Status with Commission on Sustainable Development;
Full Member of World Assembly of Youth (WAY); Asian Youth Council (AYC);
 CRIN, South Asia Youth Environment Network (SAYEN),

Affiliate group of ECPAT International, Thailand;
ATSECE-DELHI, Indian Partner of AIDS Care Watch Campaign;
Steering Committee member of World Bank's YDP Network;
Working relation with Indian Association of Parliamentarians (IAPPD);
International Medical Parliamentarians Organizations (IMPO);
Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD);
World Youth Foundation, Malaysia.

ICYO- Youth Information

No. 2009/42

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

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ICYO - Platform of 358 Youth Organizations in India.       

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

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Tunza Int. Youth Conference on Climate Change 2009 held in South Korea

The Tunza International Children and Youth Conference on Climate Change took place in Daejeon, Republic of Korea, 17-23 August 2009. The conference organized by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) in cooperation with the UNEP National Committee for the Republic of Korea had “Climate Change: Our Challenge” as its theme. Participants pledged to plow ahead with efforts to ensure that global warming remains an international priority, with just over three months remaining until negotiations on a possible new pact end in Copenhagen, Denmark.

This was the largest-ever youth climate change conference, bringing together around 800 young people from all over the world. Participants at the conference were selected from thousands of applicants based on their outstanding ‘green’ achievements in their respective countries, illustrating strides made by the next generation to address the serious threat of global warming. Projects included a drive to distribute hundreds of low-energy light bulbs in Nepal, a carpooling scheme in Samoa, a recycling drive in Sierra Leone and efforts to clean up rivers in Russia.

The Conference is part of the Seal the Deal! Campaign, which was launched by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in April 2009. According to the UN Secretary-General "This global Youth and Children gathering under the Seal the Deal! Campaign is the largest international gathering of young people this year advocating for climate change action. Their voices will and must be heard because they will inherit the outcomes of our actions." The Conference consisted of a Seal the Deal! Global Townhall Meeting, a Seal the Deal! Global Debate, a Children’s Conference and a Youth Conference.

During the week-long Youth Conference, young people agreed on regional action plans including actions such as outreach, youth mobilization and education for Copenhagen, social networking, campaigning and tree planting.

An important outcome of the Conference was the statement entitled ’Listen to Our Voices: The Future Needs Strong Vision and Leadership’ to world leaders. Finalized at a Global Town Hall Meeting on 20 August in Daejeon, in this statement young people (representing 3 billion of the world population) express concern that “governments are not doing enough to combat climate change”. Climate Change has “serious consequences not only for ecosystems, but also for human health, job security and social development”. The statement calls for “more actions and less talking”, listing action points for governments and citizens to find efficient ways to cope with, adapt to, and take action to stop climate change.

Finally, Youth Advisors were chosen for the Tunza Youth Advisory Council, representing the six regions and indigenous groups. The Council will advise UNEP on how to engage young people in its work and in international environmental negotiations

Youth Information is published by

Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO)

194-A, Arjun Nagar, Safdarjang Enclave

New Delhi 110029, India

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

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

Web:  www.icyo.in

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Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO) is a registered non-profit, non-governmental network organization, committed in developing areas of mutual cooperation and understanding among different youth voluntary agencies, youth groups, clubs and individuals working in the field of youth welfare in India. 

ICYO functions as an umbrella organization of youth NGOs in India. It's family consists of
over 356 organizations spread in 122 districts of 22 states from different corners of India.

Our goal:
To improve and extend the youth work and services through Youth Organizations;
To enhance and demonstrate youth work in the society;
To promote effective youth programmmes;
To organize network of civil society organizations working towards the development of youth work;
To organize seminars, conferences, workshops, trainings;
To maintain international relation with organizations promoting young people in their programmes and activities

Affiliation: 

Consultative (Roster) Status with ECOSOC, United Nations;
Consultative Status with Commission on Sustainable Development;
Full Member of World Assembly of Youth (WAY); Asian Youth Council (AYC);
 CRIN, South Asia Youth Environment Network (SAYEN),

Affiliate group of ECPAT International, Thailand;
ATSECE-DELHI, Indian Partner of AIDS Care Watch Campaign;
Steering Committee member of World Bank's YDP Network;
Working relation with Indian Association of Parliamentarians (IAPPD);
International Medical Parliamentarians Organizations (IMPO);
Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD);
World Youth Foundation, Malaysia.

ICYO- Youth Information

No. 2009/41

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

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ICYO - Platform of 358 Youth Organizations in India.       

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

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Call for Applications

Youth Forum for Social Change

VIKALP: Searching for Alternatives

 

Date: 13 to 16 November 2009

Place: New Delhi

Organizer: UNESCO India & TYPF

issues to Cover: HIV/AIDS , Gender & Sexuality, Education, Disability.

 

The Youth Forum for Social Change, to be held in New Delhi from the 13th to 16th of November 2009, is aimed at promoting youth led dialogue and action in India, by bringing together young people from across the country to share best practices and examine strategies on how they can build youth action in an inclusive and cohesive manner.

The Youth Forum aims to facilitate the active engagement of young people, by focusing on youth led community work and social inclusion in four specific issues of gender and sexuality, education, disability and HIV/AIDS.

The four-day forum will bring together 32 young people who are implementing existing youth led community work in these four cross cutting areas.

 

All expenses relating to travel, accommodation and food will be covered by organizer for selected outstation participants.

 

For projects/initiatives that are developed as an outcome of the 4-day forum, UNESCO and TYPF will make available small grants to support collective youth leadership and shall also provide mentoring and support in the development, implementation and assessment of these initiatives. Participants who are selected for the forum must be willing to conceptualize and design initiatives that incorporate the outcome of the learning’s of the forum.

 

The deadline for submitting applications is September 18, 2009.

 

For more detail and application form contact:  

Saoirse de Bont, UNV / Programme Associate - HIV/AIDS, Education Sector

UNESCO

Email: s.de-bont@...

Youth Information is published by

Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO)

194-A, Arjun Nagar, Safdarjang Enclave

New Delhi 110029, India

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

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

Web:  www.icyo.in

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Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO) is a registered non-profit, non-governmental network organization, committed in developing areas of mutual cooperation and understanding among different youth voluntary agencies, youth groups, clubs and individuals working in the field of youth welfare in India. 

ICYO functions as an umbrella organization of youth NGOs in India. It's family consists of
over 356 organizations spread in 122 districts of 22 states from different corners of India.

Our goal:
To improve and extend the youth work and services through Youth Organizations;
To enhance and demonstrate youth work in the society;
To promote effective youth programmmes;
To organize network of civil society organizations working towards the development of youth work;
To organize seminars, conferences, workshops, trainings;
To maintain international relation with organizations promoting young people in their programmes and activities

Affiliation: 

Consultative (Roster) Status with ECOSOC, United Nations;
Consultative Status with Commission on Sustainable Development;
Full Member of World Assembly of Youth (WAY); Asian Youth Council (AYC);
 CRIN, South Asia Youth Environment Network (SAYEN),

Affiliate group of ECPAT International, Thailand;
ATSECE-DELHI, Indian Partner of AIDS Care Watch Campaign;
Steering Committee member of World Bank's YDP Network;
Working relation with Indian Association of Parliamentarians (IAPPD);
International Medical Parliamentarians Organizations (IMPO);
Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD);
World Youth Foundation, Malaysia.

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No. 2009/40

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ICYO - Platform of 358 Youth Organizations in India.       

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

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6^th SAYEN Regional Meet

Managing Climate: My responsibility and I can!!! 

6-8 October’09 at Islamabad, Pakistan

Organized and hosted by

Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), Islamabad, Pakistan

Jointly Conducted by

Centre for Environment Education (CEE), SAYEN and UNEP

 

Globally, Climate Change (CC) is an emerging concern. Green house gases if go unchecked would severally affect people’s lifestyle, health and prosperity. And the sub-region South Asia, which hosts the large percentage of Global poor, who largely depend on environment as their means of livelihood would further be affected. All stakeholders, specifically youth, need to take appropriate actions both in context of changing lifestyle as well as adaptation measures that could be undertaken to handle the impacts of climate change.

 

Thus, during this regional meet, the youth participants would be oriented to impacts of climate change and actions that youth could undertake towards managing climate change. The best practices on “Managing Climate”, documented by the youth associated with the focal points and the Secretariat will be uploaded on the SAYEN website for other youth from the sub-region to learn and undertake similar initiatives in their immediate neighbourhood.  

Media plays a key role in educating communities about emerging concerns. Youth could effectively used media not only to disseminate their project and activities but also to educate others on concerns such as climate change. How youth could effectively utilize media would also be discussed through interactions with some of the senior media representatives. 

SAYEN Plan of Work (PoW) 2009-2013, developed through inputs from the national level youth workshops and other activities conducted by NFPs in their respective SAYEN member countries during the last one-year would be shared and finalized at the regional meet. SAYEN Plan for 2009-2010 would also be developed.  

SAYEN is involved in conducting the outreach programme of the Malé Declaration on Air Pollution and its Likely Transboundary Impacts in South Asia. As part of this, SAYEN is conducting a Youth for Clean Air project. Following the regional meet, on October 9, 2009 an interaction on Clean Air will be conducted with the youth participants.  

Who can Apply? 

Youth who are:

• Males & females between 15-24 years of age
• representing organizations & educational institutions from Afghanistan, Bangladesh , Bhutan, India, Iran, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
• having demonstrable leadership qualities, interest and involvement in environment and sustainable development related issues, especially climate change. 

 

Responsibilities

• Each participant would be expected to come-up with a project idea/activity on Managing Climate Change, which they would implement during the next one-year.
• Participants are expected to contribute actively in the Workshop to the development of a project plan and ideas for strengthening relationships and networks which lead to action on climate change by contributing actively to the process with thoughts, ideas, knowledge and experience. Participants should support the ethos of the programme through actively engaging in the activities, supporting other participants, being a team player and showing commitment to the network.
• Participant’s organization, if not already a member of SAYEN, would join SAYEN.
• The participants would be expected to remain engaged with the SAYEN NFP and the Secretariat after the Workshop for atleast one-year.
• The role of participants is to inform and inspire others with local (national) and personal views on climate change. They should cascade information and skills obtained from this training through their communities and networks.
• Would strengthen NFP and provide support to NFP activities

 How to Apply?

Send in the completely filled Application forms by e-mail to gopal.jain@... or fax it at +91-79-26858010 

 

About the Meet, Application form and other details are available at the website www.sayen.org

 

Last Date of Applying: September 6, 2009 

For further information contact: 

Gopal Kumar Jain, Programme Coordinator, Youth Programmes, SAYEN Secretariat, Centre for Environment Education, Phone: +91-79- 26844788 Fax: +91-79- 26858010  E-mail: gopal.jain@...  Website: www.sayen.org  

Youth Information is published by

Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO)

194-A, Arjun Nagar, Safdarjang Enclave

New Delhi 110029, India

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

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

Web:  www.icyo.in

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

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.

ICYO- Youth Information

No. 2009/39

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

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ICYO - Platform of 358 Youth Organizations in India.       

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

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12 August 2009

Youth Information is published by

Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO)

194-A, Arjun Nagar, Safdarjang Enclave

New Delhi 110029, India

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

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

Web:  www.icyo.in

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

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.

ICYO- Youth Information

No. 2009/37

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

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ICYO - Platform of 358 Youth Organizations in India.       

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

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Less sex, more TV idea aired in India 

Date: Thursday, August 13, 2009
Source: CNN.com (U.S.)
Author: Sara Sidner

UTTAR PRADESH, India -- On World Population Day this year India's new health and welfare minister came out with an idea on how to tackle the population issue: Bring electricity to every Indian village so that people would watch television until late at night and therefore be too tired to make babies.

That statement raised eyebrows across this vast country -- but what are the realities and reactions from families who make up the second largest population in the world?

At 80-plus years old Omar Mohammed has never heard of population control.

He lives in India's most populous state Uttar Pradesh and has certainly done his part in contributing to India's burgeoning population.

"Now you see I have 24 children, 13 boys and 11 girls," Omar says.

Omar believes only God can decide how many children you should have. He lifts his hands to the sky and says: "This is His command. It's not my doing, it's His doing."

On the other hand there's the Arora family in the capital city of Delhi. They have two children.

"You can't even get enough water or electricity now. So its advisable that people have only two children and then they should stop having more kids." mother Anjana Arora says.

The Aroras know a little something about population issues; their daughter was given the official title of India's one billionth citizen when she was born in 2000.

With family planning and free contraceptive programs the Indian government has long tried to encourage families to have only two children..

Overall government statistics show the birth rate is coming down. The numbers show 14 of India's 35 states have reached the two child per family target.

But the push is failing in other states, especially in villages and among the poor and illiterate where the fertility rate is as high as 3.5 children per woman.

There are all kinds of reasons -- from the desire to continue having children until a son is born to lack of access to contraceptives.

The government's concern is that a booming population will further test already scarce resources, greatly impact the environment, and make life even harder for the poor.

According to the United Nations, India is home to 50 percent of the world's poor and on current projections, India will become the most populous country on earth sometime in the next 50 years, overtaking China.

Upon hearing about the latest idea to use electricity and television to give people something else to do besides procreate, mom Anjana Arora scoffed.

"That's a stupid thing" she said in English then switched to Hindi "The only way to change people's mentality is through education."

But not everyone is writing the idea off. "It's an idea that can really work." says A.R. Nanda.

Years ago Nanda helped draft some of India's population stabilization policies and he now runs the Population Foundation of India.

He says while education and access to health care is paramount, electrifying villages is not a bad idea.

"It gives a message loud and clear that we need to do something for the people which is people-friendly and which in a way will keep their minds from taking irrational decisions about producing more babies," Nanda says.

He says there are studies that prove it. One such survey done in 2006 by an Italian sexologist reveals couples with televisions in their bedrooms had sex half as much as those without it.

That being said Omar Mohammed, the man with 24 children had a different take.

"After watching TV," he says, "when we look at scintillating things we will probably want to make more children."  (Source: The Push Journal)

Youth Information is published by

Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO)

194-A, Arjun Nagar, Safdarjang Enclave

New Delhi 110029, India

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

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

Web:  www.icyo.in

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

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.

ICYO- Youth Information

No. 2009/36

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ICYO - Platform of 358 Youth Organizations in India.       

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

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Teens 'are ignorant' of safe sex to prevent HIV 

 

HALF the world's teenagers admit to being dangerously ignorant about HIV risks - and many do not use condoms, a study shows.

One in three youngsters does not believe that using protection stops the spread of sexually transmitted diseases, the survey says.

The scale of the youth ignorance follows the revelation that half of the world's new HIV infections are among 15 to 24-year-olds.

Alarmed health campaigners have now called for urgent improvements to sex education from governments, parents and teachers.

The least knowledge seems to be in south-east Asia, where 57 per cent of youngsters admit knowing little about HIV or Aids.

In contrast, 74 per cent of young Africans believe themselves to be wellinformed - despite sub-Saharan Africa having the world's highest Aids rate.

The research, involving 1,566 young people from 99 countries, was carried out by student organisation AIESEC International and Standard Chartered, which has an anti-Aids service.

A spokeswoman said: 'Myths, orthodoxy and a reluctance to learn basic facts are some of the biggest hurdles our HIV trainers face on a daily basis. This survey shows there is still a huge job to be done.' The results did not surprise sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust. Spokeswoman Lisa Power said: 'We know from our own research that young people in the UK want more information on sexual health.

'It's crucial parents, schools and the government all play their part.' While 33.2million are living with HIV across the world, 102,333 people in Britain have been diagnosed - including 4,207 children and teenagers.

Some 10,391 20- to 24-year-olds have been infected, according to the Health Protection Agency. (Source: The Push Journal)

Youth Information is published by

Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO)

194-A, Arjun Nagar, Safdarjang Enclave

New Delhi 110029, India

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

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

Web:  www.icyo.in

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

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.

ICYO- Youth Information

No. 2009/33

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

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ICYO - Platform of 358 Youth Organizations in India.       

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

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Youth Information is published by

Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO)

194-A, Arjun Nagar, Safdarjang Enclave

New Delhi 110029, India

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

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

Web:  www.icyo.in

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

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.

ICYO- Youth Information

No. 2009/32

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

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ICYO - Platform of 358 Youth Organizations in India.       

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

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Today, I call on governments and policymakers to embrace young people as partners, leaders and agents of change. Now is the time to make greater investments in young people, especially adolescent girls, so they can reach their full potential. Investing in young people today is an investment in a sustainable future.

Youth Information is published by

Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO)

194-A, Arjun Nagar, Safdarjang Enclave

New Delhi 110029, India

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

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

Web:  www.icyo.in

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

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.

ICYO- Youth Information

No. 2009/31

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

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ICYO - Platform of 358 Youth Organizations in India.       

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

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International Youth Day

12 August, 2009

 

SUSTAINABILITY: OUr Challenge. Our Future.

 

Sustainability does not only refer to maintaining environmental balance and renewal. Sustainability encapsulates three facets of life: the environment, society and the economy. We live our lives in the overlaps and intersections of these facets, and our actions and attitudes help shape them. Their changing shapes in turn affect the way we are able to live our lives. The negative effects of unsustainable behaviour are not easily contained. As has been proven by the global crises in food, the economy and the environment, the concept of the global village has gone beyond being a useful analogy to being a hard reality, making clear the need to adopt a global sense of social responsibility.

 

With these things in mind, as the energizers of today and the holders of tomorrow, it is imperative that youth embrace the challenge of sustainability in its fullness as they help pave the way forward through the 21st century and beyond. Youth action, inclusion, and their full participation are key to developing today’s world for the generations of today and tomorrow and central to a sustainable existence.

What is happening around the world to mark the day

Global Initiatives

Shoot Nations Photo Competition!

To commemorate the Day, young people (11 to 25) from all around the world can submit photographs and drawings to participate in a global photography competition "Shoot Nations". A selection of photographs will be presented to the United Nations and displayed at UN Headquarters from 3-14 August in commemoration of International Youth Day. For more information, please visit http://shootnations.org or email: hello@....

How you can celebrate the day

 

Team up! It is a great opportunity to rally support and get key actors involved - Governments, non-governmental organizations, academic institutions, businesses, and young people - to focus on what has been done to further the World Programme of Action for Youth.

 

Organize! Hold forums, public discussions and information campaigns in support of young people focusing on youth issues and how they can be addressed.

 

Celebrate! Plan and organize performances everywhere to showcase - and celebrate – the fact that youth contribute to the societies in which they live. Convene exchanges and dialogues focusing on the rich and varied skills, interests and aspirations of young people.

 

Take action! A major focus of the Day is practical action to further encourage the empowerment and participation of youth in the processes and decisions that affect their lives. The media have especially important role to play in support of the observance of the Day to promote public awareness of youth issues.

 

The United Nations Programme on Youth is encouraging youth organizations around the world to host community barter fairs for International Youth Day. Remember, with bartering there is no money involved, only pure exchange of goods and services.

Background of International Youth Day

 

The General Assembly on 17 December 1999 in its resolution 54/120, endorsed the recommendation made by the World Conference of Ministers Responsible for Youth (Lisbon, 8-12 August 1998) that 12 August be declared International Youth Day.

The Assembly recommended that public information activities be organized to support the Day as a way to promote better awareness of the World Programme of Action for Youth to the Year 2000 and Beyond, adopted by the General Assembly in 1995 (resolution 50/81).

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Youth Information is published by

Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO)

194-A, Arjun Nagar, Safdarjang Enclave

New Delhi 110029, India

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

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

Web:  www.icyo.in

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

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.

ICYO- Youth Information

No. 2009/30

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

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ICYO - Platform of 358 Youth Organizations in India.       

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

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JOIN THE GREAT EVENT

NOT just laugh; it’s HASYAYOGA for TOTAL Health

2ND INTERNATIONAL HASYAYOGA SADHNA CONVENTION

2-3-4 OCTOBER 2009 (Fri-Sat-Sun)

Guru Shanti Vijay Mandir, Sunset Road

Mount Abu, Rajasthan (India)

Organizer

Laughter Club

Hasya Yoga Kendra

Delegate Contribution:-

Rs. 2500/- per person (Stay at Dharamshala, Nakki Lake on 4/6/8/10 basis)

Rs. 3000/- per person (Stay at  Hotel Nakki Vihar on 2/3/4 basis)

Foreign Delegates      :    US $ 100 per person (Twin Sharing basis)

(This includes three-night stay, all meals, snacks, Convention kit, Sight seeing, Boating)

(This does not include any fare charges.) Full amount in advance, non- refundable.

Limited Accommodation: First Come First Basis

 

Check in:    080.00 a.m. 2^nd October 2009             Check out: upto 7.30 a.m. 5^th October 2009

 

C O N T A C T : -

Vinaysheel (Programme Convener) 9868665214, 9718344709

D K Bhagat (Media convener) 011-20298026, 9312406810,

Satya (office assistant) 9210715247 

For more detail contact jitenkohi@... or log on www.laughteryogaindia.com

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Youth Information is published by

Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO)

194-A, Arjun Nagar, Safdarjang Enclave

New Delhi 110029, India

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

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

Web:  www.icyo.in

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Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO) is a registered non-profit, non-governmental network organization, committed in developing areas of mutual cooperation and understanding among different youth voluntary agencies, youth groups, clubs and individuals working in the field of youth welfare in India. 

ICYO functions as an umbrella organization of youth NGOs in India. It's family consists of
over 356 organizations spread in 122 districts of 22 states from different corners of India.

Our goal:
To improve and extend the youth work and services through Youth Organizations;
To enhance and demonstrate youth work in the society;
To promote effective youth programmmes;
To organize network of civil society organizations working towards the development of youth work;
To organize seminars, conferences, workshops, trainings;
To maintain international relation with organizations promoting young people in their programmes and activities

Affiliation: 

Consultative (Roster) Status with ECOSOC, United Nations;
Consultative Status with Commission on Sustainable Development;
Full Member of World Assembly of Youth (WAY); Asian Youth Council (AYC);
 CRIN, South Asia Youth Environment Network (SAYEN),

Affiliate group of ECPAT International, Thailand;
ATSECE-DELHI, Indian Partner of AIDS Care Watch Campaign;
Steering Committee member of World Bank's YDP Network;
Working relation with Indian Association of Parliamentarians (IAPPD);
International Medical Parliamentarians Organizations (IMPO);
Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD);
World Youth Foundation, Malaysia.

ICYO- Youth Information

No. 2009/28

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

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ICYO - Platform of 358 Youth Organizations in India.       

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

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Indo- Pakistan Youth Dialogue in Pune

 

To promote youth to youth dialogue between youth of Pakistan and India, CYDA, Pune in association with many other youth organizations in India alongwith CYDA-Pakistan, is organizing a weeklong programme from 2^nd to 7^th October 2009 in Pune, Maharashtra. Around 25 Youth from Pakistan and 50 young people (age between 18 to 25) from India who are associated with various youth organizations will be to invite in the Dialogue.

 

Peace, Diversity, Pluralism, Democracy, Violence will be discussed during in the Dialogue.

 

The youth of today believes that the differences should be understood and not fought. People of the region shared thousands of years of history, heritage, and traditions. The focus of this camp is to understand its heritage and appreciate its diversity and pluralities exist in both the countries.

 

There will be reasonable registration fee of Rs 2000 each participant inclusive of food and accommodation.

 

For more details log on www.cydaindia.org or contact by email to cyda@...

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Youth Information is published by

Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO)

194-A, Arjun Nagar, Safdarjang Enclave

New Delhi 110029, India

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

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

Web:  www.icyo.in

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Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO) is a registered non-profit, non-governmental network organization, committed in developing areas of mutual cooperation and understanding among different youth voluntary agencies, youth groups, clubs and individuals working in the field of youth welfare in India. 

ICYO functions as an umbrella organization of youth NGOs in India. It's family consists of
over 356 organizations spread in 122 districts of 22 states from different corners of India.

Our goal:
To improve and extend the youth work and services through Youth Organizations;
To enhance and demonstrate youth work in the society;
To promote effective youth programmmes;
To organize network of civil society organizations working towards the development of youth work;
To organize seminars, conferences, workshops, trainings;
To maintain international relation with organizations promoting young people in their programmes and activities

Affiliation: 

Consultative (Roster) Status with ECOSOC, United Nations;
Consultative Status with Commission on Sustainable Development;
Full Member of World Assembly of Youth (WAY); Asian Youth Council (AYC);
 CRIN, South Asia Youth Environment Network (SAYEN),

Affiliate group of ECPAT International, Thailand;
ATSECE-DELHI, Indian Partner of AIDS Care Watch Campaign;
Steering Committee member of World Bank's YDP Network;
Working relation with Indian Association of Parliamentarians (IAPPD);
International Medical Parliamentarians Organizations (IMPO);
Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD);
World Youth Foundation, Malaysia.

ICYO- Youth Information

No. 2009/27

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

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ICYO - Platform of 358 Youth Organizations in India.       

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

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Youth Camp for Yamuna River

 

“Yamuna is a life line river” is the focus the Youth Camp which discuss the problem, challenges, solution, programmes and framework.

 

A Three-day, August 7-9, 2009, a residential youth camp for awareness on Yamuna and it's problems is being organized by ROW Foundation, Water Community India, Gandhi Smarak Nidhi, Servants of People's Society (Delhi), global warming, environment, rapidly decreasing water level of rivers and it's implications will be discussed during the workshop.

 

Personalities who will attend the program includes Prof. Ramakrishna koduri (Water and Environment Specialist), Prof. Vikram Soni (Natural heritage first), Shri Onkar Chand (Servants of People's Society), Mr. Mahesh Dutt Sharma (Gandhi Smarak Nidhi), Mr Diwan Singh (Yamuna Satyagraha), Shri Kapil Mishra (Youth 4 Yamuna), Mr Rajesh Dokwal (Nature Foundation), filmmaker Rakesh Khatri, Mr. Shambhu Dutt Sharma (Gandhi Satyagraha Briged)

 

Venue- Nature Cure Center, Pattykalyana ashram, near Samalakha, 68 km from Delhi, on Delhi-Chandigarh Road

 

Organizers will arrange only Lodging and Meal.

 

Interested Participants can contact- water.community@... or yamuna.waterkeeper@...

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Youth Information is published by

Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO)

194-A, Arjun Nagar, Safdarjang Enclave

New Delhi 110029, India

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

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

Web:  www.icyo.in

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Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO) is a registered non-profit, non-governmental network organization, committed in developing areas of mutual cooperation and understanding among different youth voluntary agencies, youth groups, clubs and individuals working in the field of youth welfare in India. 

ICYO functions as an umbrella organization of youth NGOs in India. It's family consists of
over 356 organizations spread in 122 districts of 22 states from different corners of India.

Our goal:
To improve and extend the youth work and services through Youth Organizations;
To enhance and demonstrate youth work in the society;
To promote effective youth programmmes;
To organize network of civil society organizations working towards the development of youth work;
To organize seminars, conferences, workshops, trainings;
To maintain international relation with organizations promoting young people in their programmes and activities

Affiliation: 

Consultative (Roster) Status with ECOSOC, United Nations;
Consultative Status with Commission on Sustainable Development;
Full Member of World Assembly of Youth (WAY); Asian Youth Council (AYC);
 CRIN, South Asia Youth Environment Network (SAYEN),

Affiliate group of ECPAT International, Thailand;
ATSECE-DELHI, Indian Partner of AIDS Care Watch Campaign;
Steering Committee member of World Bank's YDP Network;
Working relation with Indian Association of Parliamentarians (IAPPD);
International Medical Parliamentarians Organizations (IMPO);
Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD);
World Youth Foundation, Malaysia.

ICYO- Youth Information

No. 2009/26

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

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ICYO - Platform of 358 Youth Organizations in India.       

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

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Cinemela Film Fest for young filmmakers

 

The 4th edition of Cinemela Film Fest for young filmmakers is to be organized in Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi from 17-20 September, 2009. The details on the festival and its previous editions are on the fest web page: www.cinemela.youthv.com.

 

The organizer appeal all to be part of the fest and seek support / partnership in the fest.

 

Interested individuals, groups and organization are requested to contact organizer as earlier as possible. A letter of appeal is attached herewith.

 

For more detail log on above web or write to Mr Prakash K Ray on email id  pkray11@...

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Youth Information is published by

Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO)

194-A, Arjun Nagar, Safdarjang Enclave

New Delhi 110029, India

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

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

Web:  www.icyo.in

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Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO) is a registered non-profit, non-governmental network organization, committed in developing areas of mutual cooperation and understanding among different youth voluntary agencies, youth groups, clubs and individuals working in the field of youth welfare in India. 

ICYO functions as an umbrella organization of youth NGOs in India. It's family consists of
over 356 organizations spread in 122 districts of 22 states from different corners of India.

Our goal:
To improve and extend the youth work and services through Youth Organizations;
To enhance and demonstrate youth work in the society;
To promote effective youth programmmes;
To organize network of civil society organizations working towards the development of youth work;
To organize seminars, conferences, workshops, trainings;
To maintain international relation with organizations promoting young people in their programmes and activities

Affiliation: 

Consultative (Roster) Status with ECOSOC, United Nations;
Consultative Status with Commission on Sustainable Development;
Full Member of World Assembly of Youth (WAY); Asian Youth Council (AYC);
 CRIN, South Asia Youth Environment Network (SAYEN),

Affiliate group of ECPAT International, Thailand;
ATSECE-DELHI, Indian Partner of AIDS Care Watch Campaign;
Steering Committee member of World Bank's YDP Network;
Working relation with Indian Association of Parliamentarians (IAPPD);
International Medical Parliamentarians Organizations (IMPO);
Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD);
World Youth Foundation, Malaysia.

 

In this Issue of ICYO-Youth Information:

Ø       New Indian Government promise for more focus on Youth Development.

Ø       Indian Rail Ministry announces schemes for girl child and young people.

q       Yuva (Youth)Trains

q       Free rail passes for Students

q       Only Ladies Special

Ø       Youth speak out to International Leaders

Coming Events:

Ø        International Youth Day 2009 - Sustainability: Our Challenge, Our Future

Ø        Dignity for all – Campaign

 

No. 2009/25

New Indian Government promise for more focus on Youth Development

 

The new Indian Government took charge with the commitment for consolidation of the existing programmes for Employment, Education, and Health that directly affects the YOUNG PEOPLE.

 

On 4th June 2009, Honourable President of India, Mrs Pratibha Singh Patil address the joint session of both houses parliament.

 

Mrs Patil assured the house that new government on concerted action for the welfare of women, youth, children, other backward classes, scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, minorities, the differently-abled and the elderly along with strengthened social protection.

 

The government will be on making quality education a right through the enactment of the Right to Free and Compulsory Education. The new government will take several measures to promotion for middle and higher education.

 

Mrs. Patil mentioned that over 50 percent of India’s population is below 25 years of age and their creative energy is greatest strategic resource for country. “The challenge is to invest in their education, employability and employment. India has the capacity to contribute to a fourth of the global work force if it invests in skill development of its youth. Education which provides employable skills holds the key for equal opportunities for Other Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Minorities.”

 

Besides making massive investment in education, new government will focus on the national skill development initiative that has commenced operation with the very ambitious goal of creation of 500 million skilled people by 2022 so that we realize the demographic dividend.

 

Under river cleaning programme, the Voluntary National Youth Corps which could take up creative social action around the river cleaning and beautification programme beginning with the river Ganga.

 

’Enabling non government organizations in the area of development action seeking government support through a web-based transaction on a government portal in which the status of the application will be transparently monitorable.”

 

In final word of her speech Mrs Patil said “Our young people are tearing down the narrow domestic walls of religion, region, language, caste, and gender that confine them. The nation must invest in their hope. My Government will ensure that its policies for education and science and technology are imbued with a spirit of innovation so that the creativity of a billion people is unleashed. The next ten years would be dedicated as a Decade of Innovation. It may be a symbolic gesture but an important gesture to drive home the need to be innovative in finding solutions to our many challenges.”

 

President further address on youth problem, “India’s young population is naturally restless and wants to see change quickly. My Government carries the weight of their dreams. Together let us dedicate ourselves to making each day of the next five years, a day closer to the realization of their dreams.”

 

Indian Rail Ministry announces schemes for girl child and young people.

 

The proposed budget of Railways announces various concession for youth, children and women for current year.

 

Yuva (Youth)Trains:

Due to economic difficulties poor youth are not able to travel on normal trains. To keep observation Raiways will run “Yuva Trains” dedicated specially for the young generation.

 

These trains will be introduced between major cities to ensure that the youth and low income groups can travel at low rates between these cities.

 

The new low-priced fast train service will be started to connect youth in rural hinterlands to major metros/cities. The train will provide air conditioned seated accommodation and will run from point to point for distances ranging 24 from 1000 km to 2500 km. The fare will be Rs 299 for distances up to 1500 km and Rs 399 for distances up to 2500 km.

 

A weekly service will be introduced as a pilot service within three months in the following sections a) Mumbai to Delhi b) Delhi to Kolkata.

 

Free rail passes for Students:

The girls child will get the free monthly season tickets for second class travel between school and home for girl

students up to graduation and for boy students up to 12th standard will be extended to students attending Madrasa, High Madrasa and senior Madrasa.

 

Only Ladies Special:

To keep in mind the considerable difficulties faceby working women while travelling for work. Rail Minister announced ‘Only Ladies’ EMU train services in Delhi, Chennai and Kolkata suburban on the pattern of Mumbai suburban. These services will run for the convenience of women passengers during office hours.

 

Youth speak out to International Leaders

 

The Youth Event of the 2^nd Forum of the Alliance of Civilizations (AoC) on 4-5 April brought nearly 100 youth together in Istanbul, Turkey, to ensure that youth could contribute to the Alliance´s aims of improving understanding and cooperation among nations and peoples across cultures and religion.

During the youth leg of the Forum, a framework for a planned Youth Advisory Committee was also developed. This committee which will work with the AoC on the implementation and evaluation of its Youth Strategy and help coordinate the Global Youth Movement for the Alliance of Civilizations.

 

The youth participants also worked to prepare concrete recommendations directed at the main Forum. The policy-oriented recommendations aimed at shaping the deliberations and outcomes of the meeting.

 

12 August: International Youth Day 2009

The theme for International Youth Day 2009 is Sustainability: Our Challenge, Our Future.

 

Sustainability encapsulates three facets of life: the environment, society and the economy, and sustainable development can only occur where these three intersect in symbiotic fashion. Therefore, in order to embrace the challenge of sustainability in its fullness, we must all adopt a global sense of social responsibility.

 

The United Nations Programme on Youth is encouraging youth organisations around the world to host community barter fairs for International Youth Day. Remember, with bartering there is no money involved, only pure exchange of goods and services.

 

THE CAMPAIGN: Dignity for all

Youth for Unity and Voluntary Action (YUVA India), the Four Slum Regional Network (Thailand), the Nairobi People’s Settlement Network (NPSN), Ekta Parishad (India), Union National dos Moradias Popular (Brazil), the European Anti Poverty Network, the International Alliance of Inhabitants, and Dignity International are preparing to launch a campaign on Dignity for all in October 2009.

The campaign will focus on pushing governments to respect, protect and fulfill the rights of people in urban and rural areas whose realities are currently being ignored by the state. These are people, families and communities that are either not taken into account by public policy or deliberately under attack by state or non state actors with the support of the state.

Because they are poor, considered illegal, or occupying land illegally, because they do not fit in the state’s structure of life and work, they are systematically ignored or persecuted. This campaign is thus going to call attention to these groups and the violations they are victims of as a result of their way of life, and socio economic status.

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Youth Information is published by

Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO)

194-A, Arjun Nagar, Safdarjang Enclave

New Delhi 110029, India

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

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

Web:  www.icyo.in

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Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO) is a registered non-profit, non-governmental network organization, committed in developing areas of mutual cooperation and understanding among different youth voluntary agencies, youth groups, clubs and individuals working in the field of youth welfare in India. 

ICYO functions as an umbrella organization of youth NGOs in India. It's family consists of
over 356 organizations spread in 122 districts of 22 states from different corners of India.

Our goal:
To improve and extend the youth work and services through Youth Organizations;
To enhance and demonstrate youth work in the society;
To promote effective youth programmmes;
To organize network of civil society organizations working towards the development of youth work;
To organize seminars, conferences, workshops, trainings;
To maintain international relation with organizations promoting young people in their programmes and activities

Affiliation: 

Consultative (Roster) Status with ECOSOC, United Nations;
Consultative Status with Commission on Sustainable Development;
Full Member of World Assembly of Youth (WAY); Asian Youth Council (AYC);
 CRIN, South Asia Youth Environment Network (SAYEN),

Affiliate group of ECPAT International, Thailand;
ATSECE-DELHI, Indian Partner of AIDS Care Watch Campaign;
Steering Committee member of World Bank's YDP Network;
Working relation with Indian Association of Parliamentarians (IAPPD);
International Medical Parliamentarians Organizations (IMPO);
Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD);
World Youth Foundation, Malaysia.

ICYO- Youth Information

No. 2009/23

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

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ICYO - Platform of 358 Youth Organizations in India.       

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

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6^th UNESCO Youth Forum in Paris

 

UNESCO is currently organizing the 6^th UNESCO Youth Forum, which will take place from 1-3 October 2009 in Paris as an integral part of the 35^th UNESCO General Conference.

 

The Youth Forum will give its youth participants the crucial opportunity to exchange views, share experiences, and identify common opportunities for future commitment and actions.

 

The main theme of the 6^th Youth Forum is “Investing out of the crisis: towards a partnership between UNESCO and youth organizations”.

 

This theme will be complemented by a cross-cutting theme on “Youth participation - UNESCO Youth Forum, a long term approach”

 

The Forum will result in a final report containing key recommendations made by youth participants which will be presented at the 35^th General Conference.

 

Youth delegates will be nominated by UNESCO Member States as members of their official delegations. (The delegates age 18-24 years old)

 

Please contact the National Commission of your country for more details and participation. You can find the detail of your national commission for UNESCO on website:

 

http://www.unesco.org/ncp/index.php?lc=E&module=national_commissions&showall=1#I

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Youth Information is published by

Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO)

194-A, Arjun Nagar, Safdarjang Enclave

New Delhi 110029, India

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

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

Web:  www.icyo.in

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Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO) is a registered non-profit, non-governmental network organization, committed in developing areas of mutual cooperation and understanding among different youth voluntary agencies, youth groups, clubs and individuals working in the field of youth welfare in India. 

ICYO functions as an umbrella organization of youth NGOs in India. It's family consists of
over 356 organizations spread in 122 districts of 22 states from different corners of India.

Our goal:
To improve and extend the youth work and services through Youth Organizations;
To enhance and demonstrate youth work in the society;
To promote effective youth programmmes;
To organize network of civil society organizations working towards the development of youth work;
To organize seminars, conferences, workshops, trainings;
To maintain international relation with organizations promoting young people in their programmes and activities

Affiliation: 

Consultative (Roster) Status with ECOSOC, United Nations;
Consultative Status with Commission on Sustainable Development;
Full Member of World Assembly of Youth (WAY); Asian Youth Council (AYC);
 CRIN, South Asia Youth Environment Network (SAYEN),

Affiliate group of ECPAT International, Thailand;
ATSECE-DELHI, Indian Partner of AIDS Care Watch Campaign;
Steering Committee member of World Bank's YDP Network;
Working relation with Indian Association of Parliamentarians (IAPPD);
International Medical Parliamentarians Organizations (IMPO);
Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD);
World Youth Foundation, Malaysia.

ICYO- Youth Information

No. 2009/22

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

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ICYO - Platform of 358 Youth Organizations in India.       

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

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International Youth Forum 2009

On

Climate Change and Green Development

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

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Youth Information is published by

Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO)

194-A, Arjun Nagar, Safdarjang Enclave

New Delhi 110029, India

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

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

Web:  www.icyo.in

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Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO) is a registered non-profit, non-governmental network organization, committed in developing areas of mutual cooperation and understanding among different youth voluntary agencies, youth groups, clubs and individuals working in the field of youth welfare in India. 

ICYO functions as an umbrella organization of youth NGOs in India. It's family consists of
over 356 organizations spread in 122 districts of 22 states from different corners of India.

Our goal:
To improve and extend the youth work and services through Youth Organizations;
To enhance and demonstrate youth work in the society;
To promote effective youth programmmes;
To organize network of civil society organizations working towards the development of youth work;
To organize seminars, conferences, workshops, trainings;
To maintain international relation with organizations promoting young people in their programmes and activities

Affiliation: 

Consultative (Roster) Status with ECOSOC, United Nations;
Consultative Status with Commission on Sustainable Development;
Full Member of World Assembly of Youth (WAY); Asian Youth Council (AYC);
 CRIN, South Asia Youth Environment Network (SAYEN),

Affiliate group of ECPAT International, Thailand;
ATSECE-DELHI, Indian Partner of AIDS Care Watch Campaign;
Steering Committee member of World Bank's YDP Network;
Working relation with Indian Association of Parliamentarians (IAPPD);
International Medical Parliamentarians Organizations (IMPO);
Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD);
World Youth Foundation, Malaysia.

ICYO- Youth Information

No. 2009/21

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

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ICYO - Platform of 358 Youth Organizations in India.       

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

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4^th Int. Student’s Peace Festival

 

Student’s Peace Festival will be held from September 27 to October 1, 2009 in Chandigarh and organized by Yuva Satta. This is festival includes the Peace Parade, Carnival games, Make and take crafts, Multi-cultural performances, Peace Talks & Peace Stalls, Magic Shows & Face Painting, Film Shows & Music to UNITE, Nature trails & discussions of Environmental issues, Clowning & Fancy Dress Cat-walk, One Sky One World kite fly etc..

 

The main objectives are to promote peace, equality and living in harmony with nature. The organizer is expecting about 500 Students from all over India.

 

The organizers will provide the all local hospitality. There is no travel grant available therefore participants  have take care of their travel to Chandigarh. The last date for registration is July 30, 2009.

For more  detail contact yuvasatta@...

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Youth Information is published by

Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO)

194-A, Arjun Nagar, Safdarjang Enclave

New Delhi 110029, India

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

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

Web:  www.icyo.in

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Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO) is a registered non-profit, non-governmental network organization, committed in developing areas of mutual cooperation and understanding among different youth voluntary agencies, youth groups, clubs and individuals working in the field of youth welfare in India. 

ICYO functions as an umbrella organization of youth NGOs in India. It's family consists of
over 356 organizations spread in 122 districts of 22 states from different corners of India.

Our goal:
To improve and extend the youth work and services through Youth Organizations;
To enhance and demonstrate youth work in the society;
To promote effective youth programmmes;
To organize network of civil society organizations working towards the development of youth work;
To organize seminars, conferences, workshops, trainings;
To maintain international relation with organizations promoting young people in their programmes and activities

Affiliation: 

Consultative (Roster) Status with ECOSOC, United Nations;
Consultative Status with Commission on Sustainable Development;
Full Member of World Assembly of Youth (WAY); Asian Youth Council (AYC);
 CRIN, South Asia Youth Environment Network (SAYEN),

Affiliate group of ECPAT International, Thailand;
ATSECE-DELHI, Indian Partner of AIDS Care Watch Campaign;
Steering Committee member of World Bank's YDP Network;
Working relation with Indian Association of Parliamentarians (IAPPD);
International Medical Parliamentarians Organizations (IMPO);
Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD);
World Youth Foundation, Malaysia.