London, 8th August, 2012
On the occasion of the International Youth Day 2012, the Commonwealth Youth Climate Network (CYCN) is pleased to release the report of its participation to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) last June, in Brazil.
From 6 to 23 June, 2012 a group of six environmental young leaders from Australia, Cameroon, Canada, New Zealand, Pakistan and Zambia represented the network at the conference in Rio de Janeiro where they organized a series of events and activities, and also supported other global youth and civil society organizations to design ‘’The Future We Want’’, the outcome document of the conference. On 17th June, they delivered a successful side event, '‘Achieving a sustainable future in Rio: what can do a Blue Economy?'’. This event, attended by over 25 participants, considered the implication of climate change on young people living in Small Islands Developing States.
Before Rio+20, the youth delegation also co-organized ‘'London+20'‘ an event initiated to empower young people in the United Kingdom on their role towards a successful Rio+20 Conference. The event held at the British Youth Council in London, on the 5th of June, the World Environment Day, with twenty (20) participants who improved their knowledge on the UN negotiation process on sustainable development.
Find attached the reports of the two events, along with a press release for immediate dissemination. You can also access the reports at:
1. CYCN at Rio+20: http://fr.calameo.com/read/001329964132c08db402a
2. CYCN at London+20: http://fr.calameo.com/read/00132996419b0e8e17068
In the lead-up to the International Youth Day 2012 on August 12th (http://social.un.org/index/Youth/InternationalYouthDay/IYD2012.aspx), the UN undertakes a global online initiative, calling on young people around the world to commemorate the day by organizing events in partnership with civil society, Member States, the private sector, academia and philanthropists, especially in the five key thematic areas. Many activities are currently underway to involve young people, including six live Google+ Hangouts on 8th, 9th and 10th of August, each happening twice a day. If you are interested to join, please watch the following video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YdQxtJOyYU&feature=youtu.be then follow the Google+Hangouts on gplus.to/unitednations and contribute with questions via Twitter: @un4youth #IYD2012 and Facebook: www.facebook.com/UNyouthyear The detailed schedule of all topics and dates is as follows:
Wednesday, 8 August
11:00 AM EST – Political inclusion
02:00 PM EST – Citizenship and the protection of rights
Thursday, 9 August
11:00 AM EST – Employment
02:00 PM EST – Entrepreneurship
Friday, 10 August
11:00 AM EST – Education
02:00 PM EST – Education on sexual and reproductive health
This is a great opportunity for Commonwealth and global youths to celebrate their day. Joining the Google+ Hangouts for example is a concrete way to get involve. The CYCN would like to encourage you all to also join and contribute. Don't forget to read the reports above too.
The Commonwealth Youth Climate Network (CYCN)
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