The inaugural function of this international forum will be held at the Magam Ruhunupura international conference hall in Hambanthota on the 7th of May under the patronage of Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapakse. More than 1500 youth representatives from 196 countries will attend this conference.
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This is the 1st time that a youth conference of this magnitude is being
held in an Asian country. 152 youth from Sri Lanka will participate in this
conference. Minister Dallas Alahapperuma and parliamentarian Namal Rajapakse
will function as the co-chairmen of this conference.
The underlying theme of WCY 2014 is ‘Mainstreaming Youth in the Post 2015 Development Agenda’.
The conference will bring together youths from the world over with a special focus on underrepresented youths with a gender and regional balance. In total, 1,500 youths will be selected representing different countries with young people from groups identified as unrepresented or underrepresented.
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All expenses of youth
representatives selected to attend the conference will be borne by the
organizers. WCY 2014 will also bring representatives of member states including
Ministers of Youth, UN officials, representatives of other international and
regional organizations, academics, corporate leaders and other relevant
stakeholders to Colombo.
WCY 2014 will facilitate a
process that strengthens effective youth participation in the planning, implementation
and evaluation of post 2015 development agenda, which refers to the process of
defining the future global development framework that will succeed the
Millennium Development Goals.
The Conference will also
create an inclusive platform for youths that enable them to review the progress
of MDGs, share ideas, experiences and innovative approaches for effectively
contributing to the post MDG framework and its implementation.
The conference will be
organized by an International Youth Task Force (IYTF) in collaboration with the
National Task Force appointed by the Youth Affairs and Skills Development
Ministry.
The IYTF comprises 20 youths
where 10 of whom are young leaders from around the world representing
established international youth-led and youth serving organizations and 10
young leaders from Sri Lanka.
The IYTF which convened in
Colombo for its second meeting has finalized the thematic areas of WCY 2014 and
discussed matters pertaining to conference logistics and the participation of
young people.
The members of the IYTF also
hosted a discussion with officials from the United Nations Country Team in
Colombo and explored ways of collaborating further with the UN system.
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ReplyDeleteIt is indeed a good initiative to bring about a conference for the youth from across nations in order to encourage exchanges of ideas that may be helpful in the advocacy of the 2015 Development Agenda! Congratulations to the organizers!
ReplyDeleteI cannot wait to be there!
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