Further update information on the #GYF (Global Youth Forum) for ICPD Beyond 2014
Tuesday, August 14, 2012 at 12:02PM More information is available on the Global Youth Forum: Youth Rights at the Heart of Development, which stresses the Steering Committee for #GYF commitment to underscore the active participation of young people in development and in defining the course of development to come.
The GYF Secretariat had a very fruitful mission to Indonesia where the Indonesian government promised to lend their full support to the GYF. They were also gratified to hear that the conference venue will be the Bali Convention Centre. This state-of-the-art venue will enable them to increase the number of participants from the original 650 to 850 total participants. The Steering Committee is pleased to share that the additional 200 supported participants will be national youth participants from the largest countries in the world and countries with large percentages of young people. It is also committed to prioritising young people from minority groups including LGBTQI, young people living with disabilities, and indigenous & afrodescent youth.
The total breakdown of participants is as below:
- Government Representatives 194 UN Member States
- National Youth NGOs 194
- National Youth from largest 33 countries in the world 49
- National Youth from countries with youth populations over 60% 50
- Youth networks 100 including SC members Selected by SC; should prioritize minorities (people with disabilities, indigenous people, LGBT)
- NGOs, MPs and Foundations 60
- Private Sector 40
- UN System 40
- Indonesia additional official Government and young people 25
- 2 Virtual moderators 5 moderators 7
- Facilitators 15
- Rapporteurs 15
- Respondents 5
- UNFPA Headquarters: 13 25 field (5 per RO)2+ APRO 40
- Conference Staff (including Indonesia CO) 16
- TOTAL Conference participants: 850
- Indonesian other 100 volunteers: 50youth observers: 50
Applications
Young people are encouraged to apply (English, Spanish, French). All selected youth participants within the breakdown above will be funded to attend. Costs, including visas, flights, accommodation and food, will be covered by UNFPA. Participants must already possess a passport.
Translation
The #GYF will have simultaneous translation in the six official UN languages (English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), and Russian), and informally in other languages. Information on the ICPD Beyond 2014 website is also being translated and will soon be available in official UN languages as well.
Communication
The #GYF was launched in Indonesia on 13 August 2012 at the Atamerica Centre. The video of the launch can be seen on: http://atamerica.or.id/video/detail/322/Youth-Rights-at-the-Heart-of-Development
Reader Comments (2)
Can more than one person apply representing the same organization/NGO? If so, will costs be covered for both participants?
Has anyone heard from the GYF about the selection results? Please let me know...Not a fun of waiting...