UN Alliance of Civilizations Online Youth Consultation

The International Youth Council Join this exciting youth forum where the reports & recommendations will be made to heads of State and public-private sector leaders this December! Launch of Online Youth Consultation Leading up to the 4th UNAOC Forum in Doha in December The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC), the International Youth Council (IYC) and the Friendship Ambassadors Foundation (FAF) have partnered up to hold an online youth consultation regarding the three themes of the upcoming UNAOC’s 4th Annual Forum to be held in Doha, Qatar this December. This 4th UNAOC Forum in Qatar will bring together over 2,000 participants, including political and corporate leaders, civil society activists, youth groups, faith communities, research centers, foundations and journalists, will come together to agree on joint actions to improve relations across cultures, combat prejudice and build lasting peace. The three themes of this 4th UNAOC Forum are: • Theme 1: How Does Cultural Diversity Matter to Development? The missing link • Theme 2: Promoting Trust and Tolerance to Advance Development Goals • Theme 3: New Strategies for Intercultural Dialogue, Understanding & Cooperation We are inviting youth partners from all around the world to share their viewpoints on these 3 themes from November 10 to November 30, 2011, on the “Community” section of the UNAOC Youth Website. Please note that you need to register on the UNAOC Youth Website before posting any comment. For each of these three themes, a panel of youth leaders and academics developed three specific sub-questions. The goal for the consultation regarding these nine questions is to yield concrete, focused and pertinent recommendations for the Youth Event at the Doha Forum. For each question, you can count on the support of two youth co-moderators chosen through a selective application process. These youth co-moderators will be easily identifiable on the UNAOC Youth Website. The most helpful and poignant viewpoints from this consultation process will be shared with the youth participants who will then interact directly with world leaders at the Doha Forum. We want to work with you to ensure the voices and viewpoints of youth partners around the world be noted and heard at the Doha Forum! We look forward to hearing from you before November 30 on the Community section of the UNAOC Youth Website atwww.unaocyouth.org/community! Isabelle Legare (UNAOC), Jamie Ansorge (IYC) and Yin-Chu Jou (FAF) For more information about this online consultation, please contact Isabelle Legare, Youth Program Manager for the UNAOC atisabellel@unops.org. Visit The International Youth Council at: http://www.internationalyouthcouncil.com/?xg_source=msg_mes_network

Speaking at Fairleigh Dickinson University

YOU ARE INVITED! (For those of you in New Jersey and interested)


I am speaking at Fairleigh Dickinson University on November 10 at 8 PM. FDU is the the first university in the world to be granted special consultative status by ECOSOC (United Nations Economic and Social Council). It's exciting to be hosted by the International Relations Club to talk about the UN Millennium Development Goals & International Climate Politics and how our young generation are mobilizing, impacting, and influencing the process!


Esperanza Garcia Speaking at Fairleigh Dickinson University




Esperanza Garcia is invited to speak at international conferences, including the UN, on the importance of young people’s engagement in global affairs and environmental sustainability. The topic she presents on "Youth Mobilization and Global Climate Politics" tells the story of how our young generation is mobilizing all over the world to find solutions of the greatest challenges our time. In this talk, she will highlight how young people are engaging themselves in international affairs and international climate negotiations and how their participation are impacting the progress of these events. She also gives examples on how the international experience of these young leaders inspire and motivate them in making a difference in their own communities and home-country.

Agenda:
- Global Youth Mobilization & UN Millennium Development Goals: International Youth Council
- Youth engagement & UNFCCC: International Youth Climate Movement & Global Climate Politics
- Local Youth mobilization: Philippine Youth Climate Movement & International Youth Council Chapters