2016 World Young Diplomats

2016 WORLD YOUNG DIPLOMATS

“Reuniting the Youth to study and resolve world inequities through human rights, education, leadership, peace and diplomacy” July 18-21, 2016 Conference in Madrid, Spain July 22-24, 2016 Excursion Trip in Paris, France

The 2016 World Young Diplomats of Saceda Youth Lead is an annual conference of youth leaders, teachers, NGO and INGO workers who will study and resolve world’s inequities through human rights, education, leadership, peace, and diplomacy. This year, the event will be held Madrid and Paris on July 18-24, 2016 with the theme: “Re-uniting the youth to study and resolve world’s inequities through human rights, education, leadership, peace and diplomacy. This year we are happy to partner with the Berg Institute the Post Graduate Institute of Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio in Madrid, Spain and the Charity of Compassion.

This intensive study trip which aims to engage participants to think about how the world they live in can be better planned, designed and managed to enhance quality of life through leadership, education, human rights and diplomacy. By learning about the world’s better development practices and exploring various alternatives to ensure a safe and better nation, participants will reflect on the relationship between individuals’ capacity and how they can ensure a just, secure and peaceful world.

Target Participants: Students enrolled in the public and private schools across the world from 14-23 years old; Teachers in both private and public schools, Government and NGO workers working on youth development.

Overview: The 2016 World Young Diplomats Conference is an intensive study trip which aims to engage participants to think about how the world they live in can be better planned, designed and managed to enhance quality of life through leadership, education, human rights and diplomacy. By learning about the world’s better development practices and exploring various alternatives to ensure a safe and better nation, participants will reflect on the relationship between individuals’ capacity and how they can ensure a just, secure and peaceful world.

Learning values: As the United Nations sets the 2030 Development Goals, a common challenge that countries across the globe grapple with is about how to ensure the just, secure and peaceful world.. About a quarter of the world’s population lives in disadvantaged cities where conflict and security are key issues and the UN projects this percentage to increase to 70% in 2030. This presents a challenge to governments and states as they need to not only plan for world progress through the achievement of the new UN Goals but also design a robust program on leadership, education, human rights and diplomacy will meet and answer the social needs of people, offer them a good quality of life and would be robust enough to grow sustainably with a smaller ecological footprint.

Purposes: By participating in this program, they will: (1) acquire greater awareness of the importance of leadership, education, human rights, peace and diplomacy in ensuring a just, secure and peaceful world; (2) learn more about Spain and Europe’s approaches to world development challenges; (3) explore how governments and international organizations built a designed to balance the needs and aspirations of a diverse population and meet the challenges of an ageing population; (4) promote an environmentally sustainable lifestyle; and (5) through a learner-centered approach, delegates will also be challenged to hone critical thinking and communication skills and acquire knowledge and articulate ideas that can be applicable in local context.

TENTATIVE PROGRAMME

Day 1 Program (Monday, 18 July 2016) Time Activities Venue & Notes 0900-1000 Registration and General Orientation UAX Auditorium

1000-1030 Opening Rites 2016 World Young Diplomats UAX Auditorium 1030-1200 Plenary Session: The World in the HELP Perspective UAX Auditorium Human Rights, Education, Leadership and Peace 1230-1400 Lunch and Interaction UAX Room 1400-1500 World Café/ Getting to Know You: I HELP You! UAX Grounds 1500-1700 Lecture: The Making of a Peaceful World: UN @ 70 UAX Auditorium 1700 Summation and End of Day

Day 2 Program (Tuesday, 19 July, 2016 Time Activities Venue & Notes 930-1200 Lectures: Human Rights Perspectives UAX Room 1/2 Are Human Rights effective? Profiles in courage demonstrating that human rights defenders can make a difference. 1200-1330 Lunch and Interaction UAX Room 1330-1600 Simultaneous Workshops: Group 1: Strengthening Fragile States UAX Room 1/2 Group 2: Role of Religion in Peace and War 1600 Free Time: Reina Sofia Museum

Day 3: Wednesday (20 July, 2016) Time Activities Venue & Notes 930-1030 Leadership Perspectives: Achievement, Contributions and UAX Auditorium Impacts of Leaders of the World 1230-1330 Lunch and Interaction UAX Room 1400-1600 Institutional Visits in Madrid  World Tourism Organization  Fundacion Canal de Isabelle II

Day 4: Thursday (21 July, 2016) Time Activities Venue & Notes 930-1200 Panel Presentations: Education and Peace UAX Auditorium 1230-1330 Working Lunch and Interaction 1400-1600 Workshop Presentations: UAX Auditorium Human Rights, Education, Leadership and Diplomacy 1600-1700 Cultural Presentations UAX Auditorium Closing Program of the WYD 2016 1700-1800 Cocktails/ End of Program 2200 Departure for Paris by bus Delegates must arrange their air tickets to exit in Paris if they are interested to join the program in Paris, France

Day 5: Friday (22 July, 2016) (To Be Arranged) Time Activities Venue & Notes 1000 Arrival in Paris, Billeting at Hostel 1200 Lunch on personal account 1330-1600 Institutional Visit: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 1600-2100 Free Time/ Dinner on personal account

Day 6: Saturday (23 July, 2016) Time Activities Venue & Notes 700-800 Breakfast 900-1100 At the Louvre Museum 1200-1330 The Role of Church in Peace and War: Institutional Visit: Notre Dame Church 1400-2100 Free Time to visit Eiffel Tower, Arc of Triumph and etc.

Day 7: Sunday (24 July, 2016) Time Activities Venue & Notes Departure/ Home Sweet Home

MORE INFORMATION:

SACEDA YOUTH LEAD The Co-Organizers SYL Center, Candau-ay 6200 Berg Institute/ Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio Dumaguete City, Philippine Post Graduate Institute, UAX Contacts: +63 915 633 9546 Email: Av. Comandante Franco 10Bis [email protected] Madrid 28016, Spain Blog: www.sacedayouthlead.blogspot.com Contact: +34 603195181 Email: [email protected] http://www.berg-institute.org