How Youth Drive Change 7Th UNESCO YOUTH FORUM of the 36Th Session of the UNESCO General Conference 17‐20 October 2011
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How Youth Drive Change 7th UNESCO YOUTH FORUM of the 36th session of the UNESCO General Conference 17‐20 October 2011 PROGRAMME Venue: 125 Avenue de Suffren – 75007 Paris, France Monday 17 October 2011: pre‐day for Youth Delegates The programme of the 7th UNESCO Youth Forum begins with a capacity‐building pre‐day focusing on leadership and communication skills for the youth delegates. The workshops will be organized by UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador and Academy Award Winner, Forest Whitaker (morning session), by UNESCO, the International Youth Foundation and the Inter‐American Development Bank (afternoon sessions). The pre‐ day will also include a briefing session for the youth delegates and the election of the Youth Forum Drafting Committee. 8:00 am‐ Registration of participants 125 Av.de 9:00am: Suffren 9:00am‐ Welcome and introduction to the day Room II 9:10am Ms Pilar Alvarez‐Laso, Assistant Director‐General for Social and Human Sciences, UNESCO Master of Ceremony: Ms Elizabeth Longworth, Director, Social and Human Sciences, UNESCO 9:10am‐ Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation Room II 1:00pm: This workshop introduces specific communication skills for conflict resolution and reconciliation. It is organized by Forest Whitaker, Academy Award Winner and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador. Opening remarks: ¾ Ms Irina Bokova, UNESCO Director‐General ¾ Mr Forest Whitaker, Academy Award Winner and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador 1:00pm‐ Lunch break and networking Foyer 1:30pm 1:30pm‐ Raise your voice: reaching international organizations via social media Room IX 2:30pm This workshop focuses on how to use social media responsibly to drive change. Go beyond sharing and trending ‐ use new media platforms to connect directly with policy and opinion‐makers and make your voice heard. ¾ Mr Alonzo Addison, Director of Corporate Web Services, UNESCO ¾ Ms Rebecca Fordham, Communication Specialist, UNICEF 1 ¾ Mr Kevin Nellies, Head of New Media, OECD ¾ Mr Jeff Lee, Sector for External Relations and Information, UNESCO ¾ Ms Stephanie Wells, Social and Human Sciences’ Sector, UNESCO 2:30pm‐ Youth leadership – International Youth Foundation Room XI 4:30pm: This workshop focuses on leadership skills based on the methodology and curriculum of the YouthActionNet programme of the International Youth Foundation. Opening remarks: ¾ Ms Elizabeth Longworth, Director, Social and Human Sciences, UNESCO ¾ Mr William Reese, President and CEO, International Youth Foundation 4:30pm‐ Setting the stage: briefing session for youth delegates Room XI 6:00pm: The briefing session will provide an opportunity to introduce the youth delegates to the objectives, the agenda and the format of the Forum and to elect one youth delegate per region to participate in the Drafting Committee of the Youth Forum and of two youth delegates to present the report of the Youth Forum to the UNESCO General Conference. 6:00pm‐ Young agents of change – Inter‐American Development Bank Room XI 7:00pm The IDB YOUTH Program of the Inter‐American Development Bank will host a session on Youth as Agents of Change, a program developed in partnership with MTV Latin America that has now expanded to MTV Tres ‐US Latino Market‐. The program recognizes the contributions to development that thousands of young people are making on daily basis. During the session the six simple steps to be an agent of change will be shared. ¾ Ms Elena Suarez, Chief of Section, Youth Team, Inter‐American Development Bank ¾ Ms Isabel Alvarez Rodriguez, Special Programs Officer, Youth Team, Inter‐ American Development Bank 6:00pm‐ Youth Drafting Committee Room VIII 7:30pm: The five youth delegates elected by their peers to participate in the Youth Forum Drafting Committee will hold their first meeting. Two representatives of the Joint Programmatic Commission on Youth of the UNESCO‐NGO Liaison Committee will attend as observers. 7:30pm‐ Musical performance, sponsored by Peace Child International Room I 9:30pm: Young actors and dancers performing a live interactive musical play, engaging with the youth participants around the theme of sustainable development! 2 Tuesday 18 October 2011: launch of the 7th UNESCO Youth Forum 8:00 am‐ Registration of participants 125 Av. de 9:00am: Suffren 9:00am‐ Plenary session 1: Opening the debate ‐ Drive the change! Room I 10:00am: Official Opening of the 7th UNESCO Youth Forum by Mr Davidson L. Hepburn, President of the UNESCO General Conference Video message by Mr Paulo Coelho, author, Brazil Youth Speakers: ¾ Ms Spaïcy Bazile, young musician and advocate for youth development in Haiti focusing on vulerable youth, Canada‐Haiti ¾ Mr Andrés Villena, young economist, columnist, blogger and activist of the 15M movement (indignados), Spain ¾ Ms Gigi Ibrahim, young journalist and social activist, Egypt Welcome address by Ms Irina Bokova, UNESCO Director‐General Master of Ceremony: Ms Golda El‐Khoury, Chief of Section, Social and Human Sciences’ Sector, UNESCO The session will be webcasted 10:00am‐ Plenary session 2: The path to the 7th UNESCO Youth Forum Room I 11:00am: The UNESCO Youth Forum is not a one‐off event. It is a dynamic two‐year process which includes initiatives that are launched at the end of the Forum and followed throughout the two years until the next Youth Forum. The session will be an opportunity to acknowledge the efforts of the youth delegates of the 2009 Forum and to report on follow‐up action. Chair: Ms Elizabeth Longworth, Director, Social and Human Sciences, UNESCO Moderator: Mr Miguel Angel Carreón Sánchez, Director General of the Mexican Youth Institute / Instituto Mexicano de la Juventud (IMJUVE) “How the UNESCO Youth Forum has helped me drive change” Keynote speech by Mr Miguel Angel Carreón Sánchez, Director General of the Mexican Youth Institute / Instituto Mexicano de la Juventud (IMJUVE) and youth delegate to the 4th UNESCO Youth Forum in 2005 Reporting on action following the 6th UNESCO Youth Forum: ¾ Ms Xing Chiu, 6th UNESCO Youth Forum delegate, Canada ¾ Mr Edwin Haluoleo Agus Mokodompit, 6th UNESCO Youth Forum delegate, Indonesia ¾ Mr Ibrahim Mothana, 6th UNESCO Youth Forum delegate, Yemen 3 ¾ Ms Sylvia Namukasa, 6th UNESCO Youth Forum delegate, Uganda ¾ Mr Carlos Andres Cisneros Pazmino, 6th UNESCO Youth Forum delegate, Ecuador UNESCO National Commissions supporting follow‐up actions: ¾ Toolkit on youth engagement in National Commissions, by Ms Marie‐Christine Lecompte, Programme Officer, Youth National Coordinator, the Canadian National Commission for UNESCO. ¾ Outcomes of the “European‐North American Conference on Youth Participation” (September 2011, Vienna, Austria) by Ms Teresa Habjan and Mr Moritz Yvon on behalf of the Austrian Commission for UNESCO. ¾ “Engaging youth in the work of the National Commission: the experience of the Tanzanian National Commission for UNESCO”, by Mr Gwakisa Makaranga, youth desk coordinator at the Commission The session will be webcasted 11:00am‐ Plenary session 3: The “legacy” of the International Year of Youth and Room I 12:00pm: the results of the High Level Meeting on Youth Hundreds of youth initiatives across the world and major youth movements have built momentum during the International Year of Youth: Dialogue and Mutual Understanding. This session will take stock of these initiatives and acknowledge the youth contributions, as well as link to the International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures. The session will also provide an opportunity to highlight the results of the UN High Level Meeting on Youth (New York, 25‐26 July 2011), and the emerging youth agenda. Moderator : Ms Monique Coleman, UN Champion for Youth ¾ “Gimme‐Mo: my journey as the UN Champion for Youth” , Ms Monique Coleman shares her journey and experience as UN Champion for Youth ¾ Youth testimonies o “The Engagement of Youth by the Olympic Movement”, Ms Iuliia Vynokurova, International Olympic Committee (IOC) Young Reporter for the Youth Olympic Games o “How the International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures has contributed to the International Year of Youth”, Ms Sasha Rubel, Culture Sector, UNESCO ¾ The results of the International Year of Youth and the United Nations Interagency Network on Youth Development : o Presentation of the results of the UN High Level Meeting on Youth (July 2011, UN HQ, New York), by Ms. Nicola Shepherd, UN Focal Point on Youth, United Nations Programme on Youth, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) o “Working together for better results: the United Nations Interagency Network on Youth Development”, Mr. Gianni Rosas, Coordinator, Youth Employment Programme, International Labour Office, International Labor Organization (ILO) 4 Youth delegates’ testimonies from the floor ¾ “Listening to the youth voice for change: the emerging agenda identified by key youth events”, Ms Maria Kypriotou, Social and Human Sciences’ Sector, UNESCO Launch of the “Youth Voice Tour” microphone by Mr Nizan Guanaes, President of Grupo ABC, Brazil, and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Conclusions by Ms Monique Coleman The session will be webcasted 12:00pm‐ Youth Expo and Networking Salle des 2:30pm: Pas 12:30pm Launching the Youth Expo – a space for networking Perdus 1:00pm ¾ Mr Eric Falt, Assistant Director‐General for External and Foyer Relations and Public Information, UNESCO ¾ Mr Pierre Arlaud, UNESCO Joint Programmatic Commission on Youth 1:00pm Launch: UNESCO – International Youth Foundation 1:30pm partnership ¾ Ms Irina Bokova, UNESCO Director‐General ¾ Mr William Reese, President and CEO, International Youth Foundation