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Global Peace Convention Track: Youth Leadership and Service for Peace and Development Track Overview AT THE MILLENNIUM SUMMIT IN SEPTEMBER 2000, WORLD to find common ground in shared principles and values leaders adopted the UN Millennium Declaration, commit- to most effectively tackle the daunting challenges of sus- ting to a new global multi-sector partnership to reduce ex- tainable development and youth engagement in positive treme poverty and achieve other development outcomes social change. The Global Forum on Youth Leadership with a deadline of 2015. While there were some failures in and Service for Peace and Development will bring togeth- implementing some of the goals, the global leaders have er global partners and stakeholders to assess progress, regrouped and included the youth as major actors in post- priorities and best practices in meeting sustainable de- 2015 development agenda. In September 2015, the UN ad- velopment goals. The Forum will advance an action agen- opted the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). da to engage youth in cross-cultural service to encourage Youth organizations, multilateral service partners, UN entrepreneurship, promote opportunity and counter the bodies, NGOs and other private sector stakeholders need appeal of violent extremism. — 20 — Manila, The Philippines 2017 Global Peace Youth Assembly March 1 9:00 AM TO 12:00 PM The Global Peace Youth Assembly will share vision and values empowering youth as moral and innovative leaders creating new models for peace and development. In addition, models and best practices created by youth will be shared to inspire young people to take leadership and ownership over the 2030 goals. Global Service Forum March 1 The Global Service Forum will contribute to foster youth volunteering partnership actions in specific issue cluster areas including: health and environmental service, disaster response, interfaith and youth peace building, youth entrepreneurship and education. A research consortium among universities and think tanks will also be engaged to document the evidence of contributions of youth and community-led projects to SDG outcomes. 2:00-3:00 PM OPENING SESSION “Working Together to Achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals: United Nations, Youth and Multi-stakeholders“ On 25 September 2015, the 193 countries of the UN General Assembly adopted the 2030 Development Agenda titled Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Following the adoption, UN agencies, under the umbrella of the United Nations Development Group, decided to support a campaign by several independent entities, among them corporate institutions and International Organizations. The overall success of the SDGs depends on youth engagement because youth are critical thinkers, change makers, innovators, communicators and leaders. Young people are active drivers of change in local communities. Young people have a role in engaging people at the grassroots level and a role in communicating the goals to a wider society. — 21 — Global Peace Convention Track: Youth Leadership and Service for Peace and Development 4:00-5:30 pm Concurrent Working Sessions SESSION 1: Public Private Partnership in Community Development Financial constraints and other resource limitations, as well as lack of innovative leadership, often impede agencies in providing solutions to unmet needs in local communities. These challenges have opened opportunities for creative private and non-profit institutions with support of grassroots community and youth-driven efforts to augment government in rendering more effective local services through Public-Private Partnerships (PPP). How are exemplary PPPs providing win-win solutions to all parties? How can PPPs leverage each party’s expertise and resources to deliver lasting results? This session will draw attention to the challenges and best practices of PPPs in providing innovative solutions to achieve development goals in communities. SESSION 2: Engaging Corporate Social Responsibility and Employee Skill-Based Volunteering with Community-Based Development On a range of economic, social, and environmental objectives, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become a platform for organizations and companies to develop a sustainability framework that can benefit communities. How does CSR encourage government and non-government organizations, small and medium enterprises, and multinational corporations to develop closer ties with the community? How can CSR drive employee engagement towards a culture of social responsibility? — 22 — Manila, The Philippines 2017 SESSION 3: Disaster Response and Risk Reduction and Youth Capacity Building: Philippines and Rise Nepal Case Studies Recent global disasters have emphasized the need for policies and strategies for disaster prevention, preparedness, and mitigation. In the aftermath of natural disasters that affect millions of lives, a large percentage impacted are young people who also serve as first responders in the communities. This session will feature disaster risk reduction to advance resilient communities and capacity building for disaster response, especially among youth, with case studies of disaster response following the 2013 super typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines and 2015 mega-earthquake in Nepal. SESSION 4: Environmental Service Access to clean water sources is a vital issue in achieving 2030 SDGs and reducing potential conflicts over scarce resources. This session will examine an innovative clean water campaign developed in India, and clean water models in Nepal and Africa for potential scaling up through potential partnerships, including universities, corporations and youth volunteers. SESSION 5: SDG Research Tutorial: Stop Light & Evaluation Baseline Tools All Lights Village solar power and comprehensive service projects addressed key 2030 goals for sustainable energy and development. This session will examine operative pilot projects, partnerships and research evaluation tools. 5:40-6:00pm Way Forward Closing Session — 23 — Global Peace Convention YOUTH YOUTH A SSEMBLY O PENIN G SE S S I O N Yeqing (Victor) Li is the SPE A K ER S International Executive Director of the Global Peace Youth, President of the Global Young Leaders Academy, and is former H.E. Vinicio Cerezo Executive Director of the International President of Guatemala. After Young Leaders Assembly. He has surviving numerous attempts upon directed premier leadership his life and after more than 20 years development programs in over 20 of fighting for democracy, Vinicio nations benefiting young leaders worldwide and has spoken Cerezeo led the process to restore at United Nations, World Bank, US Congress, State the democratic and institutional Department, leading think tanks and universities, etc. He is process in Guatemala, becoming the a former foreign investment consultant at IFC (World Bank first president of Guatemala’s modern democratic era. As Group) and holds an MBA from Georgetown University and president, he was the creator, sponsor and one of the BA from Peking University. signers of the Esquipulas I and II Peace Agreements which led to peace throughout Central America. During his presidency he established respect for human rights, Royston Cabunag is the economic recovery, sustainable development, and today, Program Director of SM Cares for promotes the process of regional integration, the rule of Children and Youth. He heads the law and other significant advances. He is a founding partnership of SM Cares with UNICEF member of the Latin American Presidential Mission and that protects the welfare of children founder of the Esquipulas Foundation for the Integration by providing access to clean drinking of Central America. water and promoting access to essential nutrition and health services. SM Cares, through the Children and Youth Committee, is the co-organizer of Global Youth Summit, an Hon. Maria Leonor annual gathering of student leaders all over the Philippines Gerona Robredo is the Vice and from other countries. Mr. Cabunag is also the Assistant President of the Republic of the Vice President for Operations of SM Supermalls. Philippines. A human rights lawyer Leni Robredo, emerged in the public eye with the loss of her husband, Ediola Pashollari is the former Naga Mayor and Department of Secretary General of the World Interior and Local Government Assembly of Youth (WAY) in Malaysia. Secretary Jesse Robredo in 2012. She became the She Holds Master’s degrees in representative of the Third District of Camarines Sur in 2013 Business Administration, Political after she was persuaded to consider the political life. From Science, and Entrepreneurship. As the one percent, her survey ratings climbed consistently. And Secretary- General of WAY and the on May 30, 2016, the Joint Houses of Congress proclaimed Director of the World Youth Institute, Leni Robredo as the 14th vice president of the Philippines. she has been instrumental in assisting and supporting various youth initiatives locally, regionally and internationally. Her desire is seeing that youth around the world be prepared to face current global challenges and educating them for achieving a sustainable future. Jinsoo Kim is the Regional Representative of Global Peace Foundation for Asia Pacific. He studied Philosophy and Comparative Religion from Sogang University. He also studied Business Administration and earned MBA from Hankook University of Foreign Studies. Mr. Kim worked with major international NGOs and business entities, as well as youth-related