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8th Annual Youth Assembly @ the UN
Where: United Nations Headquarters, NYC
When: Thursday & Friday, January 20 & 21, 2011
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MDG Executive Session for Young Professionals
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Young Professionals' Development for Success of the MDG's
- Engaging Tomorrow's Leader's Today
- Empowering Youth-Led Development at the UN
- Enabling Youth Leaders for the Final 5 Years of the MDG Campaign
8th Annual Youth Assembly, Lead Endorser: The Permanent Mission of Australia to the United Nations
About the Youth Assemblies:
The Annual Youth Assembly at the United Nations (YA) has been a resounding success. Each year it registers the maximum number of youth delegates that the United Nations will permit. The Youth Assembly demonstrates what committed, global youth leaders can and have accomplished in support of the 8 UN Millennium Development Goals. Each year the reviews grow stronger in appreciation for what the YA offers and what it proves we can all do together. BTW: The 9th Annual Youth Assembly at the United Nations is planned for August 3, 4, and 5, 2011.
About the MDG Executive Session for Young Professionals:
The Executive Sessions will foster an intimate and intensive version of the Youth Assembly, providing a rare opportunity to network among young working professionals, UN representatives, and corporate leaders - within the backdrop of UN Headquarters in New York City.
Program Highlights:
- Opening & Closing Ceremonies Featuring Social Enterprise Leaders and UN Agency Officials
- 2 Days of intensive meetings and workshops Featuring training from corporate CSR and SE leaders, foundation youth fellows, UN staff
- Special Conference Reception and Optional Networking Weekend in New York City
- Attend the MDG Reception on Opening Night and enjoy 'the City' all weekend long
Featured Presenters:
- To be announced shortly. Including UN staff, celebrities, youth leaders, corporate CSR leaders, and civil society field workers with expertise in utilizing corporate social responsibility and social entrepreneurship as a means to achieve the MDGs.
Focus:
- MDG Workshops using the Case Study Method
- Capacity Building for Young Professionals Facing the Final Five Years of MDG Action
- Strategies to Better Share Information Among ALL Youth Conferences for increased MDG Success
Delegate Profile: - Young Professionals working in the field, ages 22-26
- Youth Leaders engaged in MDG studies, ages 16 - 21
- Members of the International Youth Council and other young professional, deliberative associations focused on the MDGs
- Academics, media, and other resource colleagues interested in updates from the field regarding MDG projects at the 10th anniversary of the initiative
- Youth Leaders interested in forming the outline for the 9th Annual Youth Assembly at the United Nations Headquarters in August 2011, especially prospective summer intern applicants for FAF's YA Preparation Program
SPACE IS VERY LIMITED. REGISTRATION BY APPLICATION ONLY (THRU 12/15/10). SLIDING SCALE RATES FOR INDIVIDUALS FROM LDC AND GROUPS. APPLY ONLINE
APPLY TODAY, CLICK HERE
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"I urge you to see your time (at the YA) as a call to action. The world needs each and every one of you to do your part in transforming our world and building a more sustainable and equitable future for all." -
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon
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"It is due to these Global Youth Leaders that I met at the Youth Assembly in the UN that will enable me to pursue my passion even further." - Esperanza Garcia; 2010 YA Moderator; International Youth Council Co-Founder
"The UN warmly welcomes the leadership role of young people to help make a better world. The noble mission of the Youth Assembly serves as a model for others, and we really appreciate your commitment to engage young people in addressing the MDGs. Through creative engagement and partnerships we can find lasting solutions. Thank you again for the important role you are playing and for including the UN Office for Partnership in this dialogue."
- Amir A. Dossal, Former Executive Director, United Nations Office for Partnerships
"I am grateful that I had the opportunity to contribute to the Assembly and I am certain that the messages conveyed during the conference have left an indelible mark in the young mind's of tomorrow's leaders. The enthusiasm and thirst for knowledge of the Assembly participants was truly inspiring."
- Joan Dubinsky, Director, United Nations Ethics Office
"I congratulate and thank you for your vision and leadership of this outstanding conference over the years. It is an investment in a more peaceful future and I know these young people will never forget it. They are full of optimism and growing confidence and I am heartened when I see them."
- Gillian Sorensen, Senior Advisor, United Nations Foundation
"Thank you so much for the Youth Assembly, it was great, one of the best experiences in my life so far! I am very inspired by the conference and I'm looking forward to doing my thesis about it."
- Heidi Jaarinen, Lahti University of Applied Sciences, Youth Delegate from Finland
"You have brought a significant change to my life. I have always thought about impossibilities. I have thought that I can't achieve things on my own. But now, I feel inspired. I feel motivated and I think this conference has empowered me enough to go for my dream and vision. Next year, if I have the opportunity to attend the youth assembly again, I can assure you that there will be a story of a new page of my life at the conference. I need to do it. It is worth achieving."
- Daniel Henry Smith, a Liberian delegate to the 7th Annual Youth Assembly
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