UN Population Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs,
with support from the UN Population Fund (UNFPA)
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| UN Population Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, with support from the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) |
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"ICPD 94"
March 1994
Number 13
Newsletter of the International Conference on Population and
Development
Cairo, Egypt, 5-13 September 1994
YOUTH CONSULTATION TO TAKE UP ICPD THEMES
A Youth Consultation on the themes of ICPD will be held in Cairo
from 31 August to 4 September 1994. Initiated by the Family Life
Education Subcommittee of the Conference of Non-Governmental
Organizations in Consultative Status with the United Nations
Economic and Social Council, the meeting is intended to provide a
platform for young people to express their concerns relating to
population and development.
Organizers include the International Planned Parenthood
Federation, the International Youth and Student Movement for the
United Nations, Red Cross Youth, the World Alliance of Young
Women's Christian Associations, the World Assembly of Youth, the
World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, the World Council
of Churches, the Society for International Development and the
World Organization of the Scout Movement. All agree that ICPD
provides an opportunity to raise awareness about the role that
youth can and should play in population and development issues.
A steering committee will select 100 participants, from all
regions and representing diverse social and economic backgrounds,
ensuring equal participation by young women and men.
Four categories of issues will be addressed: human rights and
population (protection of young people's rights, elimination of
discrimination and injustice, young people's rights and
responsibilities in relation to their reproductive life, and
protection of vulnerable youth); society's responsibility for human
development and reproductive health (ensuring choices and
responsibilities, especially for young women, sexually transmitted
diseases including AIDS, and substance abuse); sustainable
development and population (North-South economic and social justice
on resource use and consumption, redistribution of resources,
environmental impact and repercussions for future generations,
population growth, demography and youth migration); partnership in
population (North-South solidarity, interdependence among young
people and their organizations, and moving from commitment to
action).
These themes will be introduced in plenary sessions, followed
by working groups. A youth statement will then be drafted to
present at the NGO Forum coinciding with ICPD.
It is expected that the consultation will take place in the
International Scout Centre in Heliopolis/Cairo. Field visits will
allow participants to see NGO achievements in relation to
population and development.
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