ICMYO 2008

Please find below important documents for the V ICMYO meeting that will take place in Cairo, Egypt from 14-18 June 2008.

Final Report ICMYO 2008

GENERAL DOCUMENTS

Invitation letter

Registration form

Agenda of the meeting

List of invited organisations

Advance practical information

BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS AND RESOURCES

“Youth issues at the United Nations (HQ)” – Review and evaluation of global coordination in Global Processes

• Discussion paper to be prepared by the Taskforce

UN General Assembly

• Past UN relevant resolutions, documents and resources

WPAY (Goals and Targets & youth resolution)

• 2007 – General Assembly Resolution on Policies and programmes involving youth: youth in the global economy – promoting youth participation in social and economic development (contains the Supplement to the World Programme of Action for Youth A/RES/62/126)

• Proposed goals and targets from the UN Youth Programme

60th Anniversary of HR Declaration (DPI conference in Paris)

• Background information on the DPI-NGO Conference

Resolution on Volunteering

• Draft resolution on volunteering

Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)

• Main outcomes of the last session

• Next session

Commission for Social Development (CSocD)

• Main outcomes of the last session

• Next session

Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD)

• Main outcomes of the last session

“Youth issues at the United Nations Agencies and Programmes”

UNESCO

Youth Employment Network (YEN)

• YEN Guide on Youth Employment

• Letter sent to Mr José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs (23/08/07) on behalf of the YEN-YCG

• Letter sent to Mr José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs (30/01/08 ) on behalf of the YEN-YCG

UNAIDS/UNFPA

• Interagency Task Team on HIV and Young People Meeting Report (May 7 – 9, 2008, Scandinavia House, New York)

World Bank

• Report from the YDP network

UNFCCC – Information on Climate Change

• UNEP Tunza Magazine dedicated to ‘CO2 Kick the Habit’ (Written for a youth audience).

• Guide to Climate Neutrality

“Updates from the Regions”

• YFJ resolution on Promoting Youth Participation in EU Development Policies for Africa

• 1st Euro-Arab Coordination meeting of Youth Organisations – March 2008

• The EU/LAC Lima Summit: Youth must be high on the agenda – May 2008

• Final declaration: Africa-Europe Youth Summit – December 2007

“Youth and Alliance of Civilizations”

• Alliance of Civilisations Forum preparatory document

• Report of Alliance of Civilisations Forum – Madrid 2008

OTHER DOCUMENTS

• ICMYO application for the Youth in Action Programme of the European Commission

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For further information, please contact:

Mr Arturo Romboli
Unit Manager External Relations
World Organization of the Scout Movement
Tel: +41 22 705 10 10
Mobile: +41 79 7151259
Fax: +41 22 705 10 20
aromboli@scout.org

Mr Giuseppe Porcaro
United Nations & Global Youth Issues Coordinator
European Youth Forum
Tel. +32 2 230 6490
Mobile: +32 498593004
Fax +32 2 230 2123
giuseppe.porcaro@youthforum.org