Dear All, This is quite an interesting opportunity for youth (future leaders) in Asia and Europe to exchange ideas and activities and establish cross-cultural network.
There is no participation fee for the programme and they provide partial funding for eligible candidates.The organisers shall bear the costs for all activities related to the meeting, including the official cultural programme, accommodations, meals and local transportation. All participants are, however, requested to pay for their travel costs to Hanoi, Vietnam. To help partially defray travel costs of participants who need assistance, the organisers may provide a subsidy. The maximum amount for such subsidy is EUR 400 for those residing in Europe and EUR 150 for residents of Asia. Participants residing in Vietnam are not eligible for travel subsidy. For more info and application form, please directly contact: > >Cathy Pabalan (Ms) > >Manager, People-to-People Exchange > >Asia-Europe Foundation > >31 Heng Mui Keng Terrace > >Singapore 119595 > >Tel : (65) 6874 9715 > >Fax : (65) 6872 1206 > >E-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Website: http://www.asef.org Cheers, X'tine > >You are cordially invited to apply for the upcoming ASEM Youth Dialogue on > >Sustainable Development to be held in Hanoi, Vietnam from 28 June to 2 July > >2004. > > > >Under the theme, "Strengthening Co-operation Among Youth in Asia and > >Europe", the conference aims to provide youth policy-makers and young > >leaders active in the promotion of sustainable development the opportunity > >to inject new thinking and innovative solutions on the different aspects of > >sustainable development. The conference aims to > > > >(a) Provide a platform for an exchange perspectives on challenges to > >sustainable development; > >(b) Define the role that ASEM youth could play in addressing existing > >challenges; and > >(c) Formulate a set of recommendations that could be channelled to the > >leaders of ASEM > > > >Participants shall also be tasked to come up with the ASEM Youth > >Declaration > >on Co-operation in Sustainable Development, which shall be submitted to the > >heads of government attending the Fifth Asia-Europe Meeting Summit (ASEM V) > >as the youth input into the ASEM process. ASEM V will be held in Hanoi, > >Vietnam this coming October. > > > >AYD 2004 is a joint collaboration between the Asia-Europe Foundation, > >National Committee for Youth of Vietnam and the Vietnam Centre for Youth > >Development and Co-operation. Please find attached the Call for > >Participants for further information. Inquiries may be forwarded to > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >I look forward to hearing from you. > > > > > >Best regards, > > > > > >--- > >Cathy Pabalan (Ms) > >Manager, People-to-People Exchange > >Asia-Europe Foundation > >31 Heng Mui Keng Terrace > >Singapore 119595 > >Tel : (65) 6874 9715 > >Fax : (65) 6872 1206 > >E-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Website: http://www.asef.org > > > > > >================ Conference Abstract ================ > > > >YOUTH CO-OPERATION IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT > > > >Tackling global environmental issues and striving for sustainable > >development is a matter of global concern. Clearly, "meeting the needs of > >the present, without compromising the ability of future generations to meet > >their own needs"* is a challenge that transcends national borders. > > > >A discussion on the different dimensions of sustainable development at the > >inter-regional level can indeed add value to the international discourse on > >such issues. It is significant to note that the two constituencies that > >make up the ASEM comprise many of the key countries in two of the most > >dynamic regions of the world. However, it also true that the 25 countries > >of ASEM are at different stages of political, economic and social > >development. This would ensure that all the different viewpoints would be > >canvassed. ASEM countries may have similar commitments to achieve > >sustainable development, but they also have different capacities. > >Nevertheless, they can draw strength from this diversity by not only > >learning about one another's perspectives on the issues, but also learning > >from one another's experiences with and best practices in the social, > >economic, environmental and institutional dimensions of sustainable > >development. Given the representativeness of the forum, a consensus > >arising > >from a discussion at an ASEM forum can indeed offer a benchmark for > >discussions on similar issues at other levels and among different > >constituencies. > > > >Significantly, at the first ASEM Environment Ministers Meeting that was > >held > >in Beijing, China, in January 2002, the huge potential for ASEM > >co-operation > >on environment issues was recognised. It was also agreed that such > >co-operation would be conducive to addressing global environmental issues > >and that ASEM co-operation on the environment should emphasise the > >following > >fields: poverty eradication, energy and environment, water, combating > >desertification, forest degradation including land and forest fire and > >illegal logging, release of chemicals into the environment, urban > >environment, bio-safety, coastal and marine protection, cleaner production > >technologies, and ecological conservation, climate change, and > >environmental > >policies and legislation, and promoting sustainable livelihood. > > > >The environment ministers and officials of ASEM built on the outcome of > >their first meeting at the Second ASEM Environment Ministers' Meeting held > >in Lecce, Italy, in October 2003. They discussed the follow-up to the > >World > >Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD), effective compliance of > >Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs), climate change and further > >co-operation on environmental matters within ASEM. > > > >As the group that will benefit directly from the implementation of measures > >to ensure sustainable development, youth of Asia and Europe also have a key > >role to play in mobilising support and making an intellectual contribution > >to the discussions at the national, regional and international level. It > >is > >also significant in this regard that the ASEM Environment Ministers have > >acknowledged that major groups (which include youth) are important forces > >to > >promote sustainable development and to accelerate the implementation of > >international commitments to achieve sustainable development, such as > >Agenda > >21. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. 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