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Canadian Perspectives from the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD)
Canadian Perspectives from the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD)
The Youth Major Group Goes to the World Youth Congress
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This Friday I will be co-facilitating a workshop at the World Youth Congress on the role of youth at the Commission on Sustainable Development. The workshop is being organized by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs and the presenters include Tonya Vaturi (from the Major Groups Programme at UN DESA), Ivana Savic (fellow Youth Caucus Member), and myself. The goal of the workshop is to inform others about youth involvement in the CSD, and to mobilize and enhance youth participation in upcoming CSD meetings. I will follow-up from the presentation including any interesting points raised by workshop participants, as well as follow-up materials distributed in the workshop.

The following is a summary of the workshop:

The UN Commission on Sustainable Development Needs Youth

Involvement of today's youth in decision-making processes is essential to the successful implementation of sustainable development policies and programmes. The UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) seeks to advance the role of youth and actively involve them in the protection of the environment and the promotion of economic and social development. Agenda 21 states that “it is imperative that youth from all parts of the world participate actively in all relevant levels of decision-making processes because it affects their lives today and has implications for their futures. In addition to their intellectual contribution and their ability to mobilize support, they bring unique perspectives that need to be taken into account.”

CSD meetings consistently provide innovative spaces for the participation of youth and other major groups, with the overall purpose of informing the Commission’s decision-making processes. Youth infuse the CSD with new ideas and information, and present challenges that enrich the inter-governmental debate. They participate in interactive dialogues, develop coordinated statements through the CSD Youth Caucus, and lobby for particular initiatives that they feel should be supported. They also contribute significantly to sustainable development initiatives surrounding the CSD process.

This workshop will be comprised of a presentation on how youth can engage in CSD, followed by questions and discussion among participants. It is designed to highlight the role of youth in CSD and to mobilize action for increased youth participation in upcoming CSD meetings.




August 13, 2008 | 4:44 PM Comments  1 comments

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Amac Adam MacIsaac
August 14, 2008 | 10:33 AM

Looking forward to the session and seeing you Jo....

Be prepared to be filmed though.
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