ICYO- Youth
Information
2010/15
(E-Newsletter from network of youth
organizations in India)
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ICYO
- Platform of 389 Youth Organizations in
India.
ICYO -
India’s largest network of urban and rural youth.
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Int.
Parliamentarians meeting in Bangkok
Youth
participation in the democratic process
More
than 600 parliamentarians from 124 countries, among them 35 Speakers of
Parliament, attending the 122nd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary
Union (IPU) closed their meeting in Bangkok, Thailand on April 1, 2010 by
adopting four key resolutions.
The
fourth resolution invites parliaments, if they have not yet done so, to set up
specialized bodies to streamline youth issues throughout parliament’s work and
to monitor the fulfilment of their government’s obligations under the Convention
of the Right of the Child to ensure children’s right to be heard and express
their views freely and without discrimination.
States,
parliaments, legislators, political parties, the IPU and youth organizations are
invited to encourage and promote the initiative, enterprise and creativity of
young people.
The
resolution also calls on the IPU and parliaments, youth organizations and others
to strengthen efforts aimed at achieving appropriate representation and
participation of youth in decision-making bodies, bearing in mind that girls,
boys, young women and young men are all entitled to the same
rights.
It
also calls on Parliaments to ensure that young people with disabilities and
those who are socially and economically disadvantaged are offered equal
opportunities to participate fully in society.
Global
fight against organized crime and terrorism
In a another resolution on cooperation and shared
responsibility in the global fight against organized crime, in particular drug,
illegal arms and human trafficking, and cross border
terrorism, the Assembly invited the United Nations to convene an international
conference to analyze the impact of new forms of terrorism and determine whether
national legislation meets international humanitarian and human rights
standards.
The
resolution also urges parliaments to mainstream gender equality concerns into
all legislation to ensure that women and children are protected from abuse and that they
are provided with legal, medical and other forms of assistances.
South-South
and triangular cooperation to accelerating achievement of
MDGs
A
resolution was adopted on the role of parliaments in developing South-South and
triangular cooperation with a view to accelerating achievement of the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs). It invites southern and northern parliaments and
governments to support and develop South-South and triangular cooperation and to
align their South-South cooperation agenda with the MDGs. It also urges southern
country parliaments and governments to see to it that the funds allocated to
MDG-related programmes and sectors are effectively used for the targeted
programmes.
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Youth
Information is published by
Indian
Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO)
194-A,
Arjun Nagar, Safdarjang Enclave
New
Delhi 110029, India
Phone:
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Email:
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Web: www.icyo.in / www.icyo-india.org
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Indian Committee of Youth
Organizations (ICYO) is a registered non-profit, non-governmental network
organization, committed in developing areas of mutual cooperation and
understanding among different youth voluntary agencies, youth groups, clubs and
individuals working in the field of youth welfare in India.
ICYO functions as an umbrella organization
of youth NGOs in India. It's family consists of
over 389 organizations
spread in 124 districts of 26 states from different corners of
India.
Our goal:
To improve and
extend the youth work and services through Youth Organizations;
To enhance
and demonstrate youth work in the society;
To promote effective youth
programmme;
To organize network of civil society organizations working
towards the development of youth work;
To organize seminars, conferences,
workshops, trainings;
To maintain international relation with organizations
promoting young people in their programme and activities
Affiliation:
Consultative (Roster) Status with ECOSOC, United
Nations;
Consultative Status with Commission on Sustainable Development;
Full Member of World Assembly of Youth (WAY); Asian Youth Council
(AYC);
Member of CRIN;
Member of South Asia Youth Environment Network
(SAYEN);
Affiliate with ECPAT
International, Thailand;
Member of ATSECE-DELHI;
Indian Partner of AIDS
Care Watch Campaign;
Working relation with Indian Association of
Parliamentarians (IAPPD);
Working relation with International Medical
Parliamentarians Organizations (IMPO);
Working relation with Asian Forum of
Parliamentarians on Population and Development
(AFPPD).
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