Dear All,
Dear Focal Points,
As you know, the 5th Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations will take place in Vienna, Austria, on February 27 - 28, 2013.
A key component of the Forum will be its Youth Event taking place on February 26, the day before the official opening of the Forum. Up to 150 representatives of youth organizations from diverse cultural and religious backgrounds and with outstanding track records in intercultural dialogue will be selected as participants of the Youth Event and the 5th UNAOC Forum in Vienna.
The Youth Event will be output-oriented and will focus on collective reflection rather than on presentations of individual projects implemented by youth organizations at the event. In addition, it will help youth establish contacts, actively exchange and explore how they can collaborate together, before and after the Forum. Youth will be invited to multiply the results of the Youth Event and the Forum after they return home.
Aiming to launch well in advance the discussions among the youth, during the period of December 2012 - February 2013, the organizers will invite all selected youth to participate in online consultations on the Forum’s themes and start brainstorming on the elements of the Youth Recommendations to be prepared on February 26.
The draft program of the Youth Event and the 5th UNAOC Forum will be available on-line in November.
The Austrian government is offering some financial support to up to 150 youth representatives wishing to attend the UNAOC Forum in Vienna.
Please see attached application guidelines for more details and eligibility criteria. If youth meet the eligibility criteria, they are invited to complete the attached application form. The application deadline is 11:59 PM, New York time, Thursday November 1, 2012.
Focal Points are invited to forward the application guidelines and application form to youth-led NGOs in their respective countries or regions.
Should you have questions about the content of this message, please do not hesitate to contact us at
youth...@unaoc.org.
The Youth Event organization team