Call For Volunteer Moderators: United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Youth Consultation

[James Ansorge]

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Dear Leaders,

The International Youth Council (IYC), Friendship Ambassadors Foundation (FAF) and the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) are looking for volunteers to assist with an important youth engagement project in advance of the 4th Annual UNAOC Forum in Doha, Qatar this December.

At this moment in history, having a thoughtful youth perspective shared at this forum is very important for sustaining peace, political stability, and effective development activities. We need moderators to facilitate an online youth dialogue about diversity and international development in the coming weeks. Please email Ja...@InternationalYouthCouncil.com if you are interested!

The forum in Doha will bring together over 2,000 participants, including political and corporate leaders, civil society activists, youth groups, faith communities, research centers, foundations and journalists, to agree on joint actions to improve relations across cultures, combat prejudice and build lasting peace. Over 200 "Youth Partners" from all around the world will be invited to join this forum. Our online consultation project will gather perspectives to be shared with the youth partners in advance of the forum - this way they will carry with them and share the viewpoints of youth from across the world.

The three themes of the forum are:

·         Theme 1: How Does Cultural Diversity Matter to Development? The Missing Link

·         Theme 2: Promoting Trust and Tolerance to Advance Development Goals

·         Theme 3: New Strategies for Intercultural Dialogue, Understanding & Cooperation

Volunteers are asked to serve as moderators of an online consultation process for 5-10 hours each week from October 30th until November 30th, and then to help create a follow-up report. Each moderator will be paired with another moderator and given control over one sub-question of a theme. All moderators are required to attend a training session either in-person or by telephone.

If you are interested in participating as a volunteer moderator, please email Jamie@Internationalyouthcouncil.com with the following information by 11:59pm on Sunday October 23rd:

Name
Age (must be 18-35)

Countries (of current residence and affiliation)
Organizational Affiliations
Any Relevant Academic Studies
Brief Statement of Interest

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James "Jamie" Ansorge
Co-Founder and Executive Committee Member
The International Youth Council
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