ASIAN YOUTH CONFERENCE 2013

YOUTH AND PEACE:

MODERATION AS A DRIVER FOR GLOBAL CHANGE

INTRODUCTION

The Asian Youth Council is a non-governmental regional youth organization, formed on the 14th of August 1972, to provide a common platform for Asian youth and youth leaders pursuing similar objectives for economic and social development. Memberships of the AYC comprised of national youth organizations recognized by their respective governments.

In order to celebrate the nurturing and development of youths in the realms of Asian, the Asian Youth Council with the General Union of Yemen Youth, is organizing the Asian Youth Conference, on the sidelines of the Asian Youth Council Executive Committee Meeting (AYC-ECM). The aim of the Asian Youth Conference is to foster the relationship of the youth participants that comes from different backgrounds and also to get inputs and ideas from the youths through discussions and activities that will be planned by the organizing committee, participants are also expected to forward a youth resolution to the Asian Youth Council.

OBJECTIVES

• To foster an integrated approach to educate youth on moderation. 
• To create a culture of peace and support within the youth community.
•  To create awareness among the youth organization’s leaders on how moderation is best  promoted in a world where the importance of democracy is always maintained.
• To discuss and educate the young leaders on best approach to moderation as driver for global change. 

 DATE                          :           22-24 December 2013

VENUE                       :           Movenpick Hotel, Sana’a, Yemen

ORGANIZERS          :- ·        Asian Youth Council 
                                ·        General Union of Yemen Youth 
                                      cooperation Ministry of Youth and Sport of Yemen.

OPENING AND CLOSING CEREMONY

Opening ceremony by Prime Minister of YEMEN and closing by Minister of Youth and Sport Yemen.

YOUTH AND PEACE: MODERATION AS A DRIVER FOR GLOBAL CHANGE

Topic:

1.     Moderate Youth Organization:  Approach in Social and Political Reform”

2.     Moderate youth: Roles and its Challenges.

3.     Dialogue of Civilization and their Role in Reform and Development

4.     Lessons Learn from moderation.

5.     Youth and Moderation: AYC Strategic Thinking” Keynote from President of AYC

THEME:

YOUTH AND PEACE: MODERATION AS A DRIVER FOR GLOBAL CHANGE

PARTICIPANTS

•      The organizer is inviting 5 youth delegation (man or woman- comprising one head of delegate and four participants) from the member countries of Asian Youth Council such as Malaysia, Cambodia, China, Brunei Darussalam, South Korea, Mongolia etc and as the host country 150 youths from Yemen.

•      Total will be targeted 250 participants. 

•  Participants should be between 18-35 years old during registration, able to communicate in English and participates in the whole program.

•      Youths leaders, government servants, private sectors, members of NGOs, youth activists, Lecturers etc

•      Special invitation from Africa, USA and Europe youth organization.

EXPENSES/COST

•      Participants are required to arrange and pay for their own international flights

•      The organizer will provide all delegations, except for local participants, unless required, with local hospitality including food, accommodation and local transportation during the event, head of delegation will be accommodated in a single room while other participants will share twin rooms by two persons

•      The organizer is not responsible for VISA application for participants that requires a VISA to attend the conference

ITINERARIES

•      DAY 1:           Opening Ceremony, Lecture, discussion

•      DAY 2:           Lectures and Plenary Session

•      DAY 2:           Executive Committee Meeting

•      DAY 3:           Country Presentation and action plan.