Asia-Pacific Youth Forum of the United Nations System
and Third Asia-Pacific Intergovernmental Meeting on
Human Resources Development for Youth
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission
for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) convened two region-wide
youth events in June 2001. As the designated United
Nations focal point in the region, the Human Resources
Development Section, Social Development Division of
UNESCAP organised these events in cooperation with
other concerned UN agencies.
- The Asia-Pacific Youth
Forum of the United Nations System was held
from 30 May to 1 June 2001 in Bangkok. The purpose
of the Forum was to promote dialogue between youth
and representatives of the United Nations System
on issues of concern for young people in the Asia-Pacific
region-providing a platform for youth to express
their voice. The Forum was co-organised by UNESCAP,
the United Nations Department of Economic and Social
Affairs (DESA), UNESCO and OISCA International.
It was chaired by youth, with United Nations representatives
servicing as facilitators. A Youth Bureau was further
be established during the event to ensure that participants
had a mechanism to raise issues and concerns.
- The Third Asia-Pacific
Intergovernmental Meeting on Human Resources Development
for Youth was held in Bangkok from 4 to
8 June 2001. This meeting, convened by UNESCAP in
collaboration with several UN agencies, aimed to
mainstream youth health issues, focusing on sexual
and reproductive health, substance abuse and HIV/AIDS
prevention, into national policies and programmes.
The Meeting facilitated a dialogue among an inter-sectoral
group of senior officers from ministries of youth,
education, health and social welfare, as well as
members of the NGO community and youth themselves,
on regional and national actions to address the
health needs of young people. A designated youth
representative reported on the outcomes of the above
Youth Forum at the Meeting.
Asia-Pacific Youth Declaration
Report of the Third Asia-Pacific
Intergovernmental Meeting on Human Resources Development
for Youth, Bangkok, 4-8 June 2001
Two Regional Meetings for Youth
Inputs for Global Events Finalized
1998 was an important year for youth at the United
Nations. Both at the regional and global levels, major
gatherings of both governments and NGOs were held.
Two regional events organized by UNESCAP served as
inputs for the World Conference of Ministers of Youth
and the World Youth Forum.
The first event in the series was the Asia-Pacific
Meeting of Youth Organizations in Preparation for
the Third Session of the World Youth Forum. It was
jointly organized by UNESCAP and UNESCO in cooperation
with the Regional Collective Consultation of Youth
Organizations for Asia and the Pacific (RCCAP). The
meeting was held in Bangkok from 27 to 29 May 1998.
The meeting formulated a regional input for
the third session of the World Youth Forum which was
held in Lisbon in August 1998. You can download the
report, which
includes recommendations and a list of proposals for
action, as well as the list
of participants of the meeting here.
UNESCAP also convened the Second Asia-Pacific Intergovernmental
Meeting on HRD for Youth in Bangkok from 1 to 5 June
1998. This meeting was the only regional intergovernmental
meeting to prepare for the World Conference of Ministers
of Youth, held in Lisbon in August 1998. The main
achievement of that meeting was the formulation of
the Asia-Pacific
Position to the Lisbon World Conference of Ministers
of Youth. The report
of that Meeting, and proposals
for action adopted by the Meeting are also available,
as well as a list
of participants.
The special theme chosen for the meeting was sexual
abuse and commercial sexual exploitaton of children
and youth. HE Mr Anand Panyarachun, former Prime Minister
to Thailand, and UNICEF Ambassador to Thailand delivered
a keynote address
on this important problem. Also at the opening day,
a panel discussion
was held on the prevention of commercial sexual exploitation.
Click on any of the links below:
Asia-Pacific Meeting of Youth Organizations
in Preparation for the Third Session of the World
Youth Forum, 27-29 May 1998
Report of the Meeting
(TEXT-ONLY VERSION)
List of Participants
(TEXT-ONLY VERSION)
Second Asia-Pacific Intergovernmental
Meeting on HRD
for Youth, 1-5 June 1998
Keynote Speech
| Panel Discussion
Report of the
Meeting (TEXT-ONLY
VERSION)
List of Participants
(TEXT-ONLY VERSION)
Asia-Pacific
Position (TEXT-ONLY
VERSION)
Proposals for
Action (TEXT-ONLY
VERSION)
Proposal No 1
| 2 | 3
| 4 | 5
| 6 | 7
| 8 | 9
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