Global Youth Leadership Summit

							United Nations Global Youth Leadership Summit
United Nations General Assembly Hall New York 29-31 October 2006

Achieving the Millennium Development Goals: Young Voices against Poverty
Chair: Dr. Djibril Diallo, Director, United Nations New York Office of Sport for Development and Peace, on behalf of the United Nations system

Key Partners: Mr. Mohanlal Mittal, Founder, Gita-Mohan Mittal Foundation (GMMF) and the Vishwa Bhartiya Pravasi Leaders Forum (VPBLF) Mr. Hiroshi Matsumoto, President, Inner Trip Reyukai International _________________________________________________________________________________

Provisional Programme
Introduction Young people represent one-fourth of the world’s six billion people, of which 86 percent live in developing countries. Estimates indicate that one in five youth live on less than $1 a day and that as many as 45% live on less than $2 per day. These statistics take on an added significance when they are considered against the many dimensions of poverty, as reflected in the Millennium Development Goals: hunger and malnutrition; lack of access to education and other basic services; high exposure to diseases; unsafe environment and lack of participation in decision-making. Although only one of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) specifically mentions youth, a closer look will reveal the fact that young people are at the core of every goal. The aim of the MDGs is to create a better future for today’s young people, as illustrated in the agenda below. Youth recounting their experience and work towards achieving the MDGs by 2015 will be the main focus throughout the Summit, using sport and culture as entry points.

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SATURDAY, 28 OCTOBER 2006 ALL MEETINGS WILL BE HELD AT THE UNITED NATIONS Arrival of youth delegates at the New York Marriott East Side 525 Lexington Avenue, 49th Street Tel: 1-212-755 4000 WELCOME AND REGISTRATION 10:00 am- 6:00:p.m At the United Nations (Lobby of the Visitors’ Entrance) First Avenue and 46th Street Entrance LUNCH ORIENTATION MEETING OF REGIONAL CHAIRS REGIONAL MEETINGS - Conference Rooms (first basement level) Africa Latin America Europe & other states Asia and the Pacific Arab States Caribbean region 4:30 pm – 5:45 pm Moderator: Co-moderator: CR 1 CR 2 CR 3 CR 4 CR 5 CR 6

12:30 pm - 2:30 pm 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm 3.30 p.m. – 430 pm

GENERAL ORIENTATION MEETING Conference Room 4 Dr. Djibril Diallo, Chair, Global Youth Leadership Summit and Director, UNOSDP Ms Dena Merriam, Convener, Global Peace Initiative of Women     Introduction to the Global Youth Leadership Summit Presentation of the agenda Presentation of delegates Presentation of partners

6: 30 pm– 7:00 pm

INAUGURATION OF THE YOUNG LEADERS GLOBAL VILLAGE (Tent II – on the plaza) By H.E. Sheikha Haya Rashed Al Khalifa Mr. Mohanlal Mittal, Founder and President, GMMF/VPBLF Mr. Hiroshi Matsumoto, President, ITRI Mr. John Gage, Co-Founder and Chief Researcher, Sun Microsystems Ms. Ingrid van den Hoogen, Vice President, Brand and Global Communications, Sun Microsystems.
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The Global Village is an interactive and participatory communityfocused space that will bring together youth delegates, NGOs, and the general public to exchange ideas and take part on issues connected with youth and their role in accelerating the MDGs. 8:00 pm -10:00 pm 7:30 pm DINNER for official youth delegates only (UN Staff Cafeteria) RECEPTION AND DINNER hosted by Mr. M.L. Mittal, President, Gita Mohan Mittal Foundation/Vishwa Prawasi Bharatiya Leaders Forum Hotel Waldorf-Astoria (By invitation only)

DAY 1 – SUNDAY, 29 OCTOBER All events will be held at the United Nations Headquarters 9 am:15 am 9:30 am – 10:30 am All participants to be seated in the General Assembly. OPENING CEREMONY The Challenges of Achieving the MDGs Ms. Barbara Hachipuka (Zambia) Mr. Antton Ronnholm (Finland) H.E. Mr. Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations H.E. President Abdoulaye Wade (Senegal) Mr. Mohanlal Mittal, Founder, GMMF/VPBLF Mr. Hiroshi Matsumoto, President, ITRI Ms. Serena Williams, world-renowned tennis star Video presentation: Youth Leadership Summit Series Introduction by Dr. Djibril Diallo, Director, UNOSDP INTERGENERATIONAL DIALOGUE      His Majesty King Mohammed VI (Morocco) TBC. H.E. President Abdoulaye Wade (Senegal) Hon. Giovanna Melandri, Minister of Youth and Sport (Italy) H.E. Mr. Karl Schweitzer, State Secretary for Sport (Austria) H.E. Shaikh Fawaz Bin Mohamed Al-Khalifa, President, General Organization of Youth and Sport (Bahrain) Mr. Hassan Ayoub (Lebanon) Mr. Miguel Pereira (Uruguay)

10:30 -10:40 am

10:40 -12 pm

DIALOGUE WITH THE YOUTH Further contributions by youth from other parts of the world Narges Mozafar (Iran),
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12:00 pm - 12:30 pm

INAUGURATION OF MEDIA PROJECTS FOR YOUTH  On-line Communication Bulletin Mr. Bryan Monroe, President, National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), on behalf of Unity Journalists of Color  UN Youth Summit Website Mr. John Gage, Chief Researcher, with senior officials of Sun Microsystems Inc, and other invited guests  EUROSPORT Broadcast of Sport for Development and Peace Ms. Annette El-Khoury, Deputy Managing Director, EUROSPORT

12:30 pm - 2:30 pm 12:30 pm-2:30 pm 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm

LUNCH (for delegates - UN Staff Cafeteria) LUNCH hosted by Mr. Mittal in the Delegates Dining Room of the United Nations (by invitation only) PANEL DISCUSSION Conference Room 4 (Basement)

Theme: Tackling Poverty Together: the Youth and the Achievement of MDGs by 2015 – the Perspectives of Executive Heads of United Nations Agencies, Funds and Programmes Invited Panelists  Mr. Kemal Dervis, UNDP Administrator (moderator)  Ms. Ann Veneman, Executive Director, UNICEF  Ms. Thoraya Obaid, Executive Director, UNFPA  Ms. Anna Tibaijuka, Executive Director, UN-HABITAT  Mr. Juan Somavia, Executive Director, ILO M. Abdoulie Janneh, Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)  Discussants: Mr. Sachin Pilot (Asia and Pacific) Mr.Otte Wilco (Europe) Mr. Alioune Gueye (Africa) Ms. Johanna Alarcon (Latin America) Ms. Jennifer Cvetovski (USA) 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm OPENING OF EXHIBITS CONFERENCE ROOM 4 (BASEMENT)

Exhibit on activities by youth by the countries that had hosted the regional summits and the United Nations system   Photo exhibit of the actions by H.E. President Abdoulaye Wade for the youth in Senegal and Africa. Projects by participating youth leaders
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SPECIAL INVITED GUESTS:  Ms. Serena Williams, World-renowned tennis star  Ms. Tegla Laroupe, New York Marathon Runner  Mr. Elias Figueroa, Chairman, Football Masters  Ms. Anna Maria Zannini Ursillo, President, EUROCID  Mr. Roberto Asiss de Moreira, brother and manager of Brazilian soccer player Ronaldinho 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm DINNER for official delegates only (United Nations Cafeteria) GALA CONCERT: YOUTH UNITED AGAINST MALARIA Venue: General Assembly Hall Concert in collaboration with the Roll Back Malaria Partnership and the support of World Culture Open led by Dr. Grace Chung Lee Youssou N’Dour (Senegal) and celebrated artists, representing five continents, including Gordon Chambers, Karina, Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Angelique Kidjo, JY Park, and Khaled. The concert will inspire the youth of the world to fight against malaria, (under the leadership of Roll Back Malaria Partnership and its Director, Dr. Awa Marie CollSeck). DAY 2 – MONDAY, 30 OCTOBER 2006 DISCUSSIONS IN THEMATIC CLUSTERS In close consultation with the UN Interagency Group on Young People and the Youth Unit of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs and the UN Working Group on Sport for Development and Peace 9:00 am – 11:00 am FOUR PARALLEL CLUSTERS Cluster I Tent I

Theme: Partnerships to Eradicate Poverty and Create Job Opportunities and Decent Work for Youth Statement on report: “Global Employment Trends for the Youth" Mr. Jose Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Director, Employment Sector, International Labour Organization Youth co-moderators: Ms. Eunwoo Kim (Republic of Korea)
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Mr. Benny Folkmann (Germany) Cluster II (Tent II on the Plaza) Theme: Innovative solutions to combat diseases such as malaria and preventing HIV/AIDS, and ensuring environmental sustainability Statement  Dr. Awa Marie Coll-Seck, Executive Director, Roll Back Malaria Partnership Resource persons: Dr. Victor Ortega, UNAIDS Mr. Adnan Amin, UNEP Youth Co-moderators: Mr. Zied Mhersri (Tunisia) Ms. Maria Paula Romo (Ecuador)
Cluster III Express Bar

Theme: Information sharing on projects developed by youth entrepreneurship and other tools for overcoming poverty Facilitator: Ms Katherine Marshall, World Bank Mr. Pierre Goudiaby Atepa, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, ATEPA Group of Companies Youth co-moderators: Ms. Saida Salma (Bangladesh) Ms. Sarah Nicholls (Canada) Cluster IV Dag Hammarskjold Auditorium Theme: Education, Gender, and Maternal Health Care Statement Ms. Rachel Mayanja, Assistant Secretary-General, and Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women Dr. Laura Laski, Senior Technical Adviser and Chair, UN Group on Young People (UNFPA) Resource persons: Mr. Victor Karunan, Senior Advisor, Adolescent Youth Development and Participation, UNICEF Ms. Maria Helena Henriques Mueller, Chief, Youth Section, UNESCO Youth co-moderators: Ms Sarah Fazlali (United Kingdom) Ms Mafoane Odara (Brazil)
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12:30 am – 2:30 p.m.

LUNCH for official delegates only (Lunch boxes in Tents) LUNCH TIME ACTIVITIES ROUNDTABLE ON REPORTS ON YOUTH AND MDGS (TENT I)    Young People and the Millennium Development Goals: (The UN Interagency Group on Young People) Dr. Laura Laski, Chair World Development Report (World Bank) Mr. Gerold Vollmer, Children and Youth Specialist, World Bank Violence against Children (UNICEF)

GLOBAL VILLAGE KNOWLEDGE FAIR (Tent II on Plaza) Display of Youth and MDG- related materials of UN agencies with special instruction for the delegates 2: 30 – 4:30 pm. FOUR PARALLEL CLUSTER SESSIONS Cluster V Tent 1 Theme: Developing a mechanism for knowledge sharing and managing youth projects Statement Ms. Ingrid van den Hoogen, Vice President, Brand and Global Communications, Sun Microsystems Resource persons: Mr. Giovanni di Cola, Coordinator, ILO/Universitas Mr. Anantha Krishnan, Chief, Partners and Youth, UN-Habitat Youth co-moderators: Ms. Marie Tamoifo Nkom (Cameroon) Mr. Jean Luc (Haiti) Cluster VI Dag Hammarskjöld Auditorium (Library Basement)

Theme: The role of youth in peace building Statements Ms. Julia Marton-LeFevre, Rector, University for Peace Swami Chidananda Saraswati, President, India Heritage Foundation Resource Persons: Ms Dena Merriam, Convener, (GPIW) Venerable Mae Chee Sansanee, Co-chair, GPIW, and Director, Sathira Dhammasathan, Thailand Youth co-moderators Ms. Amel A. F. Eldehaib (Sudan) Mr. Alexandru Balas (Romania)
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Cluster VII Express Bar Theme: The Youth and MDGs: The Perspectives of Governments Statements H.E. Mr. Driss Gerraoui, Advisor to the Prime Minister of Morocco H.E. Mr. Karl Schweitzer, State Secretary for Sport (Austria) Hon. Giovanna Melandri, Minister of Youth and Sport (Italy) H.E. Mr Aliou Sow, Minister of Youth (Senegal) Mr. Atef Odibat, President, Higher Council of Youth (Jordan) Youth co-moderators Ms. Bhavani Fonseka (Sri Lanka) Mr. Geoff Cooper (Trinidad and Tobago) Cluster VIII (Global Village Tent on the plaza) Theme: Advancing the MDGs through Cultural Exchange Statements Dr. Grace Chung Lee, Secretary-General, World Culture Open Youth co-moderators 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm Youth co-moderators 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm Ms. Corina Murafa (Romania) Mr. Pap Moussa Sow (Senegal) Coffee Break REPORTS OF CLUSTER DISCUSSIONS BY GROUP LEADERS (Tent I) Ms. Mariam Essa Bukamal (Bahrain) Ms. Elise Klein (Australia) RECEPTION AND GALA DINNER “Expanding Intergenerational Mentoring” Co-hosted by the Maybach Family Foundation Venue: Reception in the Main Visitor’s Lobby, First Avenue, 46th Street Dinner: United Nations Delegates Dining Room (Only official youth delegates and by invitation only)

DAY 3 – TUESDAY, 31 OCTOBER : 9:00 am – 11:00 am
SPECIAL FORUM ON MIGRATION AND YOUTH in partnership with the Norwegian Foreign Ministry and the Norwegian Youth Council

This Special Forum aims at raising awareness about the special needs and opportunities of young migrants, and to encourage an interactive
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discussion about how the interests of young migrants should be promoted. Statements Young migrant sharing experiences Ms. Thoraya Obaid, Executive Director, UNFPA Ms. Gry Larsen, Political Adviser, Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Ulrich Schmid-Maybach, Founder, Maybach Family Foundation Mr. Christoffer Grønstad, President, Norwegian Youth Council Ms. Solange Marques (Mexico) Coffee Break ADOPTION OF THE GLOBAL DECLARATION PRESENTATION OF AWARDS Youth Leaders as MDG Spokespersons of their countries Closing statement H.E.Mr. Adolf Ogi, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General of the United Nations on Sport for Development and Peace 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Lunch hosted by the Permanent Mission of Norway West Terrace, United Nations (Official youth delegates and by invitation only) Free evening. Happy Halloween!

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Youth co-moderators: 11:00 am – 11:30 am 11:30 am – 1:00 pm

2:30 pm onwards

THE UNITED NATIONS GLOBAL YOUTH LEADERSHIP SUMMIT IS ORGANIZED BY THE UNITED NATIONS NEW YORK OFFICE OF SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GMMF/VPBLF, ITRI, GPIW, SUN MICROSYSTEMS, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACK JOURNALISTS, EUROSPORT, GLOBAL EDUCATIONAL LEARNING COMMITTEE, MAYBACH FAMILY FOUNDATION, ROLL BACK MALARIA PARTNERSHIP, ILO/UNIVERSITAS, WORLD CULTURE OPEN, UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, UN-HABITAT, UN INTERAGENCY GROUP ON YOUNG PEOPLE, UN DESA YOUTH UNIT AND OTHERS OF THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM.

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