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[INTERNATIONAL 2011 YOUTH DAY]

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1. What is the theme of International Youth Day?

"Volunteering for MDGs: Discover the Volunteer in You"

2. The History Background of International Youth Day?

Founded 1999, The 12th International Youth Day Celebratory Conference will gather 400 student and youth leaders all throughout the archipelago and from more than 15 different countries for an open-minded exchange of diverse perspectives on contemporary global challenges especially the attainment of the MDGs. he 12th International Youth Day Celebration & Conference is a five-day conference aimed to mobilize young people to take concrete actions to end poverty by 2015 as prescribed by the United Nations and the Philippines as signatory to the Millennium Development Goals Campaign. This years IYD will take a special focus on the role of volunteerism to achieve the MDGs. This will be the first IYD that will be held outside Metro Manila, the country's capital,for the very reason of localizing and bringing the conference closer to our youths. As the center of the country, Visayas, IYD Delegates are expected to actively participate in number as compared to previous IYD's. IYD was started in 1999 in Manila, Philippines. It was a fitting tribute to youth volunteers with the theme The Role of Youth Volunteers in the Promotion of the Culture of Peace and Sustainable Development, eighty (80) youth leaders from Japan,

the Philippines, Brazil, Cambodia, East Timor, Korea, Indonesia, Israel, Thailand, Germany, Myanmar and Vietnam drafted action plans for the regional and national celebration of the International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World (IDPNCW).

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The reason why do we celebrate International Youth Day?

The Objective of the IYD is to facilitate dialogue and cooperation across an ethnically diverse and socially responsible group of student and youth leaders. This is our little contribution to the 10th year anniversary of International Year of Volunteers (IYV + 10), thus the objectives of the 5-day conference are as follows; to provide a venue for youth leaders and educators in the Philippines and Asia Pacific Region to come together; share and process their experiences; identify their strengths and weaknesses; and enhance leadership skills, techniques and strategies in the pursuit of the UN Millennium Development Goals; to promote solidarity, unity, cooperation and harmony among youth participants towards poverty-free Philippines by 2015 through the United Nations Volunteers campaign of the IYV + 10 commemoration; to strengthen youth volunteers programs in the pursuit of MDGs among youth groups like the student councils, Sangguniang Kabataan and UNYAP Chapters in the region.

4. How being International Youth Day celebrated? The conference is designed to encourage social interaction and networking in a cross-cultural learning environment by means of the following interrelated activities:

Awarding of the Outstanding Youth Leader Award (OYLA) by H.E. Benigno Simeon Aquino III Four (4) Plenary Sessions and Three (3) Concurrent/Breakout Sessions Ten (10) Individual/Group Competitions Outreach immersions and Island hopping in Guimaras & Iloilo With Friendship Night, Cultural Night, Solidarity Night and Party Night With special visits to UNESCO Heritages Sites in the region

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