For information and in case anyone knows of a youth who might be interested
please see below.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Sarah Stevenson" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2000 10:29 AM
Subject: Youth delegates


> > Greetings all,
> >
> > For those of you that don't know the United Nations General Assembly
> > Special Session will be held in Sept. 2001 and is a follow up to the
first
> > World Summit for Children that was held in 1990.
> >
> > At the first World Summit for Children 71 heads of state or government
> > signed the World Declaration and Plan of Action on the Survival,
> > Protection and Development of Children. These documents outlined goals
> > that governments felt could be achieved by the year 2000. Included were
> > things like health and nutrition, basic quality education and the
> > protection of children.
> >
> > In Sept. 2001 they are meeting again to discuss what has been
accomplished
> > and what needs to be accomplished in the next years. This time they want
> > the voices and opinions of young people to be heard and taken into
> > consideration. The Canadian Government has asked Save the Children to
> > gather the voices of Canada's youth, write a report, and choose youth
> > delegates for the Preparatory meetings and the final meeting in 2001.
> >
> > We have developed a questionnaire and a video to be distributed across
> > Canada to young people. The idea is that the participants will watch the
> > video to gain an understanding of the Special Session and  then discuss
> > the issues and fill out the questionnaire. As well, we are encouraging
> > everyone to express themselves in the form of a poem, a story or a
> > picture.  Please contact Alana Kapell at [log in to unmask] or
> > 1800 668 5036 to get a copy of the video and questionnaire.
> >
> > Included is an attachment of the application information for the youth
> > representative. This youth will attend the preparatory meeting as an
> > official delegate for the Special Session in late January 2001 in New
> > York. It is a truly exciting opportunity so please tell everyone you
know.
> >
> > Please contact Alana or me if you would like a copy of the questionnaire
> > and/or the video.
> >
> > Please forward this message to any young people and please CC me the
> > messages so I can follow up with any interested parties.
> >
> > Thank you all in advance for your help and I will look forward to
hearing
> > from you.
> >
> > Sarah Stevenson
> >
> >
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