[hre-asiapacific] Invitation: Youth Participation in Asian Women Parliamentarians and Ministers Conference

Youth Participation in Asian Women Parliamentarians and Ministers
Conference on "Engendering  MDGs: a Challenge"

The Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD)
will organize third Asian Women Parliamentarians and Ministers Conference
on "Engendering MDGs: a Challenge" in Colombo, Sri Lanka from August 2 -
3, 2005 in cooperation with the Sri Lanka Forum of Parliamentarians on
Population and Development, Ministry of Health of Sri Lanka, UNFPA and the
Government of Japan.

The conference will focus on Current situation of women in the region,
also discuss the empowerment of women; violence against them and most
crucial issue - impact of MDGs in promoting gender equality and
empowerment of women. The conference also review the role played by
legislation to empower women and contribution made by parliamentarians
both male and female in improving the status of women.

This is third in series but in the conference new appreciable additions
are the participation of male parliamentarians and representative of youth
organizations.

Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO) is planning to nominate 5-6
youth under age of 24 year from Asia in the conference therefore ICYO
invites the application from youth organizations working on women issue.
The nomination will only be accept from organizations, not from
individuals. The economy class airticket and perdiem to cover the hotel
and other expenses will be provided to selected participants.

Interested organization should sends the detail information about the
organization, name of nominee alongwith photograph (jpeg format) to: Asia
Coordination, ICYO at email id: icyoasia@gmail.com to get the application
form.


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Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO)
194-A, Safdarjang Enclave, New Delhi 110029, India
Phone: 91 9811729093  /Phone/Fax: 91 11 26183978
Email: icyoindia@gmail.com / icyo@icyo-india.org
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Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO) is a registered non-profit,
non-governmental network organization, committed in developing areas of
mutual cooperation and understanding among different youth voluntary
agencies, youth groups, clubs and individuals working in the field of youth
welfare in India.  ICYO functions as an umbrella organization of youth NGOs
in India. It's family consists of over 354 organizations spread in 122
districts of 22 states from different corners of India.

Affiliation:  Consultative (Roster) Status with ECOSOC, United Nations;
Consultative Status with Commission on Sustainable Development;
Full Member of World Assembly of Youth (WAY); Asian Youth Council (AYC);
Youth for Habitat International Network (YFHIN); CRIN, South Asia Youth
Environment Network (SAYEN), Affiliate group of ECPAT International, Thailand;
ATSECE-DELHI, Indian Partner of AIDS Care Watch Campaign;
Steering Committee member of World Bank's YDP Newtork;
Working relation with Indian Association of Parliamentarians (IAPPD);
International Medical Parliamentarians Organizations (IMPO);
Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD);
World Youth Foundation, Malaysia.



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