2001 IS THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF THE VOLUNTEER
International Site http://www.iyv2001.org/
The 2001 Model U.N. Summit and Leadership Conference's "Model U.N.
Workshops" have been set. You can find them here:
http://www.unausa.org/programs/mun/summit.htm
MARCH 2001
YOUTH FORUM OF THE AMERICAS
ORGANIZERS: Tiny Giant Magazine
THEME: Youth between the ages of 15 and 19 from countries throughout the Americas will discover what they have in common and talk about social issues, equal rights and equal opportunities for all, network and work together to achieve practical, concrete results.
WHEN: March 5-11 , 2001
WHERE: Quebec City, Canada
WWW: http://www.tgmag.ca
CONTACT: tgmag@tgmag.ca
AFRICAN YOUTH FOR A CULTURE OF PEACE
ORGANIZERS: United Nations of Youth
THEME: African Regional Training-Conference on non-violent conflict resolution and
reconciliation
WHEN: March 10-17, 2001
WHERE: Cape Town, South Africa
WWW: http://unoy.org/africa/
CONTACT: United Nations Of Youth unoy@unoy.org
EXPO 2001
ORGANIZER: Harvard Association Cultivating Inter-American Democracy (HACIA Democracy)
THEME: Discuss and practice democracy through different forums
WHEN: March 23-27, 2001
WHERE: Managua, Nicaragua
WWW: www.hcs.harvard.edu/~haciadem
CONTACT: Melissa Mayorga Recruiting Director, HACIA Democracy Expo 2001
Harvard Association Cultivating Inter-American Democracy
PO Box 381803 Cambridge, MA 02138-1803
Phone: (617)496-5087 Fax: (617)496-0042, E-Mail: haciadem@hcs.harvard.edu
APRIL 2001
VIENNA INTERNATIONAL MODEL UNITED NATIONS (VIMUN)
ORGANIZER: United Nations Youth and Student Association of Austria
THEME: An international United Nations simulation at which students place themselves into
the diplomatic situations and relations of today's politics and
debate the current issue of the UN Agenda.
WHEN: April 1-5, 2001
WHERE: United Nations Offices, Vienna, Austria
WWW: http://afa.at
CONTACT: United Nations Youth and Student Association of Austria
vimun@afa.at
EXPLORING THE BIGGER PICTURE
ORGANIZER: Australian Drug Foundation
THEME: Second International Conference on Drugs & Young People
WHEN: April 4-6, 2001
WHERE: Convention Centre, Melbourne, Australia
WWW: http://www.adf.org.au/
CONTACT: events@adf.org.au
NET PLANET: STRATEGIES FOR A NEW ECONOMY
ORGANIZER: Organisation Forum Wirtschaftkongress e.v.
THEME: Eighth Student World Dialogue. Students apply by taking part in the international essay-
competition. The 400 best essay-editors will be invited to Germany in
2001 to join a one-week Program
WHEN: April 4-5, 2001
WHERE: University of Cologne, Germany.
WWW: http://www.ofw.de Apply Online.
CONTACT: ir@ofw.de
GLOBAL YOUTH SERVICE DAY 2001
ORGANIZERS: Youth Service America.
THEME: Coordinating activities with the related United Nations International Year of the Volunteer 2001.
WHEN: April 21, 2001
WHERE: Worldwide
WWW: http://www.gysd.net
CONTACT: Bremley W.B. Lyngdoh, International Coordinator Global Youth Service Day 200, bremley@youthlink.org
AN EARTH ODYSSEY: A CONFERENCE VOYAGE ON PLANET EARTH
ORGANIZER: Global Environmental & Outdoor Education Council
THEME: Explore causes of global social and environmental problems and their interconnectedness.
WHEN: April 26 - 29, 2001
WHERE: Alberta, Canada
WWW: http://www.geoec.org/
CONTACT: Elizabeth Noble elnoble@ualberta.ca
MAY 2001
YOUTH WEEK INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZER: Youth Action Network
THEME: Motivate young people to take challenges and solve social and environmental problems in their community.
WHEN: May 5-11, 2001
WHERE: Worldwide
WWW: http://www.youthweek.org/
CONTACT: youthweek@youthweek.org
9TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONFLICT RESOLUTION
ORGANIZER: Common Bond Institute (USA) and Harmony Institute (Russia) in cooperation with the Association for Humanistic Psychology
THEME: "Sharing Tools For Personal/Global Harmony"
WHEN: May 10 - 20, 2001 [ 6 days of conference program (opening on May 11 and closing on May 16) and 4 days of pre and post conference cultural and professional programming]
WHERE: St. Petersburg, Russia
WWW: http://ahpweb.org/cbi/home.html
CONTACT: Steve Olweean -or- Sandra Friedman, Conference co-coordinators
Common Bond Institute
12170 S. Pine Ayr Drive, Climax, Michigan 49034 USA
Phone/fax: 616-665-9393 E-MAIL: solweean@aol.com
NEW YORK CITY METROPOLITAN AREA MODEL UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE
ORGANIZER: The United Nations Association of the USA (UNA-USA)
THEME: High school students will simulate the World Conference Against Racism, Racial
Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance The U.S. Inter-Agency Task Force created by the White House to
prepare for the U.N. World Conference, working with UNA-USA, will select up
to two student representatives from the New York City Metropolitan Area
Model United Nations Conference to participate as official U.S. youth
delegates during the World Conference in South Africa. The youth delegates
will participate in the youth forum or other youth events and will represent
their peers' views on racism and measures to combat racism and xenophobia.
WHEN: May 18 – 19, 2001
WHERE: United Nations Headquarters, New York City
CONTACT: Program Administrator John R. Gagain Jr.
at 212-907-1326 or jgagain@unausa.org.
YOUTH CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
ORGANIZER: Swedish Ministry for Environment
THEME: Environmental issues in preparation for Rio+10.
WHEN: May 23-27, 2001
WHERE: Borgholm, Sweden
WWW: http://www.eu2001.se/eu2001/calendar/
CONTACT: The Secretariat , Camilla Funke, camilla.funke@lsu.se
JUNE 2001
ISTANBUL+ 5
Special Session of the UN General Assembly.
WHEN: June 2001 (3 days)
WHERE: UN Headquarters, New York
WWW: http://www.unchs.org
WORLD SUMMIT FOR YOUTH PEACEMAKERS
ORGANIZER: NCPCR
THEME: Opportunity for young people from around the world to exchange ideas
and work together to develop a global vision and blueprint for peace
and social justice.
WHEN: June 7- 10, 2001
WHERE: George Mason University ,Virginia, USA
WWW: http://www.peacemaker.net/NCPCR2001/Youth.html
CONTACT: ncpcr@peacemaker.net
THIRD PREPCOM FOR THE WORLD SUMMIT OF CHILDREN REVIEW
THEME: Third Substantive Session of the Preparatory Committee for the Special Session of the General Assembly in 2001 for Follow-up to the World Summit for Children
WHEN: June 11-15, 2001
WHERE: UN Headquarters, New York
WWW: www.unicef.org
HIV/AIDS
Special Session of the UN General Assembly.
WHEN: June 25-27, 2001
WHERE: UN Headquarters, New York
WWW: http://www.unaids.org
HABITAT II + 5
Special Session of the UN General Assembly.
WHEN: June 2001
WHERE: UN Headquarters, New York
WWW: http://www.unchs.org
WORLD CONFERENCE ON CIVIL PROTECTION AND VOLUNTEERISM
ORGANIZER: Regione Campania, Città di Napoli, Servizio Volontariato Giovanile di
Caserta and the Institute International Stop Disasters
THEME: Civil protection and Volunteering in southern Italy
WHEN: June 2001
WHERE: Caserta, Italy
CONTACT: svg@cisea.it
INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS TRAINING PROGRAM
ORGANIZER: Canadian Human Rights Foundation
THEME: Intensive 3 week training provides a unique opportunity for human rights workers from different cultures to
deepen their understanding of human rights and of the essential role of human rights education in effecting change.
WHEN: June 2001
WHERE: Montreal, Canada
WWW: http://www.chrf.ca Applications online
CONTACT: lawrence@chrf.ca
JULY 2001
GLOBAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
ORGANIZER: The Vision Resource Centre
THEME: Training for undergraduates to become a global citizen and future leader.
Obtain new skills and knowledge in · Communication for the 21st Century, Special Topics in International Relations
Global Business, Gender: Perspectives From the East and West. All courses are taught in English and fully accredited. Transcripts are issued by Charles University, the oldest university in Eastern Europe.
WHEN: July 1-29, 2001
WHERE: Prague, Czech Republic
WWW: www.visionresource.org
CONTACT: site www.visionresource.org
AFRICA CONNECTS: EDUCATION IN THE INTERNET AGE
ORGANIZER: International Education and Resource Network (iEARN)
THEME: Eighth annual iEARN conference. Focus on education via internet
WHEN: July 9-14 2001
WHERE: University of Cape Town, South Africa
WWW: http://www.wcape.school.za/iearn/, http://www.iearn.org
CONTACT: info@wcsn.wcape.school.za
2001 MODEL UN SUMMIT & LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
ORGANIZER: Model UN Program of UNA-USA
THEME: UN simulation and leadership training.
WHEN: July 10-15, 2001
WHERE: Fordham University , New York City
WWW: http://www.unausa.org/programs/mun/summit.htm
CONTACT: John R. Gagain Jr., Program Administrator, Model U.N.
jgagain@unausa.org
GLOBAL YOUTH VILLAGE 2001
ORGANIZER: Legacy International
THEME: Activities evoke creativity, dialogue, cross-cultural
competency, and flexibility. Each day is a dynamic blend of workshops
and recreational activities.
WHEN: July 13 - August 4, 2001
WHERE: Blue Ridge Mountains, Virginia, USA
WWW: http://www.legacyintl.org/gyvhome.htm
CONTACT: staff@legacyintl.org
OUR WORLD, OUR CHOICE
ORGANIZER: Association for Haitian American Development (AHAD)
THEME: 11-14 year olds from all over the world will get together to create a local plan of action that deals with a world issue.
WHEN: July 16-20, 2001
WHERE: Georgia, USA
WWW: http://www.ahad-kreyol.org/Announcements/youthmillenniumproject.htm
CONTACT: ahadcc@hotmail.com
YOUTH: THEIR WELFARE & WELL-BEING
THEME: Model UN program
ORGANIZER: New Zealand International Model United Nations
WHEN: July 19-22, 2001
WHERE: Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand
CONTACT: Nationalmun@unyanz.com
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT SYMPOSIUM ON NEGOTIATION AND CONFLICT
ORGANIZER: Institute for International Mediation & Conflict Resolution
THEME: The goal is to expose students to varied perspectives, to
challenge their own positions and ideologies, to inspire, inform and
train a core group of individuals who will then return to their
respective countries, campuses and governments.
WHEN: July 21-August 18, 2001
WHERE: The Netherlands
WWW: http://www.iimcr.org/symposium/symposium.html
CONTACT: "Marcel Smits" info@iimcr.org
SECOND YOUNG GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION
ORGANIZERS: National Body of Youth Organisations in the Kingdom of Swaziland, The Junior Council of the City of Manzini, and The Manzini Youth Centre
THEME: Leadership workshops, discussions on global issues, focus
on working committees which will design project plans for young
people worldwide, plans will be made and business conducted for the
Young GA in year ahead Cultural sharings and informal activities will
be intermingled with a heavy work schedule. Delegates can only come
from Young General Assembly Member Organizations. For membership
apply to Young General Assembly Secretariat
WHEN: July 27- August 4, 2001
WHERE: Manzini., Swaziland
CONTACT: Young General Assembly Secretariat
151 N. Ellsworth Ave, Suite 6
San Mateo, California 94401, USA
Tel/Fax:+1.650.340.8940
E-Mail: peaceways@igc.org
BUILDING A NEW WORLD TOGETHER-YOUTH SUMMIT
ORGANIZER: The Centro Huerta del Rey
THEME: Held concurrently with the World Council for Gifted and
Talented Children Biennial World Conference. Gifted and talented
youth will engage in a variety of activities including: sociocultural
events, city excursions, presentations by speakers, and in-depth
discussions about underdeveloped societies.
WHEN: July 31 – August 4, 2001
WHERE: Barcelona, Spain
WWW: http://www.worldgifted.org/xconf.htm
CONTACT: The Centro Huerta del Rey c_h_rey@correo.cop.es
AUGUST 2001
WORLD YOUTH VOLUNTEER SUMMIT
THEME: A global gathering of young people engaged in
volunteer service. The summit will focus on the leadership role young
people can play in creating and managing their own volunteer
activities.
WHEN: August 4-8, 2001
WHERE: Nagano, Japan
CONTACT: Akiko Seto aseto@mb.infoweb.ne.jp
FOURTH SESSION OF THE WORLD YOUTH FORUM OF THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM
ORGANIZER: United Nations Youth Unit
THEME: Youth Empowerment. It has been decided to limit the number of
participants to 1 per country. The participant should be between age 15 to 24.
WHEN; August 5-12, 2001
WHERE: Dakar, Senegal
WWW: http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/youth
CONTACT: Joop Theunissen, Chief, UN Youth Unit
Tel:+ 1.212.963.2791, E-Mail: theunissen@un.org
EMPOWERMENT OF YOUTH FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
ORGANIZER: National Federation of Youth Organisations in Bangladesh
THEME: The main topics of the symposium are :1. What is real youth
participation? 2. Involvement of young people at a national
level/sustainable development 3. Which are the barriers to youth
empowerment in developing countries ?
WHEN: August 12, 2001
WHERE: Bangladesh
CONTACT: Dulal Biswas, Secretary General, saffron@citechco.net,
biswasdulal@hotmail.com
WORLD CONFERENCE AGAINST RACISM, RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, XENOPHOBIA AND RELATED INTOLERANCE
ORGANIZER: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
THEME: Durban 2001 – United Against Racism. U.N. High
Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson stresses the need for the
Conference to explore the unique impact racism has on young people.
WHEN: August 31 - September 7, 2001
WHERE: Durban, South Africa
WWW: http://www.unhchr.ch/html/racism/index.htm
CONTACT: husbands@un.org
SEPTEMBER 2001
YOUTH EARTH SUMMIT - 2001
ORGANIZERS: Peace Child/Azerbaijan and Youth Development Organisation
THEME: Youth Action for the Sustainable Development organised for young people from over the world
aged 15-25.
WHEN: September 2 - 9, 2001
WHERE: Baku, Azerbaijan Republic
CONTACT: Azer Bayramov at azer-bayramov@usa.net
Phone: +994 50 320 07 19 Fax: +994 12 23 93 14
WORLD SUMMIT FOR CHILDREN +10
Special Session of the UN General Assembly.
WHEN: September 19 – 21, 2001
WHERE: UN Headquarters, New York
WWW: www.unicef.org
OCTOBER 2001
INTERNATIONAL YOUNG PROFESSIONALS SUMMIT 2001
THEME: Discussion on four pressing themes: Poverty, Social
Capital, Environment and Sustainability. The Summit will also address
the following Action Areas: Housing and Infrastructure, Food and
Agriculture, Fresh Water, Population and Health, Communications & IT,
Transport, Aid and Trade, Education, and Appropriate Technology
WHEN: October 2-6, 2001
WHERE: Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
CONTACT: information@iyps.org
GLOBAL FORUM ON EDUCATION FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
ORGANIZER: The Organization for Industrial, Spiritual and Cultural Advancement (OISCA)
THEME: A conference on encouraging further environmental volunteerism.
WHEN: October, 4-5, 2001
WHERE: Tokyo, Japan
CONTACT: oisca@oisca.org for more information.
FOURTH INTERACTIVE SUMMIT OF YOUNG ADULTS WITH DIABETES
ORGANIZER: Reality Check –Young Adults with Diabetes
THEME: Promote a better life for those with diabetes.
WHEN: October 6, 2001
WHERE: running from Melbourne, Australia
WWW: http:\\www.realitycheck.org.au
CONTACT: Kate Gilbert, Founding Convenor, Reality Check - Young
Adults with Diabetes realitycheck@bigpond.com
NOVEMBER 2001
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON YOUTH, LEADERSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT
ORGANIZER: International Youth Coordination Council Nepal
THEME: Challenges and opportunities for the youths in the 21st century: to build international understanding and solidarity among youth, explore the potential of youth in Development, share the international experience, and establish a network and co-ordination.
WHEN: November 4-6, 2001
WHERE: Tigertops, Meghauli, Chitwan ,Nepal.
CONTACT: Chauyen lai Shrestha, Secretary-General
International Youth Coordination Council-Nepal
PO Box-3969, Kathmandu, Nepal
Ph-00977.1.330315 and 352281, Fax-00977.1.331964
E-mail-chauyen@col.com.np and chauyenlai@hotmail.com and iyccn@hotmail.com
ASIAN YOUTH FORUM
ORGANIZER: Asian Youth Forum
THEME: College-aged young people from Korea,
Japan, Thailand and other Asian countries will discuss language,
culture, global issues and international understanding through the
medium of English-as-an-Asian-language.
WHEN: November 22-25, 2001
WHERE: Kitakyushu, JAPAN
WWW: www.asianyouthforum.org.
CONTACT: Kip Cates kcates@fed.tottori-u.ac.jp
FOOD SUMMIT+5
ORGANIZER: Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
THEME: "World Food Summit: five years later” Review the progress in implementing the World Food Summit Plan of Action five years after that Summit, held in Rome in November in 1996, where 186 countries, 112
of them represented by their Head of State or Government or their deputies, pledged to cut by one half the number of 800 million hungry people by 2015.
WHEN: November 2001
WHERE: Rome , Italy
WWW: www.fao.org
DECEMBER 2001
YEAR 2002
GLOBAL MEETING OF THE GENERATIONS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
ORGANIZER: International Development Conference
THEME: This conference will assess the results of the first GMG held in January 1999 and design an agenda for future action.
WHEN: January 15-18, 2002
WHERE: Washington, DC. USA.
WWW: http://www.idc.org/gmg/,
http://www.idc.org/gmg/linkages/Default.asp
CONTACT: Global Meeting of Generations, idc@idc.org
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT SUMMIT 2002
THEME: Launching a Decade Campaign of Action so that an additional
500 million young adults, especially youth facing poverty, will have
productive and sustainable livelihoods by the year 2012.
WHEN: 2002 (to be announced)
WHERE: (to be announced)
WWW: http://www2.edc.org/YES2002/
EARTH SUMMIT + 10
THEME: Review and assessment of the Earth Summit 1992 documents and goals.
WHERE: Johannesburg, South Africa
WWW: www.un.org/esa/sustdev
ONGOING
GLOBAL YOUTH PLATFORMS
ORGANIZER: Global Youth Action Network
THEME: National Youth Platforms are built by gathering youth
responses to this survey, which helps determine top youth issues and
solutions in each country. Soon viewers will see top
issues determined by young people in any country. Help build your
country's National Youth Platform by answering the questions
WWW: http://www.youthlink.org/gyanspeakup.html
VOICES OF YOUTH –internet discussion forum
ORGANIZER: UNICEF
THEME: Join young people worldwide in a discussion about a variety of world issues.
WWW: http://www.unicef.org/voy
QUASAR MAGAZINE
THEME: A group of young adults from Bangladesh are planning on
publishing a worldwide teen magazine to be called "Quasar." It will
be a voice for youth in Asia and will focus on perennial problems of
Asian youth. It will act as an outlet to share thoughts, experiences
and views. The volunteers producing Quasar invite others to
contribute to their future release of Quasar magazine
CONTACT: GPO Box 2878, Dhaka 1000 Bangladesh. Fax: 880 2 911 5831.
VOX MAGAZINE
ORGANIZER: Peaceways International
THEME: Teen-agers at International Polytechnic High School, Pomona, USA invite others young people anywhere in the world to submit, articles about global young people’s issues, poems, essays, art work, or cartoons. VOX acts a voice for young people who would like to be heard.
CONTACT: peaceways@hotmail.com
VOLUNTEER YOUTH EXCHANGE
ORGANIZER: International Christian Youth Exchange
THEME: ICYE offers young people the opportunity of getting
involved in voluntary service activities abroad while living with a
family or in a residential community service center. Voluntary work
placements are provided in community development projects working
with children, elderly, disabled, environmental protection and
education projects, health care, fair-trade shops, youth
clubs/centers, etc.
WWW: http://www.icye.org
CONTACT: International Office of the ICYE Federation at icye@icye.org
VOLUNTEER YOUTH CAMPS IN PALESTINE
ORGANIZER: Friends Without Borders
THEME: Promotes and develops voluntary service in Palestine as a
mean of solving social, cultural & ecological. This year the work
camps will focus on the environment in Palestine, as well as on
voluntary work in the Palestinian refugee's camps.
CONTACT: fbo_friends@usa.net
VOLUNTEER WORK CAMPS IN SOUTH AFRICA
ORGANIZER: Quaker Peace Centre
WWW: http://www.quaker.org/capetown/
VOLUNTEERING IN GERMANY, SPAIN, ITALY, USA, MOROCCO
ORGANIZER: Internationale Jugendgemeinschaftsdienste, Germany
THEME: The work camp projects are in different areas: conservation
at coastal areas and dunes, forest conservation and reforestation,
construction of playgrounds, renovation of buildings, archaeology,
restoration of historical monuments, social services and women's
initiatives. The volunteers live three weeks together and will
organize their activities by themselves.
CONTACT: ijgd@comlink.org
INTERNATIONAL YOUTH WORK CAMP, TANZANIA
ORGANIZER: Interlink Youth Services
THEME: This International work camp will be organized in
cooperation with a local youth group in a small village located in
the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro. The local youth group wants to
establish a tree nursery and botanical garden to provide seedlings to
the local community for planting, hence employ themselves through
income generated from this project.
CONTACT: IYS - P.O.BOX 77060, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
iystz@hotmail.com
WORK CAMPS IN NEPAL
ORGANIZER: RCDP-NEPAL
THEME: Volunteer projects in Nepal mean travel, adventure, and
exploration of nature. These international work camps are held in
ethnic and rural settings where volunteers can interact directly with
local villagers and can enjoy the local culture, religions, people
and life.
CONTACT: Murali Adhikari, at: rcdpn@mail.com.np or
adhikmu@mail.auburn.edu
WORK CAMPS IN MEXICO
ORGANIZER: Los Cuartos
THEME: The 3-6 month volunteer program year round and offers a great
opportunity to study the environment. It is flexible and open to
students in all areas. Tasks might include correspondence, program
development, tour guiding, research, fundraising, teaching children
about environmental preservation, promotion, etc.
WWW: http://www.cuartos.org.mx
CONTACT: mabcas@ags.ciateq.mx
LEADERSHIP EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT (LEAD)
ORGANIZER: Free The Children
THEME: Leadership Training Academies & Camps
WWW: http://www.freethechildren.org/lead/lead/home.html
CONTACT: training101@hotmail.com
FOUR WEEK ONLINE CERTIFICATE COURSE IN CONFLICT RESOLUTION
ORGANIZERS: The Network University in co-operation with the Centre for Conflict
Resolution, Department of Peace Studies, Bradford University
THEME: professionals that work in conflict areas and students with a special
interest in the topic are familiarized with contemporary theories of conflict and
conflict resolution, acquainted with a range of relevant information on conflict
on the Internet and introduced to practical issues and debates within the field.
WWW: : www.netuni.nl/demos/tcc/
CONTACT: Lambrech Wessels at tcc@netuni.uva.nl
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