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DESCRIPTION OF YOUNG GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS
AS STATED IN THE CHARTER
Article 8 - Member Organizations
1. Membership in the Young General Assembly is open to any organization in any nation in which
children (people under eighteen years of age) have a major voice in the organization's executive decision-
making.
2. Member organizations agree to uphold the Young General Assembly Charter and to:
a. devise ways of reaching children throughout their nation to distribute Young General Assembly Project
Plans, initiate projects and monitor their progress;
b. support children in presenting their views themselves on issues that affect children and set up
opportunities for them to do so in an appropriate manner;
c. assist child members to present Hear the Children Day activities on the International Day of Peace and
report about these activities to the Young General Assembly Special Issue Committee;
d. develop partnerships with other organizations and serve as a liaison between the government and its
child citizens and report to the Special Issue Committee on these activities;
- send delegations to annual Assembly Sessions of which two of every three persons in the delegation
are people between the ages of twelve and eighteen, and no delegation will be sent without a person
between the ages of twelve and eighteen, one member needs to speak English and all others have
actively participated in the organization's activities;
g. complete an annual report in English about the member organization's Young General Assembly
activities/projects and send the report to the Young General Assembly Secretariat to arrive three
months ahead of the annual Assembly Session;
h. participate in writing national reports about the status of the implementation of the Convention on the
Rights of the Child in their country when called upon to do so and every five years contribute to the
updating of the International Keeping the Promise Report;
i. educate children about child rights;
j. develop skills in children that will guide them towards a lifelong path of responsibly active
citizenship at all levels.
- keep the Young General Assembly Secretariat informed as to any changes in the member
organization's contact information.
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