Dec 14, 2017C&Y stakeholder report to IAP 2017Following is a report created by the children and youth stakeholder report for the ISDR Asia Partnership meeting 14th — 15th December 2017, in Bangkok. The content of the report is the result of engagement of the following 3 major coalitions: The UN Major Group for Children and Youth, (UNGA…Climate Change8 min readClimate Change8 min read
Dec 2, 2017Training for students on International Day for Disaster Reduction in 2017As part of this year campaign on the Sendai Seven Campaign to celebrate the International Disaster Day (IDD), the slogan ‘Home Safe Home’ was adopted. IDD celebrations provides an opportunity for governments, local governments, UN agencies and all stakeholders including the private sector, science and technology partners, community groups, civil…Humanitarian3 min readHumanitarian3 min read
Nov 28, 2017Quito Youth Engagement Report — Habitat IIIWe are honoured to share “Quito Youth Engagement Report”, an official report of UN Major Group for Children and Youth engagement in the UN Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III). …Habitat 31 min readHabitat 31 min read
Nov 17, 2017Sameh Kamal, a representative of the Middle East and North Africa for United Nations Major Group for Children and Youth (UN MGCY). Tuesday, November 7, 2017 — Egypt TodayUN MGCY representative calls on youth to value their ideas Link to article in Egypt Today -HereEgypt1 min readEgypt1 min read
Nov 15, 2017Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria celebrating the international day of Disaster Risk Reduction, 13th October 2017This is the report from the seminar which was held on the 13th October 2017 at “Mediterranea” University of Reggio Calabria. The object of the seminar was the celebration of the International Day to promote a disaster risk reduction (DRR) policy day in Italy and around the world. Specifically, the…Drr3 min readDrr3 min read
Nov 12, 2017Reflections on the New Urban Agenda:By: Christopher Dekki, Aashish Khullar, Hirotake Koike, Sharon Tsoon Ting Lo and Saul Zenteno-Bueno. A youth perspective on the New Urban Agenda. Pages 362–365 http://online.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/pdf/10.3828/idpr.2017.15UN1 min readUN1 min read
Oct 27, 2017Youth Representative’s Report and feedback on 11th African Working Group Meeting in Mombasa, 26–27th September 2017The meaningful engagement of youth in Disaster Risk Reduction has over the years become recognised by United Nations office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) Africa and the African Union Commission (AUC) as very important as young people in Africa are increasingly being included in varying degrees at various levels in…Climate Change4 min readClimate Change4 min read
Oct 20, 2017Bonn Report on the 2017 International Disaster Day Celebration in Bonn jointly organised by Africa Good Governance Network (AGGN) and The United Nations Major Group Children Youth (UN MGCY)The International Day for Disaster Reduction is held annually on the 13th of October 2017, as a commemoration of how people and communities globally are reducing their exposure to disasters. This year the celebration continues to focus on the “Sendai Seven” campaign, which is centred on the seven targets of…Climate Change4 min readClimate Change4 min read
Published in UN Major Group for Children and Youth·Sep 20, 2017Migrant's HealthThe Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) states that “Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including medical care and necessary social services”. …Refugees6 min readRefugees6 min read
Sep 11, 2017SDGs Blog: Daniel. An unsung heroby: Iqra Junejo, Pakistan I would like to channel my efforts and take the opportunity to ink down my thoughts on the importance of street sweepers and their deplorable conditions and lifestyle, especially in developing countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal etc. I am sure the above statement has raised many…Climate Change5 min readClimate Change5 min read
