AU - African Youth Forum(AYF):'Achieving Maternal and Child Health Goals'

15 July 2010
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African Union (Addis Ababa)
press release


WHEN:                       17 to 19 July, 2010

WHERE:                    Kampala, Uganda

WHO:                         The 2010 AYF Secretariat together with UNICEF Uganda are organizing the first ever Africa Youth Forum as a Pre Summit event to the 15th African Union Summit.

WHY:                         This first Youth Forum is to ensure that such an African Youth Forum becomes an integral and regular component of future African Union Summits to ensure that African Youth can communicate with their continental leaders and their voices heard.

OBJECTIVES:         The main objective is to provide a platform for discussion and recommendations from youth delegates concerning maternal, child health and development for contribution towards the AU Heads of State Summit in July 2010.

Specifically, the forum intends to;

·         Position African youth as critical players in the continent's development and to influence the highest level of decision makers.

·         Learn and understand what young people in Africa think about "Achieving Maternal and Child Health Goals"

·         Understand better the most effective ways to transmit their thinking to leaders whose decisions will strongly affect the young people living in Africa

PARTICIPANTS:     One to two (2) country delegates between the ages of 16 – 29 years are expected from 52 AU member states plus 20 delegates from Uganda bringing the total of expected youth delegates to 124. In addition delegates below the age of 18 years will be accompanied by a chaperone.  Delegates must be citizens of AU member states in which they are applying. Government ministries, CSOs with UNICEF and other development partners, should coordinate to ensure parity (age, sex, and urban/rural) in the selection process.

CONTACTS:            K.F. Mondo

AYF 2010 Coordinator

Tel: +256 776 000909

Tel : +256 752 405145

Email: kyateka@yahoo.com

Grace Ekudu

Tel. +256 717 171151

Email: gekudu@unicef.org

Miriam Lwanga

Tel. +256 752 488685

Email: mlwanga@unicef.org

Nyanja Damali:

Tel. +256 772 564477

Dnyanja@unicef.org

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