Children and youth
The world's population is young, with nearly 2.2 billion people under the age of 18 of which 85 percent are living in developing countries. Children and young people are concerned, thoughtful citizens, capable of participating in, and changing the society of which they are a part; and they have an important role to play in addressing and affecting the issues of our world. In addition, children and young people have enthusiasm, imagination and abundant energy to undertake local actions, act as effective communicators in their communities and be involved in international arenas. FAO with a number of partners is therefore developing resources, activities and the mechanisms to enhance awareness, access to information and participation of children and young people in a range of environmental, social and sustainable development issues, including climate change. |
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News
23 November 2009
Danish secondary school students will produce daily reporting on the activities of Children's Climate Forum (CCF) delegates in the run-up to the COP15. The young journalists will cover 160 children from 44 developing and industrialized countries who are presenting a set of recommendations to world leaders at the COP15. Coverage will be online at www.childrensclimateforum.org, by using tools such as Twitter(#ccf09), email (climate-tv@oerestadgym.dk), and SMS. Young people from around the world will be able to watch the shows online and then send comments and questions to "Unite for Climate TV." The shows will be aired twice daily in one hour segments from November 30 through December 4. By promoting dialogue between delegates and the global youth, the shows will help ensure that the views of all young people are taken into consideration at the CCF and the COP15. For further information, please contact:Katie Mulloy, UNICEF Youth Section, e-mail: kmulloy@unicef.org Petter Becker-Jostes, UNICEF Denmark, e-mail: PBJostes@unicef.dk Kate Donovan, UNICEF Media, + 1 212 326 7452 e-mail: kdonovan@unicef.org [more...]
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13 November 2009
On Monday 16 November the Hunger Summit will begin to raise awareness on the unacceptable situation of the one billion people living in chronic hunger, and a child dying of hunger every six seconds. In the days leading up to this event, FAO has launched an online petition where concerned people can express their support to end world hunger and an appeal for a 24 hour hunger strike to take place either on Saturday 14 November or Sunday 15 November, on the eve of the Summits to show solidarity to the one billion hungry people.Join the campaign and fight against hunger!For more information please visit http://www.1billionhungry.org or contact us at: One-Billionhungry@fao.org. [more...]
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16 October 2009
On World Food Day the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) and the Youth and United Nations Global Alliance (YUNGA) will officially launch the Food Security and Climate Change Challenge Badge. [more...]
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30 September 2009
On 24 October join runners from around the world and run a 10K. In Rome the will be the Run for Food race, a 10km competitive run and a 5km non-competitive run which will start at the Terme Di Caracalla. So what are you waiting for get your trainers on and get running :o)See: www.runforfood.it for the Rome race [more...]
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14 August 2009
Emerging leaders representing three billion people - the children and youth of the planet - will converge on the Republic of Korea to voice their demands for action on climate change at the Copenhagen meeting. FAO with other partners is supporting UNEP’s Tunza International Children and Youth Conference, in Daejeon (Republic of Korea) on 17-23 August, the biggest youth gathering on climate change before the UN climate conference in December. [more...]
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Motivators
Yes we know the problem is big but we can all make a contribution, however big or small, to solve it. So don’t just sit there: MOVE :o)
Contact
Page content: Reuben.Sessa@fao.org (NRCE)
Environment, Climate Change and Bioenergy Division: NRC-Director@fao.org