International Youth Day 2008: - YOUTH AND CLIMATE CHANGE: TIME FOR ACTION
12th of August is considered an International Youth Day since 2000. On 17 December 1999 the United Nations General Assembly endorsed the recommendation made by the World Conference of Ministers Responsible for Youth (Lisbon, 8-12 August 1998) that 12 August be declared International Youth Day.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon closes his message for the International Youth Day with the following: “On this International Youth Day, I urge young people around the world to invest their energies and bright ideas into shaping a safer, more sustainable planet”.
12th of August is considered an International Youth Day since 2000. On 17 December 1999 the United Nations General Assembly endorsed the recommendation made by the World Conference of Ministers Responsible for Youth (Lisbon, 8-12 August 1998) that 12 August be declared International Youth Day.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon closes his message for the International Youth Day with the following: “On this International Youth Day, I urge young people around the world to invest their energies and bright ideas into shaping a safer, more sustainable planet”.
Todays, European Youth Forum (YFJ) press release was entitled: ‘International Youth Day Climate change: the clock is ticking’. Bettina Schwarzmayr, President of the European Youth Forum noted – among others - that “Climate change is a clear example of how the well-being of younger generations is being compromised by the lifestyles of prior generations”.
More info:
United Nations: http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unyin/iyouthday.htm
European Youth Forum - 12 August 2008 press release
