UNwired Generation: Youth Leveraging Technology for the MDGs
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11th YOUTH ASSEMBLY AT THE UNITED NATIONS
Lead Endorser: The Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations
Other Permanent Missions to the United Nations Endorsing the YA:
Angola, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, El Salvador, Finland, Hungary, Madagascar, New Zealand, Romania, Senegal, South Africa, Switzerland
Missions Hosting Visits:
Angola, Antigua & Barbuda, Austria, Belgium, Bhutan, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Burundi, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, El Salvador, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Mauritania,
Nigeria, Netherlands, New Zealand, Liechtenstein, Lebanon, Romania, Samoa, Senegal, Slovakia, South Africa, and Switzerland
Program Coordinators, 11th Youth Assembly at the United Nations Gayatri Amatya, Nepal Eliane Sussman, Belgium
And with Special Thanks to the YA Academic Partner
Fairleigh Dickinson University • Office of Global Learning Jason Scorza, Associate Provost • Jo Anne Murphy, UN Global Pathways Program Director
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There is a saying: The more things change, the more they remain the same. I have been noticing that, myself, lately. This year, the Foundation invited Ms. Tami Kesselman to join us as the YA Co‐Chair. She has brought us new and fresh ideas, a wide assortment of extremely impressive speakers and panelists, and a clear vision that adds to the success of the program. We are proud to have her with us. Last September, in Bonn, I was asked to be Treasurer for the UN Department of Public Information conference. There nearly 2000 NGO leaders began to form what may become the new, SDGs: the
Sustainable Development Goals, for the future beyond the current MDGs. Finally, this June, the UN (and many well‐connected young people!) met again in Rio to examine the pressing issue of sustainability. New people, new paradigms, new energy but all in response to eternal challenges that are indicative of our human frailties. The struggles, opportunities, and crises we face remain the ones we faced before, in different incarnations or forms. A great writer once noted that the world seems doomed nearly every day, but always makes it ‘by the skin of its teeth’ and moves on. To that I will add that these new forces, changes, people, and ideas all help us understand anew the human condition and our longstanding challenges to promote peace and development. And, this is the value of a youthful eye on these age‐old issues, now and forever more. Although the issues never seem to change, it is up to you as youth to help move humanity forward as it implements new techniques and inventions that will affect each of those challenges and opportunities in brand new and indefinable ways. This is your moment; make the most of it, and help each other. Now, like the MDGs to the SDGs, help bring the concept of ‘development’ out of the past into a new and brighter focus and future for us all. Seize the day!
With many thanks to our talented professional and intern youth staff. When you see them, please thank them for making this YA a powerful event:
FAF/YA STAFF AND INTERNS 2012 - From left to right from the top: Catherine DiMarzo, Adriana Hevia, Victor Izquierdo, Yin‐Chu Jou, Syed Kamal, Stella Kim, Yanyu Li, Carsen Mata, Sona Shrestha, Adya Sinha, Erin Wolfe
Welcome … from the 2012 Youth Assembly
Project Director, Staff and YA Interns Patrick Sciarratta Co-founder and Project Director Youth Assembly at the United Nations Executive Director, FAF
Tami Kesselman Co-Chair
Youth Assembly at the United Nations
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The 11th Youth Assembly at the United Nations UNWIRED GENERATION: YOUTH LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY FOR THE MDGs
UN HEADQUARTERS, NYC, USA
Official Program – Check for Daily Updates Online between August 1 - 3
Wednesday, August 1, 2012 (Morning - UN General Assembly Hall; Afternoon – UN North Lawn) ENTER AT VISITORS ENTRANCE: 1st AVE & 45TH STREET REGISTRATION 9:00 – 9:30am YA Registration Desk in the UN Secretariat Lobby OPENING SESSION
9:00am Doors open to GA Hall
9:30 – 9:40 am Youth Assembly Welcome Patrick Sciarratta (Opening Session Officiant) Executive Director, Friendship Ambassadors Foundation Tami Kesselman, Co-Chair, Youth Assembly at the United Nations Conference Musical Opening Jourdan Urbach, Violinist; Founder, Concerts for a Cure
9:40 – 10:40am UN Welcome to the United Nations www.un.org
Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon (invited) Welcome Address to Youth on Importance of Participation & Leadership Moderator: Ramu Damadoran Outreach Division, UN Department of Public Information Dr. AK Abdul Momen, H. E. Ambassador Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations Simona Miculescu, H. E. Ambassador Permanent Mission of Romania to the United Nations Dr. Josephine Ojiambo, H. E. Ambassador Permanent Mission of Kenya to the United Nations 10:40 – 10:45am Youth Welcome to the United Nations Sam Vaghar, YA@UN alumnus, International Youth Council
& Founder, Millennium Campus Network
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& Founder, Millennium Campus Network
WEDNESDAY (continued)
10:45 – 11:55am Report from Rio+20: The MDGs, The SDG’s, the Final Document, and How YOU Fit into the Bigger Picture as UNwired Youth www.uncsd2012.org Moderator: Tami Kesselman, Co-Chair, Youth Assembly at the UN
UN Perspective: Chantal line Carpentier, Ph.D., Sustainable Dev’t Officer & Major Groups Programme Coordinator, UN DESA, Division for Sustainable Devt NGO Perspective: Fabien Cousteau
Ocean Explorer, Filmmaker, & Founder, Plant-a-Fish NGO Consolidator Perspective: Kelly Rigg, Executive Director,
Global Campaign for Climate Action & TckTckTck Social Entrepreneurship & Corporate Perspective: Tess Mateo, Founder, CxCatalysts; Advisor, World Business Council for Sustainable Development
11:55 – Noon Pavegen Intro: Generating Energy from Your Footsteps, Pavegen Laurence Kemball-Cook, Founder, Pavegen 12:00 – 2:00pm LUNCH BREAK At the end of lunch, convene at assigned UN area for afternoon sessions
2:00pm-5:00pm Afternoon “CLASSROOM PLENARY” for Group 1 (Check online for location)
Group 2 Delegates: UN lobby for U.N. Mission Visits. Note: reverse on Friday morning: Group 1 to Lobby 2:00pm-2:15pm Call to Order & Announcements and Introduction Erin Wolfe, Youth Fellow, FAF VIDEO: 8 Goals for Africa, Angelique Kidjo
2:15– 3:30pm EDUCATION: TECHNOLOGY + YOUTH = SOCIAL EQUITY + SOCIAL CHANGE Moderator: Eliane Sussman, Development Manager, Friendship Ambassadors Foundation > Tara Abrahams, Deputy Director, 10x10 > Adam Braun – Founder, Pencils of Promise > Tammy Tibbetts, Founder, She's the First
> Kristen Titus, Executive Director, Girls Who Code Networking Break
4:00– 5:00pm PLANET HEALTH: TECHNOLOGY + INFRASTRUCTURE + COMMUNITY = SUSTAINABLE DEVT Moderator: Gayatri Amatya, Program Coordinator, Friendship Ambassadors Foundation Opening video: WorldWide Web Foundation’s ReGreening4Africa Adrienne Bermingham, 2012 Youth Leadership Fellow, Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots > Perry Hartswick, IBM Distinguished Engineer & Chief Architect for IBM Smarter Water Solutions, IMB Smarter Planet
Peter Wolfe, Vice President, ARCADIS US
5:00pm CLASSROOM SESSIONS END (Group 1: will visit the Missions on Friday)
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5:00pm CLASSROOM SESSIONS END (Group 1)
THURSDAY, August 2 ECOSOC Chamber, North Lawn Building @ United Nations Headquarters, NYC
9:00am CHECK IN AT UN LOBBY 9:30am DOORS OPEN, UN NORTH LAWN BUILDING, ECOSOC CHAMBER 10:00-10:05am CALL TO ORDER & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Carsen Mata, Youth Fellow, FAF 10:05-11:05am SOCIAL INCLUSION: TECHNOLOGY + OPPORTUNITY = EMPOWERMENT Moderator: Tami Kesselman, Co-Chair, Youth Assembly at the UN Economic Inclusion: Jasmine Nahhas di Florio Education for Employment (EFE) Foundation Governance: Roland Rich, UN Democracy Fund, UN Democracy Fund Financial Inclusion: TBA, Dalberg, Mobile money initiatives for the 'unbanked' Gender Inclusion: UN Women (invited) 11:05-11:20am BREAK Assignment: MEET PEOPLE FROM 2 OTHER COUNTRIES 11:20-11:30am MDG KEYNOTE 1: Social Enterprises Making Every Step Count Laurence Kemball-Cook, Founder, Pavegen 11:30-12:15pm MOVING FROM WORDS TO ACTION: CONCEPT + HARD WORK + RIGHT TEAM = SUCCESS (A Practicum on Building a Board, Budget, Competitive Landscape, Brand Messaging, etc) Moderator: Patrick Sciarratta, Executive Director, FAF > Laurence Kemball-Cook, Founder, Pavegen > Maria Guralnik, Arts Management, SUNY Purchase 12:15-2:00pm LUNCH BREAK & YA SOCIAL VENTURES FORUM (Delegate Ideas in Action!) RESOLUTION SOCIAL VENTURE FORUM AT Y.A - Check it out on the way to lunch!
The Social Venture Forum gives all delegates a unique opportunity to learn about inspiring, impactful social ventures proposed by fellow YA delegates during the Resolution Project's Social Venture Competition, launching at this year’s Youth Assembly.
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THURSDAY AFTERNOON SESSION: THE VITAL ROLE OF PARTNERSHIPS Between 2 – 5pm Side event: Semifinal contestants meet with The Resolution Project during the afternoon; judges make final decisions on grant-making allocations and mentoring.
2:05pm-2:10pm Call to Order & Announcements Carsen Mata, Youth Fellow, FAF
2:10pm-2:30pm MDG KEYNOTE I: Cultural Exchange & The MDGs Youth + CULTURE + MDGs = Better World R.N. Ramgoolam, Consul General, Trinidad and Tobago 2:30pm-3:30pm PARTNERING for the MDGs: Public + Private + NGO = Results
Moderator: Gayatri Amatya, Youth Ambassador, FAF
> Amir Dossal, Global Partnerships Forum > Robb Skinner, Associate Director, UN Foundation > Susan McPherson, Senior VP/Director of Global Mktg, Fenton
3:30pm – 4:00pm BREAK Assignment: MEET PEOPLE FROM 2 OTHER COUNTRIES
4:00pm-5:00pm WHERE TO FROM HERE? What’s Next on the UN YOUTH Horizon
Moderator: Eliane Sussman, FAF (and global UN Rep for AIESEC)
> Nina Brewster, Campus Rep, Two Degrees > Florent Meiyi, President, AIESEC International AIESEC International (invited) > Noor Doukmak, WISE Program Fellow WISE Learners Fellow, Qatar Foundation > Ani Phoebe Hao, Youth moderator, online pre-forum & Youth Event at UNAOC Forum, Doha, UN AOC
5:00pm END OF PLENARY CLASSROOM SESSION, DAY 2 6:00pm-9:00pm Youth Assembly Culture Night Aboard a YA Manhattan Dinner Cruise (Optional: Delegates must book in advance. Cruise is included in program for all delegates staying with YA Delegate Dorms at Pace University)
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Friday, August 3, 2012 (Morning – UN ECOSOC Chamber, NLB; Afternoon - UN General Assembly Hall) 9:00am-12:00pm Morning “CLASSROOM PLENARY” for Group 2 Delegates
(Group 1 Delegates: UN lobby, then to U.N. Mission Visits) Note: reverse of Wednesday afternoon, so all delegates attend both programs! 9:10– 9:15pm VIDEO: 8 Goals for Africa, Angelique Kidjo 9:15– 10:45am EDUCATION: TECHNOLOGY + YOUTH = SOCIAL EQUITY = SOCIAL CHANGE
Moderator: Eliane Sussman, Program Manager, Friendship Ambassadors Foundation > Tara Abrahams, Deputy Director, 10x10 > Reshma Saujanis, Founder, Girls Who Code > Tammy Tibbetts, Founder, She's the First > Kevin O Williams, Founder, Crimson Oak Academy (invited)
10:45am–11:00am NETWORKING BREAK 11:00am–12:00pm PLANET HEALTH: TECHNOLOGY + COMMUNITY + INFRASTRUCTURE = SUSTAINABLE DEVT Moderator: Gayatri Amatya, Program Coordinator, Friendship Ambassadors Foundation > Adrienne Bermingham, 2012 Youth Leadership Fellow, Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots > Perry Hartswick, IBM Distinguished Engineer & Chief Architect for IBM Smarter Water Solutions, IMB Smarter Planet > Peter Wolfe, Vice President, ARCADIS US 12pm CLASSROOM SESSIONS END for Group 2 MISSION VISITS END for Group 1 12:00 – 1:30pm LUNCH BREAK 1:30pm Doors open to GA Hall
2:00 – 5:00 PM CLOSING SESSION: UN General Assembly Hall, UNHQ
2:00pm-2:15pm Joint Address, Co-Chairs, 11th Youth Assembly at the UN 2:15pm–3:10pm Light the World…Youth-led Global Partner Action: Moderator: Patrick Sciarratta, Executive Director, FAF > Illac Diaz, Founder, 1 Liter of Light > Tami Kesselman, Sr. Advisor on Global Expansion for 1Liter of Light > Anton Alvarez, Head of Alvarez & Marsal, Singer/Songwriter, Philanthropist
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3:10-4:25pm LEVERAGE SOCIAL MEDIA: Connecting to Causes, Amplifying Your Impact Moderator: Tami Kesselman > Talia Leman, Founder, RandomKid.org > Grant Garrison, Community Engagement Director, GOOD 4:25–4:45pm YOUTH SOCIAL VENTURE COMPETITION WINNERS Resolution Social Venture Recipients Announced (Up to $3,000 start-up award announced for each, plus ongoing mentoring) 4:45–5:00pm CLOSING KEYNOTE "Now that you've got the tools and have seen what you're capable of...." Monique Coleman, Actress; First-ever UN Youth Champion, UN Youth CLOSING MUSICAL PIECE: NOB A Change Gonna’ Come (Musical Accompaniment: Mr. Stacy Penson)
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11th YOUTH ASSEMBLY AT THE UNITED NATIONS • SPECIAL EVENTS
July 28 – 31 Emerging Global Leaders Seminar: Fairleigh Dickinson University Mini-Course Led by FDU and FAF faculty and senior staff. Certificate based. Intensive, Open to all global leadership training. Corporate & NGO visits; beautiful location. Wed., 1 Aug MDG Campaign Night Dinner
6:30 – 9:00pm Dinner and an opportunity to get involved! Featuring NGOs with MDG-related projects in the field. (Event sells out early due to pre-registration & limited space)
Thurs., 2 Aug Resolution Project: Rewarding Social Entrepreneurship for MDGs ALL DAY @ YA Resolution's Social Venture Challenge encourages and rewards Youth Assembly
delegates for building teams or submitting individual plans for actual social ventures that can make a real impact on global development today. Registering projects for consideration takes place in July online, in advance of the conference. It is free and open to all college-level Youth Assembly delegates. For details on submitting projects, Click Here.
Finalists present to all YA delegates during the Youth Assembly’s Resolution Social
Venture Forum on Aug 2nd and then present in front of a panel of judges on Aug 3rd. Winning pitches will be announced on Friday in the U.N. General Assembly Hall and will receive a Resolution Fellowship grant of up to US $3,000 and a year of mentorship support. There are already 28 Fellows on six continents working in diverse, high-impact fields including education, healthcare, human rights & water resources. Will you or one of your friends be next?
Thurs., 2 Aug YA Culture Night (Event sells out early due to pre-registration and limited space) 6:30 – 9:00pm Dinner cruise along Manhattan: Dinner, cultural performance sharing 6:30 – 9:00pm Farewell Networking Dinner: Chinatown Buffet! Fri., 3 Aug (Optional, open to all; YA Registration Desk will have further info and reservation form)
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8 GOALS FOR AFRICA MUSIC: JIMMY DLUDLU (SOUTH AFRICA) LYRICS: ERIC WAINAINA (KENYA) People working for less than a dollar a day And thereʼs no answer to the hunger And the poverty never seems to go away Theyʼre asking how much longer?
Let the children go to school Let there be no reason They canʼt get an education I see the beautiful minds coming From miles and miles like butterflies Letʼs feed the thirst in their eyes CHORUS TIME IS TICK, TICK, TICKING ITʼS TICKING AWAY HEAR THE CALL FOR A THROUGH-BALL YES! A LUTA CONTINUA THEREʼS NO TIME TO DELAY THE AFRICA WE DREAM OF ONLY 8 GOALS AWAY. AFRICA E! AFRICA O!
If we teach a girl to read A future generation rejoices, rejoices Put a microphone in the hands of our sisters Hear their voices, know their choices
We have the power at this very hour To decide weʼre losing no child under five That they will grow and live to see their eighties And live to see their babiesʼ babies [Repeat CHORUS]
She puts his hand on her stomach His other hand is on the heart, card in his pocket Their doctor, knows sheʼll make it As for the baby that both parents created Sitting at the gateway They are new parents-to-be Itʼs a good, good day
Weʼve made such major steps In the right direction We took the road less traveled by Weʼve pulled hard on the reigns of major sickness No, we wonʼt bear the burden of the sadness [Repeat CHORUS]
Smoke from factories Killing rivers and trees The waterʼs not drinkable The situationʼs unthinkable We must have somewhere to go when we need to go Overcrowded spaces Like a maximum sentence
What we need is opportunity A world in unity A level playing field See where we went wrong Take a look at the replay Itʼs time for fair play [Repeat CHORUS]
Congratulations 11th Youth Assembly at the United Nations from Arcadis
ARCADIS’ mission is to improve the quality of life around the world by creating places of distinction and providing sustainable solutions that enhance the built and natural environments. As an international company that provides consultancy services in Infrastructure, Water, Environment and Buildings, ARCADIS understands our role as a trusted consultant, as an employer, and as a corporate citizen supporting societal advances and global economic stability. This led us to significant partnerships with the UN to include our membership in the UN Global Compact, our creation of the SHELTER program, a UN‐HABITAT partnership, and our sponsorship of the World Urban Campaign. We are proud to support and work alongside future leaders of public policy and private enterprise at the Youth Assembly at the United Nations so that we may collectively envision a better world, and then engineer it.
Venue Notes: Due to the Capital Master Plan (CMP) at the United Nations and the Rio+20 Summit (which moved an important arms treaty back into conflict with our schedule), the Youth Assembly this year will take advantage of the entire, extended UN campus for its program. We will of course open and close in the UN General Assembly Hall. In fact, the YA will be one of the very last major events in the GA prior to its long overdue closure for major renovations as part of the CMP. That makes our presence here, where so many other major world figures have stood, even more special. Other venues: We will also conduct some programming at the North Lawn Building, in the “ECOSOC Chamber,” the Church Center of the United Nations (CCUN) and the Church of the Holy Family (which facilitated the visit by a Pope to the UN as well as the recent “Convocation on the Rights of the Child” in 2012, among many other UN related events). CCUN and Holy Family Church are nearby, just off 1st Avenue, on 44th and 47th Street, respectively. Please ask our excellent, youth intern staff for any directions and thanks in advance for your understanding.
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SPECIAL THANKS
Faruk Hossian, Permanent Mission of Bangladesh: without whom, we probably would not have succeeded with this challenging program; Lilli Schindler, Vivian Bernstein and their team at UN DPI for all the advice and coordination services, Nagy Naser for his help leading the UN logistics and tech team
for the event, the team at the Resolution Project, for their patience, generosity, and goodwill, and our collaborating partners from: EACT, Jane Goodall Institute's Roots & Shoots, Washington Scholars
Fellowship Program, Nigerian National Youth Award, Management Arts and Events, WISE Initiative, Brain Education, New York Academy, and finally, our friends, hosts, and sponsors from: A. A. Rano,
Robert Slaughter and Arts Olympus, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Sanofi, Newark Community Corporation, Arcadis, Pace University, Holy Family Church, United Nations Church Center, Sliceperfect
JOIN A CAMPAIGN IN 2012-13! Friendship Ambassadors Foundation is conducting several volunteer and cultural exchange
travel projects in the fall and winter of 2012 – 13 from campaigns created or highlighted at the Youth Assembly at the UN. In 2012-13, you or your group can join in these trips, below:
• Philippines and South East Asia to the 1 Liter of Light Campaign: Help bring light to many. An
incredible journey for two weeks, meeting new people and discovering new cultures, while helping those in the developing world who need it most. (Proposed: Early 2013)
• Ecuador: Rebuilding the Indigenous Shuar Community of Central Ecuador. Assistance with sustainable development building, tourism development, and agriculture assistance to a grateful community in the Central Ecuadorian rainforest close to the Equator. Homestays available. (Dates throughout 2012-13)
• The Rhythms of One World: A Celebration for Peace through Music. International choirs come together to celebrate the signing of the UN Charter (Its birth, on June 26, 1945) and a fund raising tool for NGOs worldwide. At Lincoln Center and the United Nations. Volunteers sought. (May - June 2013, NYC)
For those with interest, please write for more information, dates and costs, as well as registration information
to: Victor Izquierdo, at [email protected].
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