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The Road from Rio+20: what can youth do?
Individuals, governments and organizations around the world are now mobilizing, getting involved and looking forward to the UN Conference on Sustainable Development. – Rio+20, which is taking place in Rio 20-22 June 2012. The two themes for the conference, which will be worked on to secure renewed political commitment for sustainable development; are – …
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What role can youth take in developing the world?
So – What role can youth take in developing the world? Answers have included: peer-to-peer training, HIV-AIDS awareness raising, youth-led business startups; environmental awareness, protection and conservation; human rights policing; peacebuilding – and many, many other things: given a chance, the right training and investment, us young people can contribute almost anything to the effort …
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20 Solutions for a Sustainable Future
We’re inviting WYC participants and supporters alike to tell us: what solutions do we need, in order to move towards a more sustainable future? Our Congress series has often produced action-oriented statements, that have inspired its participants, and other stakeholders they have been engaging with. As we get closer to the dates of …
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Working for Free – Smart Career Move or Exploitation?
For many, the choice is between working for free, or not at all, with young graduates flocking at the first CV-building opportunity on their radar, whether or not it comes with a paycheck at the end of the month. For others, the challenge is working outside of their ideal career path, often in …
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(Español) ‘Como el CMJ me hizo la persona que soy el día de hoy.’ Por Karina Mirza
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Call for Workshops
. We are now accepting proposals to run a skill-building workshop at the World Youth Congress. These are an opportunity for young people to learn, share and discuss new ways of working in a sustainable world. We encourage facilitators to run workshops that promote the WYC’s Goals and Themes and uses interactive activities to …
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Delegates Information
The application process is now complete and if you’re one of the 350 young people will join the 6th World Youth Congress in Rio de Janeiro, this page is for you as it contains the information that you should remember as we head towards the congress, which will take place from 4 to …
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Gearing up for the Virtual World Youth Congress
Mobilizing youth around the world is not only vital for showing the leaders at Rio+20 (UN Conference on Sustainable Development, which takes place one week after WYC!) that we collectively want a sustainable future; but it is also an amazing vital opportunity for all of us to share skills and knowledge, so that we …
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So you’ve been waitlisted, now what?
. We were overwhelmed with applications for this year’s World Youth Congress in Brazil. With over 4000 applications and only 350 places available, the WYC team had some very tough decisions to make. Before you continue, if you have any questions about what being waitlisted means, then head over to ourupdated FAQ’s first. . So …
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