7th UNAOC Global Forum and Youth Event – Baku, Azerbaijan (fully-funded)
Deadline: January 17, 2016
The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) invites youth from around the world to apply for a chance to attend the Youth Event and 7th UNAOC Global Forum taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan on April 26-27, 2016. Up to 150 youth from diverse cultural and religious backgrounds with outstanding track records in intercultural dialogue and youth work will be selected as participants of the Youth Event and the 7th UNAOC Global Forum in Baku.
The Youth Event taking place on April
25, 2015, is a preparatory event to enrich youth’s experience of the
Global Forum, a unique international opportunity for the civic and
intercultural participation of young people. The Youth Event will also
have an online component with the aim of maximizing the exchange of ideas among
participants and preparation for the actual event. Its outcome will be a series
of Narratives of Tomorrow, which articulate youth’s vision for inclusive
societies, building on the positive contributions youth are already making in
this regard.
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About the Global Forum
The UNOAC Global Forum is a major
event organized regularly by the UNAOC, bringing together government heads of
states and Foreign Ministers, prominent personalities and experts as well as
current and potential partners from academia, media, the private sector,
youth-led organizations and other civil society organizations. The Forum
provides a global platform for discussions on intercultural dialogue and social
inclusion.
Next
year, the Forum will explore the topic of Living Together in Inclusive
Societies. More information about the Baku Forum can be found.
The objectives of the Youth Event
· Support and provide a framework for
selected 125-150 young people from diverse backgrounds to meaningfully
participate in the UNAOC Global Forum, engage with the Forum theme and
sub themes and bring youth voices to the Forum discussions;
· Engage with UNAOC on the relevance of
its activities for young people;
· Grow selected participants’ network and
expand their activities through interaction with other youth involved in social
action;
· Support youth participants’ access to
and knowledge of the global youth movement for peace and its network;
· Promote the SDGs and discuss the role
of youth in achieving them by 2030;
· Facilitate the creation of Narratives
of Tomorrow as the main outcome of the Youth Event. These narratives articulate
participating youth’s vision and solutions for the world to “live together in
inclusive societies” and chart the course for the way forward;
· Motivate and empower participants to
act as agents for social transformation and intercultural dialogue in their
communities.
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Eligibility
This is a call to youth from around
the world wanting to build inclusive societies through understanding and
respect among cultural and religious communities:
·
Applicants must be between 18 and 35
years old
·
Applicants must be a member or a
representative of a youth-led organization, network or initiative
·
Applicants should
have undertaken initiatives at the community or policy level that foster
social inclusion, intercultural dialogue, and promote peace
·
Applicants must be willing to
contribute to a global conversation on intercultural understanding and exchange
innovative experiences
· Applicants must be willing to
meet other youth leaders from all over the world and develop joint actions as
well as take part in discussions that will help shape the United Nations’
agenda with regards to relations among different cultures
For
more information and to apply, visit UNAOC Global Forum and Youth Event
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