Looking Beyond Disaster: UNESCO Youth Forum
Christchurch 9 -12 December 2011. The Forum will bring together 100 young people from the Asia-Pacific region to share their experiences of natural disaster and to discuss youth and community resilience.
Christchurch 9 -12 December 2011.
The Forum will bring together 100 young people from the Asia-Pacific region to share their experiences of natural disaster and to discuss youth and community resilience.
The Forum aims include;
- creating a global network of young people across Asia and the Pacific empowered to share experiences and exchange ideas on disaster and community;
- international youth projects designed at the conference for implementation in different countries;
- ongoing facebook and social networking discussions;
- recommendations to governments, UNESCO and other bodies on youth resilience and rebuilding communities and disaster response;
- and publications on disaster narratives by youth.
We welcome applicants who have experienced the Christchurch earthquakes or other natural disasters in New Zealand.
Last day for applications: 1 November 2011, 12 noon.
