In partnership with Glocal Forum, the Dutch Habitat Platform, Environmental Youth Alliance of Canada, UNICEF, UNESCO and Hip Hop Summit Action Network 13 – 17 September 2004
Conference Room 120/121 Barcelona Convention Centre
BARCELONA - SPAIN TENTATIVE PROGRAMME
| Time | Event | | Monday 13 September 2004 | | Official Opening Ceremony of 2 nd WORLD URBAN FORUM | | 15:00-16:00 | MEDIA BRIEFING ON THE LAUNCH OF THE GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE FOR URBAN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA
Venue: Media Reception Room
Moderator: Sharad Shankardass, Information Services Section DESCRIPTION OF EVENT:
Questions from press and WUF participants CONTACT INFORMATION:
Mr. Juma Assiago, UN-HABITAT juma.assiago@unhabitat.org | | 15:00-18:00 | YOUTH AND EMPLOYMENT: TRAINING FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS
Venue: Room 120/121 LEAD ORGANIZATION:
The Hogskolen I Akershus, Lillestrom, The Vocational Training Branch, the University of Oslo DESCRIPTION OF EVENT:
This event will explore vocational training as a way to strengthen youth employment and eradicate poverty. It will also look at how vocational training can be used to develop an understanding of urban governance and contribute to sustainable human settlements. PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS:
Terra Housing, Vancouver , BC , Canada
The School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Witwatersrand , Johannesburg , South Africa
The Alliance of Northern Peoples for Sustainability, ANPED CONTACT INFO:
MR. Jan-Gustav Strandenaes Sr. Policy Advisor, ANPED, jgstr@online.no | | Tuesday 14 September 2004 Venue: Room 120/121 | | | | 10.00 – 13.00 | OPENING OF YOUTH CONGRESS Moderator: Mr. Don Okpala, Ag. Director ,Monitoring and Research Division, UN-HABITAT SESSION I:
Youth Congress Opening - Cultural Performance: Young artist from Barcelona
- Opening Statement: Message from the City of Barcelona
- Opening of the Youth Congress Dr. Anna Tibaijuka, Executive Director, UN-HABITAT
- Message on behalf of Mayors HW Kleist Sykes Mayor, Dar es Salaam
- Messages from:
HE Erna Solberg, Minister of Local Government, Norway and
Hon. Stephen Owen, Minister, Western Economic Diversification and Minister of State (Sport), Canada
CONTACT INFO:
Mr. Anantha Krishnan , Chief, Partners & Youth Section, UN-HABITAT, anatha.krishnan@unhabitat.org | | 11.00 – 13.00 | Emerging Partnerships in Urban Youth Development
Moderator: Mr. Lars Reutersward , Director, Global Division, UN-HABITAT
LEAD ORGANISER: UN- HABITAT DESCRIPTION OF EVENT:
UN-HABITAT and government representatives will hold a roundtable discussion with youth organizations on the Strategy for Engagement of Youth in the work of UN-HABITAT. This interactive session will explore how youth can be better involved in designing and implementing youth projects based on national experiences. Examples will be used from the Youth employment and Safer Cities components. PARTNERS:
Statements from representatives of Governments, Local Authorities and Youth Organizations CONTACT INFO:
Mr. Anantha Krishnan , Chief, Partners & Youth Section, UN-HABITAT, anatha.krishnan@unhabitat.org | | 13.00 – 14.00 | Lunch | | 15.00 – 18.00 | CITY DIPLOMACY FOR PEACEBUILDING
LEAD ORGANISATION:
Global Metro City- THE GLOCAL FORUM DESCRIPTION OF EVENT:
Round table focusing on the role played by local actors within peace building processes and presenting the We Are the Future (WAF) initiative as a successful model of City Diplomacy for Peacebuilding. PARTNER ORGANISATIONS:
The Municipalities of Addis Ababa, Asmara , Freetown , Kabul , Kigali , Nablus , Rishon-le-Zion, The World Bank, Taking IT Global CONTACT INFO:
Ms.Alice Pilia, Project Co-ordinator and Liaison Officer for Spain , GLOCAL FORUM, alice@glocalforum.org | | 19:00-21:00 | GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE L AUNCH CEREMONY
Moderator: Sharad Shankardass, Information Services Section Venue: (AC Hotel) • Hip hop session with youth from Norway • Launching Statement Dr Anna Tibaijuka, Executive Director, UN Habitat,
Brief statements by representatives of Governments, Local Authorities, UN Agencies and Youth Organizations Interactive Session
Questions from press and WUF participants CONTACT INFO:
Mr. Juma Assiago, UN-HABITAT juma.assiago@unhabitat.org | | Wednesday 15 September 2004 | | 10.00 – 13.00 | SAFER CITIES THROUGH YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND INCLUSIVENESS. LEAD ORGANISATION: Dutch Youth Panel DESCRIPTION OF EVENT:
In this event, the Dutch Youth Panel will present a variety of approaches and activities that aim to improve the general position of youth at risk in urban areas and offer them development opportunities, creative opportunities, employment opportunities and inclusiveness in local governance, ultimately to enhance the safety in cities. Through the presentation, the DYP wants to show that repression does not help in improving safety; one needs to allow all stakeholders (youth, private sector, public sector, NGOs) to join in Strategies to (re-) integrate youth at risk and offer them the scope of serious opportunities. PAR TNER ORGANISATIONS:
Baobab Connections, Both ENDS, Cordaid, Dutch Youth Council, Dutch Habitat Platform. CONTACT INFORMATION:
Mr. Peter Gijs Van Enk, Dutch Habitat Platform Petergijs.vanenk@vng.nl | | 13.00 – 14.00 | Lunch | | 15.00 – 18.00 | YOUTH AND URBAN ENVIRONMENT: ROAD TO VANCOUVER 2006 Moderator: Mrs. Cecilia Njenga Kinuthia, UN HABITAT LEAD ORGANISATION: Environmental Youth Alliance Canada DESCRIPTION OF EVENT:
Environmental Youth Alliance and City Council of Vancouver will hold a workshop on Youth and Urban Environment. This interactive workshop will explore how youth are involved in promoting a healthy physical and social environment. Examples will be used from the UNICEF Child and Youth Friendly Cities dialogue paper, and the UNESCO Growing up in the Cities project. Small group sessions will allow youth to explore what ways local governments can support youth in creating health physical and social environments. CONTACT INFORMATION:
Doug Ragan, Environmental Youth Alliance Doug@eya.ca | | 16.30 – 18.00 | ROUNDTABLE ON YOUTH AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT Moderator: Mr. Anantha Krishnan , Chief, Partners and Youth Section, UN-HABITAT LEAD ORGANISATION: Environment Youth Alliance Canada DESCRIPTION OF EVENT:
City of Vancouver elected representatives Lyndsay Poaps and Kevin Millsip, will host a Youth and Local Government Roundtable that is organized by the Canadian youth delegation in partnership with UN-HABTIAT Partners and Youth Section to attempt to; a. identify best practices that exist for youth involvement in local government b. Build the capacities of youth to enable them participate in local government c. Identify the programmes that can be undertaken over the next 2 years on the, road to Vancouver 2006. A report and recommendations will come from this interactive roundtable, and be presented to the City of Vancouver , and Canadian federal government, with the goal of using the findings to further refine the Road to 2006 program. PARTNER ORGANISATIONS:
YouthPlanet www.youthplanet.org
Association nationale des conseils d'enfants et de jeunes (ANACEJ) CONTACT INFORMATION:
Doug Ragan, Environmental Youth Alliance Doug@eya.ca | | Thursday 16 September 2004 | | 10.00 – 13.00 | YOUTH AND URBAN SPACE Moderator: Paul Taylor, Chief, Urban Development Branch LEAD ORGANISATION INVITED: Youth and Urban Space Australia DESCRIPTION OF EVENT:
The event will explore the role of youth and culture in revitalisation and reclaiming of urban space, as part of Safer Cities strategies and crime prevention. PARTNER ORGANISATIONS:
ICPC, FESU. City of Durban , City of Dar es Salaam , NCPC ( USA ), UNESCO, YES Campaign CONTACT INFORMATION:
Mr. Juma Assiago, UN-HABITAT Juma.assiago@unhabitat.org | | 13.00 – 14.00 | Lunch | | 15.00 – 18.00 | GLOBAL HIP HOP SUMMIT Moderator: Mr. Nick You, Chief, Best Practices and Local Leadership Programme, UN-HABITAT LEAD ORGANISATION: Hip-Hop Summit Action Network (HSAN) DESCRIPTION OF EVENT:
First meeting of Hip-Hop artists, youth groups and representatives of the recording industry on issues affecting urban youth living in slums and inner cities. The meeting is expected to produce a joint declaration to launch the “Messengers of Truth Project”. PARTNER ORGANISATIONS:
Best Practices & Local Leadership Programme, UN-HABITAT
Youth Employment Summit
Global Youth Action Network
Youth for Habitat CONTACT INFORMATION:
Mrs. Alexis McGill, Political Director, Hip-Hop Summit Action Network amcgill@hsan.org | | Friday 17 September 2004 | | 9.00 – 10.30 | GROWING UP IN CITIES LEAD ORGANISATION: UNESCO-MOST, GROWING UP IN CITIES DESCRIPTION OF EVENT:
David Driskell, Training Coordinator for the Growing up in Cities (GUIC) project of UNESCO-MOST and Lecturer at Cornell University , will facilitate a discussion on the GUIC project internationally and in Canada . He will present an overview of the GUIC approach and methods, summarize results from past GUIC sites, and outline current directions in the GUIC project, including how others can initiate a GUIC project in their community. Small group discussions will be initiated to discuss the different city themes outlined in the Child and Youth Friendly Cities discussion paper. This discussion will help shape a GUIC action research agenda that will become a key theme in the Road to Vancouver 2006. PAR TNER ORGANISATIONS:
Growing up in Cities
Environmental Youth Alliance
International Institute for Child Rights and Development
Centre of Excellence for Youth Engagement CONTACT INFORMATION:
Mr. David Driskell, GUIC, driskell@bdplanning.com | | 11.00 – 12.15 | CLOSING CEREMONY Moderator: Mr. Anantha Krishnan , Chief, Partners and Youth Section, UN-HABITAT • Feedback from Youth Representatives • Way Forward from Youth Representatives to UN-HABITAT - Presentation and Adoption of the Declaration and Action Plan
- Road Map to Vancouver 2006
- Closing speeches:
- Mayor of Barcelona
- Mayor of Vancouver
- UN-HABITAT
Vote of Thanks: Forum of Cultures Barcelona |
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