Call for Applications: International Youth Parliament 2004 -

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Better Leaders For A Better World - International Youth Parliament 2004

Call for Applications

The International Youth Parliament is a dynamic global network of creative

young people working for social change - people turning ideas into action.

Run by and for young people it is a global network of social change leaders

working to build a peaceful, sustainable and equitable world. The second

sitting of the International Youth Parliament, IYP2004 will take place in

Sydney, Australia from 5 to 12 July 2004. We ask you to assist us find the

right delegates. Applications close 15 January 2004.

Application form > www.iyp.oxfam.org

Delegates selected to attend IYP 2004 will receive a unique opportunity to

exchange their experiences and the strategies they employ to confront local

and universal challenges. They will leave with skills, networks,

inspiration and an international context to assist them with their

endeavours in their own organisations and countries.

The Parliament agenda will focus on twelve major areas; education,

HIV/AIDS, labor and employment; indigenous rights, migration, trafficking

and displacement, agriculture and sustainability, peace building, human

rights, health and clean water; youth culture, technology, and global

trading systems. Across these areas special attention will be paid to the

themes of diversity, equity, governance and basic social services.

We are seeking applications from people aged 18-25 who are passionate about

and have been actively involved in projects aiming at positive social

change in the above areas.

Please forward this message to other organisations and individuals you

believe might be interested.

Betts

IYP2004 Coordinator.

International Youth Parliament 2004

iyp2004@...

www.iyp.oxfam.org

E-mail: betts@...>