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Youth Portal
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Welcome to the CC:iNet Youth Portal! The Portal offers a broad range of information on climate change
initiatives, projects, campaigns, educational tools, websites and publications, produced by and for
young people. Furthermore it highlights activities undertaken by members of the United Nations Joint
Framework Initiative on Children, Youth and Climate Change and provides space for the UNFCCC observer
constituency of youth organizations (YOUNGO) to showcase their work. Please share information on
your activities by uploading it directly to the CC:iNet database.
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Youth events @ Bonn Climate Change Conference June 2014
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At the Bonn Climate Change Conference June 2014 youth delegates continued to engage in the
intergovernmental negotiation progress through various activities. This page provides a central
hub for information on activities for, with and by youth during the Bonn Climate Change
Conference June 2014 from 4 to 15 June 2014, that happened both inside and outside the
conference venue.
Youth statement at the Bonn Climate Change Conference June 2014
" We are a
group of young people from many different NGOs from around the world, joined together as
YOUNGO. Represented here in Bonn we have German, French, British, Norwegian, Brazilian,
Japanese, American, Singaporean, Czech, Cypriot and Belgian youth. We are here because we are
all deeply concerned about climate change and believe an ambitious youth voice pushing for
solutions in these UNFCCC negotiations is necessary. We are taking action for our future with a
growing impact on negotiators and fellow NGO representatives. We also work in our local
communities through raising awareness and gathering support for combating climate change. Our
goal is one that every delegate at these negotiations should share: a just, sustainable,
de-carbonized, climate-friendly and equitable future. "
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UNFCCC Fellowship for young SIDS professionals
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In celebration of the International Year of SIDS 2014, the UNFCCC secretariat launched on World
Environment Day on 5 June a call for applications for a five month fellowship to support the
secretariat's work on youth/gender and climate change. Read about eligibility criteria and
the application procedure here.
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Launch of the Arabic and Russian versions of “Youth
in Action on Climate Change: Inspirations from around the
World”
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With the opening of the conference on 4 June, the latest flagship publication of the
United Nations Joint Framework
Initiative on Children, Youth and Climate Change was launched in Arabic and Russian,
which will make the publication available in all official UN languages.
The objective of the publication is to highlight concrete work young people do to incite
their governments to scale up climate action and raise ambition towards a post-2020 climate
change regime. It is designed as a tool and a source of inspiration for developing and
carrying out projects, initiatives and campaigns to increase awareness of the causes and
impacts of climate change, promote sustainable lifestyles and advance green low-carbon
development.
Download the publication in  Arabic (7393 kB) , Chinese (13939 kB) , English (14495 kB) , French (12899 kB) , Russian (11132 kB) or Spanish (12898 kB) or pick up a copy at the UNFCCC Climate Change
Publications Counter, if you are attending the conference.
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YOUNGO Daily Meeting
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Date: 4 to 15 June 2014, 8:00-9:00 a.m.
Venue: Room Solar, Ministry of the Environment
YOUNGO meets each day for its Spokescouncil where all constituents, organizations and working
groups get together to arrange their schedule for the day and week and organize actions and
policy areas to work on.
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UNFCCC Executive Secretary’s briefing with YOUNGO
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Date: 10 June 2014, 12:00-12:30 p.m.
Venue: Room Rail, Ministry of Transport
The UNFCCC Executive Secretary, Christiana Figueres, briefed YOUNGO on the negotiation
process and entered into an open dialogue with youth representatives.
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SBSTA Chair’s briefing with YOUNGO
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Date: 11 June 2014, 3:30 - 4:00 p.m.
Venue: Room Arndt, Maritim Hotel
Youth briefing (150 kB) with Mr. Emmanuel Dumisani Dlamini, Chair of the
Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice.
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Side event by United Nations of Youth Network (UNOY)
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Date: 8 June 2014, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Venue: Room Rail, Ministry of Transport
Youth mark the International Day of Forests 2014 and their contribution to
REDD+
In marking the 2014 International Day of Forests, UNOY members in various states of Nigeria
contributed to REDD+. Young people planted over 200 trees in Lagos, organized educational
fora in schools to promote conservation, sustainable management of forests and the
enhancement of forest carbon stocks.
Contact: United Nations of Youth Network, Mr. Prince Goodluck Obi Email: gadylp@yahoo.co.in
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Exhibit by Global Alert for Defence of Youth and the Less Privileged (GADYLP)
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Date: 4 to 10 June 2014
Venue: Exhibition Area, ground floor, Hotel Maritim
GADYLP will present various publications relating to their interventions on youth including
human rights, humanitarianism, Convention on the Rights of the Child, justice and equity as
it affects the youth. Their best practices and lessons learnt in the various UNFCCC
conferences will be showcased.
Contact: Mr. Odimegwu.G. Obi,
Email: kennedyezedinbu@yahoo.com
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Exhibit by United Nations of Youth Network
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Date: 10 to 15 June 2014
Venue: Exhibition Area, ground floor, Hotel Maritim
Children and youth are neglected in developing countries more than adults in climate change
issues. UNOY will showcase various publications on the Rights of the Child and the Youth and
their work on human rights, volunteerism, youth and climate change clubs, green and tree
clubs.
Contact: United Nations of Youth Network, Mr. Prince Goodluck Obi
Email: gadylp@yahoo.co.in
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YOUNGO: UNFCCC constituency of youth non-governmental organizations
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Children
and young people have been participating in the UNFCCC intergovernmental process since COP 5 in Bonn.
Starting in COP 11/CMP 1, youth have also organized preparatory meetings called "Conferences of
Youth," which help build their capacity to participate in the UNFCCC negotiation process.
Since 2009 youth non-governmental organizations have been enjoying constituency status. This provides
YOUNGO with the opportunity to address the plenary, High Level Segment of a COP/CMP, make submissions
(individual youth organizations also), attend workshops, meet with officials of the Convention such
as SB/AWG Chairs and COP President. They also organize Young and Future Generation's Day during
the COP/CMP featuring a series of side events, exhibits, interviews, media stunts and other
activities.
For more information about YOUNGO and its current activities, please visit http://www.youthclimate.org or e-mail the YOUNGO focal points
at:
Ms. Sabrina Marquant
E-mail: sabrina.marquant@climates.fr
Ms. Danaé Espinoza
E-mail: gandahar.vandeshanti@gmail.com
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United Nations Joint Framework Initiative on Children, Youth and Climate Change
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 Since September 2008, the UNFCCC secretariat has been working together with United
Nations agencies and youth non-governmental organizations to empower children and young people to
take action on climate change through the United Nations Joint Framework Initiative on Children,
Youth and Climate Change.
The work of the Initiative is closely linked to the implementation of Article 6 of the
UNFCCC and in particular the implementation of amended
New Delhi work programme on Article 6. It also draws guidance from the following policy
instruments:
Its main areas of work are:
- Coordination of activities and sharing of information among participating entities
- Empowering children and young people to take action on climate change
For more information please e-mail us at youth@unfccc.int
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