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Youth Forum delegates

Commonwealth Youth Forum officially opens

15 November 2007

Ugandan President opens youth event

The President of the Republic of Uganda, HE Yoweri Museveni has officially opened the 6th Commonwealth Youth Forum taking place at the Imperial Botanical Beach Hotel, Entebbe from 14th to 21st November 2007.

Also present were Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General Florence Mugasha and Uganda’s Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development, the Hon Syda Bbumba.

Dr Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka, UN Under Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN Habitat, delivered the keynote address on how young people are now better equipped and educated to address the challenges and opportunities that urbanisation and globalisation present.

Over 150 youth from 49 Commonwealth countries are participating at the 6th Commonwealth Youth Forum (CYF6), marking the 10th anniversary of the CYF which began in Edinburgh, UK in 1997.

CYF6 is an opportunity for young people, community and government to come together and share information, exchange ideas, identify strategies and develop plans of action for young people, from across the Commonwealth.

Participating countries are represented by a delegation made up of two young people (one male and one female), aged 18 to 25.

The CYF provides an independent platform for representatives of Commonwealth member countries to consider the youth agenda at the same time as Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). Each CYF addresses young people’s concerns and builds on the work of previous youth foras. Each forum works to formulate a statement of recommendations and action plans which are shared with Heads of Government and disseminated Commonwealth-wide.

Over the next week, young participants will discuss three key themes: Sustainable Development and Climate Change; Conflict Management; and Social Transformation and Health, including HIV/AIDS and Substance Abuse. The theme for the 2007 Forum is ‘Breaking Barriers: Unleashing Young People’s Potential for Development.’

The Youth Forum is the first in a series of official Commonwealth summit in the lead up to the biennial Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), which takes place from 23 to 25 November 2007.

The youth forum is organised by the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development in partnership with the Uganda National Youth Council, with technical support from the Commonwealth Youth Programme and the Commonwealth Youth Exchange Council (CYEC).

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