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YOUTH
EMPLOYMENT SUMMIT - MEXICO 2004
The YES Mexico 2004 will be held in, Boca del Rio, Veracruz, Mexico,
from October 4 - 7, 2004. YES Mexico will be an important milestone
for evaluating global progress on youth employment. National Strategies
will be reviewed within the context of the YES Framework for Action
and successful programs, policies, and projects will be highlighted
and shared among the Summit delegates.
The "State of the YES Campaign Report 2004", will be
released assessing the impact of the YES Campaign.
Other highlights of the Summit include:
Presentations by the YES Country Networks on their achievement over
the first two years of the YES Campaign
Reports from YES Conferences of Ministers responsible for youth
employment on policies and programs that have been launched by their
respective governments since the Alexandria Summit 2002.
Progress reports from the Summit delegates on Action Plans they
created at the Alexandria Summit with results of their achievements
over a two-year period.
In the past, the global community has highlighted critical problems
in the world through such Forums and drawn attention and action
to issues such as women’s rights, protecting the environment,
children’s rights and issues relating to social development.
This Summit will continue in the trend set by the first global Alexandria
Summit- a forum where innovative policies, practices and ideas and
tools will be shared and used for initiating committed action. It
is expected that up to 1200 participants will attend the Summit,
made up of governments, intergovernmental agencies, civil society,
youth organisations, private sector, donor agencies, mass media
and youth. Fifty-percent of the participants are expected to be
young people from around the world. It is very important to facilitate
the participation of youth, especially those without the resources
to attend. Their contribution will be essential to support the outcomes
of the Summit.
The Mexico Summit will be a “working summit”. There will
be very few panel discussions, and primarily the agenda will revolve
around interactive workshops. Through these smaller sessions, participants
will be led through the process of understanding the issues around
youth employment, how they pertain to their communities, and will
be supported.
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