Sustainable Development – Earth Charter Initiative - http://www.earthcharterinaction.org/content
EC youth activists elected to UN CSD Major Group on Children & Youth
http://www.earthcharterinaction.org/content/articles/333/1/EC-youth-activists-elected-to-UN-CSD-Major-Group-on-Children-amp-Youth-/Page1.html
By Youth Facilitator
Published on 09/11/2009
 
Half of the UN CSD Major Group on Children & Youth's Regional Coordinators are Earth Charter youth network activists!

Congratulations to the newly elected UN CSD Major Group on Children & Youth leadership for the 2009 -2010 year!

Great to see so many Earth Charter youth network members in leadership positions! Out of the 6 regions, 3 are now coordinated with Earth Charter youth network activists!

Steering Committee:
Fatoumata S. Baldeh - The Gambia
Ivana Savic - Serbia
Julia Wong- USA 
Kiara Worth - South Africa

Elected Regional Coordinators

Asia
Birendra Kumar - India

Africa
Esther Agbarakwe - Nigeria 


Europe

European Youth Forum

Latin America
Shiba Andre - Haiti 

North America
Anantdeep Singh Dhillon - Canada

Oceania
Didier Gleyzes - France 

Among other things, the regional coordinators are responsible for gathering input from youth in their region and encouraging them to participate in the CSD process.


What is UN-CSD?
UN-CSD stands for the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD). It was established by the UN General Assembly in December 1992 to ensure effective follow-up of United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), also known as the Earth Summit. The High-level segment features dialogue among Ministers, and Ministers also hold a special dialogue session with Major Groups.

What is CSD Caucasus?
The CSD Youth Caucus is an international network of over 2,000 youth leaders that brings together young people with a desire to build a more sustainable world. The focus of the caucus to facilitate youth input into the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and to foster information sharing and communication between a diverse network of youth organisations who share a common interest in sustainability.

For more information, see http://www.youen.org/ 


Best of luck in your great responsibility on working for more sustainable future!