Road to Rio+20, the European Youth Forum and Rio+Twenties meet with young people from across the world to begin working on the youth strategy for The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, known as “Rio+20”, which will take place on 4-6 June 2012. Based at the University of Youth & Development 15 young people along with those involved online will think about the vision for Rio+20, youth participation and strategy for youth and organisations over the next 8 months.
The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
We pulled the doors of the CEULAJ centre in Mollina behind us, but of course it does not stop here. The Road goes on, still 232 days till the start of the Rio+20 Conference in Brasil, but even after that we will keep working for a more sustainable world and an increased role for young people in it.
During the last days of our meeting in Mollina, we have developed a set of visions and objectives, to guide us on this road ahead. The further details are being worked out in action plans, answering the W-questions about these visions and objectives—What, How, Who, When.
Together, they will provide us with clear ways ahead for the following four stages of the road:
1. Lead-up
2. Summit
3. Outcomes—direct results of the conference
4. Impact—longer-term influence of the conference
For each of these four stages, a vision has been proposed as the fundamental basis for our efforts:
Lead-up—To ensure that our youth space is inclusive, equitable, diverse, democratic and facilitates meaningful, impartial, impactful, peaceful participation in Rio+20 that inspires engagement.
Summit—Children and young people, regardless of location and role, are influencing decision-making in all forms during the summit. Our interests are taken into account in the outcome. We will work in a positive and constructive, creative and inclusive spirit.
Outcomes—Transform the global sustainable development governance which must guarantee the rights of young and future generations: this includes coherent, smart outcomes linked to the Millennium Development Goals and their follow-up, with strong and coherent ways to enforce and implement them at all levels.
Impact—Rio+20 is the birthplace of trust and universal participation and a level playing field with an open atmosphere for building an equitable and sustainable global society towards a good and just world for all.
These visions, together with their objectives and action plans and other outcomes of the strategy meeting in Mollina, will be presented to the Major Group and be discussed during the next Facilitation Team call, on Wednesday, October 19th at 9pm (GMT+2).
The agenda of this meeting can be found on http://typewith.me/rioplus20youth. To join the call, dial +9900827044022956 on Skype. Or just share your feedback with us in the comments below this post.
To get further involved in the work of the Major Group for Children & Youth, please join the googlegroup http://groups.google.com/group/Rioplus20YouthSpace?hl=en or one of the Task Forces below:
Green Economy: https://groups.google.com/group/green-economy-youth
Governance: http://groups.google.com/group/rio-20-youth-IFSD
Objectives: http:// groups.google.com/group/objectives-youth-task-force--rio-20
Members of the social media team shooting today's video update
Group picture of the Rio+20 Strategising Team
Marianna gives us an update on day 3 at the University on Youth and Development.
Today starts with reflections on the Rio+20 process, the key players and our chance to influence both.
