The world is looking at bold and concrete decisions that will enable policies, funding and political will for sustainable development. None of this, however, will be possible without the crucial contribution of civil society and, in particular, youth.
Road to Rio+20 is the global youth mobilization towards the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20).The inclusion of a youth delegates will indicate the commitment of a Member State with the values of the Rio declaration, particularly principles 10 and 21, and intergenerational equity and equal participation.
Moreover, official youth delegates serve as a liaison with the youth of their country, inspiring and encouraging young people to participate more deeply at home, in the political life of their own societies, thereby counteracting the immense social costs of excluding young people. The Major Group for Children and Youth (MGCY) is the main entry-point for all children, youth and their organization into the process. To inspire more youth leaders, we launched the “National Road to Rio+20 Campaign-Sri Lanka” in October 2011 and it is an idea of three youth activists; namely Sikander Sabeer, Rehan Fernando and Sahan Hattotuwa
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