Youth Conference

The UNESCO ESD Youth Conference will bring together 50 young ESD leaders from around the world in Okayama City, Japan on 7 November 2014.

As a Youth Conference participant you will have an opportunity to exchange your ideas and experiences with peers. You will be able to discuss innovative approaches to ESD and ways to promote young people’s contribution and further involvement in the global ESD movement. And you will help elaborate commitments to future ESD actions.

Conference participants will also be involved in developing recommendations for the UNESCO World Conference on ESD, which will take place in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan from 10-12 November 2014. All Youth Conference participants will be invited to take part in the World Conference.

The Youth Conference is being organized by UNESCO, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (MEXT), the Japanese National Commission for UNESCO, the City of Okayama and The Goi Peace Foundation.

Please see the Application Guidelines for the UNESCO ESD Youth Conference for further information, including timelines and selection criteria.

The ESD Conference is being organized as part of UNESCO’s Operational Strategy on Youth 2004-2021 (axis 3).

The information is  submitted  by the RA  Ministry of Education and Science http://www.edu.am/index.php?topMenu=9&menu1=1&menu2=9&id=6725&lang=arm.