12th INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!


We are pleased to inform you and your institution that the 12th International Youth Day (IYD) Celebration and Youth and Educators Summit for the Millennium Development Goals (YES4MDGs!) is scheduled on August 3-7, 2011 at the Sarabia Manor Hotel and Convention Center, Iloilo City, Philippines. The 12th IYD celebration is spearheaded by the United Nations Association of the Philippines and United Nations Youth Associations of the Philippines with endorsement from Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Department of Education (DepEd), National Youth Commission (NYC), Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), and the UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines.

Monday, June 13, 2011

CHED Endorse the 12th IYD celebration and Confirmed Speakers


12th International Youth Day Celebration
Youth and Educator’s Summit for the Millenium Development Goals (YES4MDGs)
August 3-7, 2011, Sarabia Manor Hotel and Convention Center, Iloilo City

LIST OF CONFIRMER SPEAKERS
(as of June 13, 2011)

Youth Summit for MDGs

Mobilizing Tripartite Link to Foster Sustainable Development in 31 Upland Barangay of Cebu City (Philippines)
Ms. DORIS ANGELI L. ALCOMENDRAS, Cebu Institute of Technology

Heroes for the Mother Earth: Best Practices for Sustainable Development (South Korea)
Ms. Mihye Kim, Seoul National University

How Volunteer-Tourism Contributes to Millennium Development Goal 7 to Ensure Environmental Sustainability (China)
Mr. Ming Ming Chen, Institute for Tourism Studies, Macao

Education for All: Eradicating Illiteracy (Iloilo, Philippines)
Von Rojohn Diaz Rubio, Municipality of Cabatuan, Province of Iloilo

Volunteering for Disaster victims of Tsunami and Earthquake in Japan
Tsuyoshi Sotoya, Tokyo Gakugei University

 Educators Summit for MDGs

Youth and ICTs for Agricultural Development in Bangladesh (Bangladesh)
Roshidul Hasan, Bangabandhu Agricultural University

Philosophical Practice for Peace Education (Japan)
Prof. Taro Mochizuki, Osaka University

Education for International Understanding – APCEIU Conference Report
Prof. Bert Tuga, Fellow 2011 Training on Education for International Understanding, Incheon, South Korea

Estudyanteng Entrepreneur Project: Wave of the Future
Jonathan Jaime G. Guerrero, Bicol University National Service Training Program

Joint Summit on MDGs

Are we on Track? Global Status of MDGs Achievements (New Zealand)
Dr. Jaqueline Badcock, UN Resident Coordinator in the Philippines

International Year of the Youth: Moving forward for MDGs Achievement (Philippines)
Ms. Teresa Debuque, National Information Officer, United Nation Information Center-Manila

The Role of National Youth Commission in the Pursuit of MDGs (Philippines)
Usec. Leon Flores III, Chairman, National Youth Commission