The 11th Youth Assembly at the United Nations will take place 1-3 August 2012 at the UN Headquarters in New York City, USA.

The 11th YA will focus youth leaders on the success of the MDGs and beyond:  the MDGs Today and global Development Tomorrow for Global Youth Leaders.  Talks, workshops, and campaigns by Youth Leaders, UN staff, celebrities, and others.  The YA will be preceded by a mini-course at Fairleigh Dickinson University called the Emerging Leaders Global Seminars.  Post-YA there is an opportunity to provide service in cooperation with NYC Mayor Bloomberg's office and a number of extension trips (contact FAF for 2012 options)

Previous YA schedules follow, for your reference:

10th YA:  Winter YA, The Executive Sessions:  See below.

9th YA:  Three day, general session:  Click Here

 

YA+10@UN

CONFERENCE ROOM #1
NORTH LAWN BUILDING, UN HEADQUARTERS, NEW YORK

Wednesday January 18, 2012
12:00pm-5:00pm	YA+10@UN Pre-Registration & Workshop Selection United Nations, Secretariat Building, Visitors Entrance, East 46th Street.
Thursday January 19, 2012
9:00am-5:00pm	CHECK-IN DESK YA+10@UN Registration Desk in the UN Lobby (Visitors Entrance at 46th Street & 1st Avenue)
9:15 – 9:30pm	Youth Assembly Welcome Musical Opening: Jourdan Urbach, Goodwill Ambassador, UN Arts for Peace Call to Order: Patrick Sciarratta, YA Project Director & Executive Director, Friendship Ambassadors Foundation Program Introduction: Tami Kesselman, YA Co-Chair & UNWired 4 MDG Solutions Global Campaign Co-Chair & Lead Administrator
9:30 – 9:45am	Official Welcome to the United Nations • H.E. Eugène-Richard Gasana, Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Rwanda to the U.N.
9:45 – 10:45am	MDGs and the Young Professional Moderator: Jamie Ansorge, Co-Founder, International Youth Council (YA Alum NGO) • Amanda Angri, NGO/DPI Youth Delegate • Jonas Haertle, PRME Secretariat, UN Global Compact • Jourdan Urbach, Violinist; Founder & Director, Concerts for a Cure; 2010 recipient of the World of Children Nobel Prize for Global Child Advocacy.
10:45 – 11:15am	Special Report from the UN Alliance Of Civilizations Forum in Doha • Isabelle Legare, UNAOC Youth Program • Anna Pavlyuchenko, UNAOC Liaison and Projects Officer • Yin-Chu Jou, Artistic Director, Friendship Ambassadors Foundation • Olivia Harris, Youth Moderator, Doha Pre-Forum
11:25 –11:55am	NGO Cooperation & Coordination for Sustainable Development • Patrick Sciarratta, Exec Director, FAF & Service Ambassadors Ecuador Project • Jean Paul Brice Affana, Global Coordinator, Intʼl Assn for the Advancement of Innovative Approaches to Global Challenges (IAAI) • Miroslav Polzer, Secretary General, IAAI • David Woollcombe, Founder & President, Peace Child International (PCI) on Rio+20 Strategies & Preparations: How to Get Involved Now and in Rio
12:00pm-1:00pm	LUNCH
Afternoon Sessions	BREAKOUT SESSIONS (U.N. North Lawn Bldg, Conference Rooms)
1:15 – 1:55pm	Conf Rm A. Rio+20 Global Youth Music Contest & Resource Mobilization Innovations for and by Youth (Facilitator: Miroslav Polzer, Secretary General, IAAI) Conf Rm B. Rio+20 & The World Youth Congress on Sustainable Youth-led Development: How to Get Involved & Help Shape the Outcomes (Facilitator: David Woollcombe & Cristi Gerlach, Peace Child International) Conf Rm D Opportunity for Impact: Join Service Ambassadors in Ecuador (Facilitator: Patrick Sciarratta, Executive Director, FAF & Service Ambassadors)
2:00 – 2:45pm	Conf Rm 1. Beyond Good Intentions: Achieving Accountability & Impact through Technology (Facilitator: Daniella Ballou-Aares, Head of Americas & Founder of Global Health Practice, Dalberg Global Development Advisors Conf Rm A The MDGs in Asia: How the Beijing Youth Festival pursues the MDGs (Facilitator: Jun Wang, Educational Association for China Tomorrow) Conf Rm B. Rio+20 & The World Youth Congress on Sustainable Youth-led Development: How to get involved and shape the outcomes. (Facilitator: David Woollcombe & Cristi Gerlach, Peace Child International) Conf Rm D. Rio+20 – GEEBIZ: Youth, the Private Sector & Job Creation (Facilitator: Sonia Preisser)
3:00 – 5:00pm	UNWIRED 4 MDG SOLUTIONS: GLOBAL CAMPAIGN LAUNCH High Profile speakers on themes related to the UNWIRED 4 MDG Solutions Global Campaign & showcase for technology collaborations, especially as they relate to the four core UNWIRED tracks: Health, Infrastructure, Education, and Global Development Kickoff w ʻMessage from Earthʼ video for context Moderator: Tami Kesselman, Co-Chair & Lead Administrator, UNWIRED 4 MDG Solutions Global Campaign & UNWIRED Leadersʼ Summit
Keynote: 3:00 – 3:30pm	“Sharing” for Impact - John Hlinko, Author, “Share–Repeat–Retweet: Get Your Message Read & Spread”
Panel 1: 3:30-4:15pm	Multi-Sector Collaborations: Leveraging Technology for Profit & For Good - Amir Dossal, Founder & Chairman, Global Partnerships Forum; Former Director, UN Office for Partnerships.
Panel 2: 4:15-5:00pm	Health & Human Wellness - Shaifali Puri, Executive Director, Scientists Wthout Borders Planet Health & Sustainability - Laura Storm, Project Green Light / Sustania http://sustainia.me/ Infrastructure Health & Governance - Waleed Rashed, Co-Founder & Spokesperson, April 6 Movement, Egypt.
Friday, January 20, 2011: Day 2
9:15 am	Call to Order; Opening Notices (Conference Plenary Room) Official Welcome to Day 2 at the United Nations • Roland Rich, Officer-in-Charge, United Nations Office for Partnerships (UNOP) • Ambassador Eugene-Richard Gasana, Permanent Mission of Rwanda to the UN
9:30 -10:00am	KEYNOTE: “Influencing Change – Leveraging the Power of Many” • Jeremy Heimans, Founder * CEO, Purpose.com; Co-Founder, AAVAZ
10:00 – 12:00pm	Spotlight on the MDGs: Moderator: Tami Kesselman Video Screenings of each project, followed by Moderated Panel and Q&A The Role of Celebrity, New Media, Technology & Traditional Press in Issue Awareness • Tara Abrahams, Deputy Director, 10x10, “Educate Girls, Change the World.” • Allison Deines, Jane Goodall Institute, National Director, Roots & Shoots. • Pamela Hogan, Exec Producer, Women, War, and Peace & winner of multiple Emmy Awards while helming multiple PBS & National Geographic productions.
12:00 – 1:00pm	LUNCH
1:10 – 1:55pm	UNWIRED Workshops Conf Rm 1. MOBILE MONEY: Unpacking the Mobile Hype: Evidence from Haiti Case Study from Haiti (Facilitator: Matt Shakhovskoy, Dalberg) Conf Rm A. HEALTH: Mobile Health Alliance – Trends & Issues mHealth Next Steps (Lisa Lee, Dalberg Global Devʼt Advisors) Conf Rm B. INFRASTRUCTURE: The Peopleʼs Democracy/Governance 4.0 Egypt Case Study (Waleed Rashed) Conf Rm D. HEALTH: Biodiversity & A Healthy Planet Tech for Planting Case Study (Allison Deines, Roots & Shoots)
2:00 – 2:45pm	UNWIRED Workshops Conf Rm 1. GLOBAL: Evolution of Mobile – Improving Results 1 SMS at a Time Case study on UNWIRED 4 MDG Global Campaign (Tami Kesselman, UNWIRED) Conf Rm A. EDUCATION: Tech for Expanding Access to Education e-Learning Ghana Case Study (Tim Kotin, Dalberg Global Devʼt Advisors) Conf Rm B. HEALTH: Collaborative Platforms for Expert Innovations Emerging Markets Case Study (Shaifali Puri, Scientists Without Borders) Conf Rm D. SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR: Eliminating Hunger 1 Purchase at a Time Case Study: Launch of Two Degrees Food (Peter Walters, Two Degrees Food)
3:00 – 3:45pm	MDGs in Action: An Intergenerational Approach & Moderator: Sebastian Mony • Nejeed Kassam, (25 yrs old) Author, "High on Life: Stories of Hope, Change, and Leadership." UNDP Serbia film project, Co-Founder, End Poverty Now & Networks for Change. Blogger, Youth Activist, Writer. • Dr. Judy Kuriansky, Author, TV Host. Facilitator on peace, trauma recovery, crisis counseling and her unique East/West intervention programs around the world. • Engr. Noah Dallaji, Founder, African Children Talent Discovery Foundation (ACTDF)
3:45 – 3:55pm	A Report From Reynolds • Marcelo Ber, Reynolds Fellow, NYU. Manager for Micro-Saving, Ashoka's Social Financial Services program. Previous position with UNICEF Argentina
3:55 – 4:00pm	Afternoon Cultural Presentation: NOB from the NY Hallelujah Choir
4:00 – 4:45pm	YA+10 Closing Plenary & Keynote Moderator: Tami Kesselman • Talia Leman (17 yrs old), Author & Social Entrepreneur, CEO & Founder, RandomKid, UNICEF's first National Youth Ambassador. Recipient of the National Jefferson Award, considered the Nobel prize for public service, International Youth Talent Award from the European Union, and the "Champion of Intercultural Innovation" by the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations.
4:45 – 5:00pm	Closing Words from the YA+10@UN Director and YA+10@UN Co-Chair

 

Lead Endorser:

The Permanent Mission of Rwanda to the United Nations

 

Other Permanent Missions to the United Nations Endorsing 10YA@UN:

Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Chile, Finland, Germany, Guatemala, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Romania, Sweden and Slovakia

 

Participating Speakers Organizations (Partial List):

10X10 Action Campaign,  African Children Talent Discovery Foundation,  April 6 Movement,  Arts for Peace,  Ashoka,  Beijing Youth Festival,  Change.org, Children Helping Children, Dalberg Global Development Advisors,  Educational Association for China Tomorrow,  End Poverty Now,  GEEBIZ,  Global Partnerships Forum,  International Association for the Advancement of Innovative Approaches to Global Challenges (IAAI), International Student Association at Fordham,  International Youth Council,  Jane Goodall Institute,  Millennium Campus Network,  Monday Morning,  Networks for Change,  NGO/DPI,  Peace Child International,  Project Green Light,  RandomKid.org,  Reynolds Program – NYU,  Roots & Shoots,  Scientists Without Borders,  Service Ambassadors in Ecuador,  Sustainia, TakingITGlobal,  The Documentary Group (TDG),  Two Degrees Food,  UN Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC),  UN Global Compact,  UNWIRED - United Nations Wireless Initiative: Rapid Evolution to Deployment,  U.S. State Department,  WuPY (“What’s Up Youth”),  Women War & Peace,  The World Youth Congress.

 

With the Support and Collaboration of

Permanent Mission of Rwanda to the United Nations

And the International Youth Council (IYC)