Gotta Respect The Youth!
August 9th, 2010
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Today was a historic day for the youth representing the countries in ASEAN which are linked by the Mekong River. For the first time in it's 30 years existence, the leaders of ASEAN have formally requested that the voices of the youth be heard! Sixty youth ranging in age from 8 to 25 split into groups to decide on the most important issues that they wish to be shared with the members of ASEAN. Many themes were discussed and the top 7 were chosen to be the themes of the next day's dialogue. ID Statelessness, Human Trafficking, Teen Drug Abuse, Family Violence, Preserving Culture and Traditions, HIV/AIDS, and The Environment in relation to three cross cutting issues of Budget, Child Rights, and Media are being actively discussed as I write this news post! If you have any suggestions for their discussions or if you have a message for these empowering youth, please post it!
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Today was a historic day for the youth representing the countries in ASEAN which are linked by the Mekong River. For the first time in it's 30 years existence, the leaders of ASEAN have formally requested that the voices of the youth be heard! Sixty youth ranging in age from 8 to 25 split into groups to decide on the most important issues that they wish to be shared with the members of ASEAN. Many themes were discussed and the top 7 were chosen to be the themes of the next day's dialogue. ID Statelessness, Human Trafficking, Teen Drug Abuse, Family Violence, Preserving Culture and Traditions, HIV/AIDS, and The Environment in relation to three cross cutting issues of Budget, Child Rights, and Media are being actively discussed as I write this news post! If you have any suggestions for their discussions or if you have a message for these empowering youth, please post it!
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