Spaïcy Bazile, a Québec artist, wowed the crowd yesterday with her rhythmic music. It was her second performance, after singing at the opening ceremonies on Tuesday. This show was particularly special as it was performed of a large Picasso piece (behind) in the foyer of the UNESCO building. For more on Spaicey’s music, see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OzzismCIG4
In order to get a wide range of perspectives from youth, the Youth Forum split the delegates into 6 thematic groups, each dealing with its own topic. My topic, “Culture for Diversity, Dialogue and Development” was a very intimate and interactive environment to discuss ideas and best practices from different countries around the world.…
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This was one of the most impressive musical performances I have experienced. Kenji Williams, a renowned violinist, took us on a journey through space with a multi-media art presentation that involved images of the universe with the themes of eerie atmospheric violin compositions. Images were combined of both natural phenomena as seen from outer space,…
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The below discussion pertains to general policies on Youth implemented by various UN bodies during the International Year of Youth. This session was moderated very well by Ms. Monique Coleman, UN Champion for Youth, who toured the world for 6 months promoting youth participation. http://social.un.org/youthyear/Coleman.html Results of the High Level Meeting on Youth in UN HQ…
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The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Youth Program of the Inter-American Development Bank hosted a session on Youth as Agents of Change, a program developed in partnership with MTV Latin America. They asked us to think about the following two questions, and I became curious what our YAG members thought. Please comment!! Where do you want…
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This was a very interesting workshop in that we saw great willingness from prominent UNESCO officials to involve youth in their programmes through social media. Mr. Alonzo Addison, Director of Corporate Web Services at UNESCO noted that the comments that youth make through social media channels will be summarized on the internal websites of diplomats…
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The first day of the Forum started bright and early at the UNESCO Headquarters. We were welcomed by Irina Bokova, Director General of UNESCO, and Forrest Whitaker, Academy Award Winner and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador. They opened the Forum with the idea that human respect and dignity are at the centre of UNESCO’s goals. Irina Bokova…
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