The International Youth Forum began in 1990 in order to enhance youth's awareness on global issues and their friendship, based on a special fund created by the Ministry of Sports and Youth of Republic of Korea.
This year's forum with the topic, “Climate Change and Green Development” will be hosted by the Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family of Republic of Korea and will be organized by the National Council of Youth Organizations in Korea (NCYOK). The event aims to make youth involved i...
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The Gwangju Asian Human Rights Folk School (GAHRFS) aims to contribute to the development of democracy and human rights throughout Asia. This event serves as a venue to learn and experience the history and development process of human rights and democracy in Korea. The Folk School can also be a venue for exchange and network for human rights activists. Likewise, one of the perks of attending the Folk School i s the opportunity to be endorsed for a scholarship.

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The Federal Ministry of Economy, Family and Youth in cooperation with the United Nations is organizing the International Conference on Youth Policy and Research (ICYPR) 2009. This event will bring into focus the results of youth research all over the world and offers presentations, discussions and workshops on the topic, “From Theory to Practice: Evidence-Based Youth Policy and Youth Projects”.

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We are encouraging everyone interested to apply for the Australian Leadership Awards (ALA) Scholarships sponsored by the AusAID. This ALA program aims to develop leadership, build partnerships and linkages within the Asia-Pacific, and address priority regional issues.

The following are the steps in applying for the Scholarship:

Step 1:
Apply to an Au...
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In order to boost Intra-ASEAN youth tourism, the Republic of Indonesia will hold the 1st ASEAN+3 Tourism Student Summit in Bali on June 16-19, 2009
This Summit is also aims to create better understanding of the diversity in lifestyles, cultures, traditions and historical backgrounds, and to strengthen ASEAN relations through sharing and exchanging experience.
 
Venue and date
The summit will be held in Bali, Indones...
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ASEAN is now entering the phase of achieving an ASEAN Community by 2015. There are a lot of challenges in dealing with how to deepen the integration of ASEAN. One of the crucial challenges is youth employment. International Labor Organization (ILO) reported that more than 30% of Indonesian youth are unemployed. Almost 88 million youth worldwide are jobless. The causes are lack of job fields, being low educated, and unskilled so they are not competit...
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Greetings of peace! We are pleased to inform you that Youth Coordination Centre International in collaboration with Asian Resource Foundation Nepal is calling for applications from young peace activists, community and development workers for its forth coming YCCI’s South Asian Regional Youth for Peace Training Workshop. This week long peace training will be held in Katmandu , Nepal from June 8th-14th, 2009. Attached herewith include rationale, goals...
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The ASEAN is now entering the phase of achieving an ASEAN Community by 2015. There are a lot of challenges in dealing with the deepening of ASEAN integration. One of the crucial challenges is enriching and preserving cultural heritage. The reality is that the public at large, including the youth, is less attentive about their own culture. The youth are more familiar with and aware of global contemporary rather than traditional culture.

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The National Youth Commission will nominate one (1) participant to the 3rd UNESCO Asian Youth Forum organized by the Korean National Commission for UNESCO with the following requirements:

1. Filipino citizen
2. Between 18 to 30 years old
3. Have been serving the youth sector as an active officer or member of a youth or youth-serving organization for at least two (2) years immediately preceding th...
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The National Youth Commission shall be sending four (4) participating youths, two (2) male and two (2) female to the 1st ASEAN+3 Youth Caucus to be held on April 17-25, 2009 in Thailand.

This event is parallel with the 6th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Youth (AMMY VI) organized by the Bureau of Youth and Protection, Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, Government of Thailand.

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The National Youth Commission (NYC) announces that the application for the 36th Ship for Southeast Asian Youth Program (SSEAYP) is now open. This is bolstered in CSC Announcement No. 22, s. 2009 issued by CSC chair Ricardo Saludo.

SSEAYP is an annual program sponsored by the Japanese government supported by the member-countries of the Association o...
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The National Youth Commission (NYC) , in conjunction with the Japan Information and Culture Center (JICC) of the Embassy of Japan and the Japan International Cooperation Center (JICE), is inviting applicants for Student Ambassadors and Supervisors to the 10-day Visit to Japan
Programme as part of the Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths (JENESYS) Programme.

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The National Youth Commission will be sending ten (10) youth delegates to South Korea for an RP-Korea Youth Exchange on Oct. 28 to Nov. 5, 2008.