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Doha Deception: Youth intervention to COP opening plenary

Nathan Thanki November 26, 2012 0 Comments

by nathan thanki This afternoon I had the honour of delivering the following statement on behalf of the youth constituency (YOUNGO). A night’s sleep had to be given up, and many ideas, comments, concerns, and demands had to be somehow moulded into a coherent, concise statement. We worked on the assumption that, inshallah, we’d get 2 minutes after all the needless ceremony and...

Youth Statement on Stakeholder Engagement

mcalderon October 10, 2012 0 Comments

by Mariana Calderon During the opening ceremonies of the COP, the Global Youth Biodiversity Network was scheduled to deliver a youth intervention, but, like many other observers, we were pushed so far down the schedule by lengthy State speeches that our moment to speak never came. So, we decided to create our own opportunity. I spent much of today drafting a statement on item 5.4, Engagement of...

AWG-KP intervention text

greeder May 15, 2012 0 Comments

~Opening intervention of the Ad-hoc Working Group on the Kyoto Protocol, written by YOUNGO and delivered by Camilla Born from the UKYCC. AWG-KP intervention: Thank you chair. My name is Camilla and I am 23 years old. For us, the outcome of the Kyoto Protocol negotiations in Durban was extremely disappointing. All Annex I parties should have led by example and taken on ambitious, legally binding...

SBI opening plenary intervention

greeder May 14, 2012 0 Comments

~Written by YOUNGO and delivered today by Graham Reeder at the opening plenary of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation. SBI intervention: Thank you chair. My name is Graham and I am 21 years old. We would like to take this opportunity to address three pertinent issues on the SBI agenda. First, with regards to Article 6, we believe that education for sustainable development...

Mic check. Mic check. Youth intervention (English and Spanish version of the speech)

Youth Civil Society December 9, 2011 6 Comments

This morning Anjali gave the intervention to the high-level segment COP plenary on behalf of youth. Standing on the podium, and looming large on the screen, she launched right in. I speak for more than half the world's population. We are the silent majority. You've given us a seat in this hall, but our interests are not on the table. What does it take to get a stake in this game?...