The two official documents produced at the World Youth Conference (2010) in León, Mexico are provided at the links below. The first document was the result of the Non-Governmental (NGO) Forum, and the second, the Governmental Forum. The Guanajuato Declaration - the official name of the Governmental Forum document - will be presented at the General Assembly in New York this Fall, and some are concerned that the NGO Statement will be appended to the Declaration.
Watch the video below for details on why the NGO Statement is a point of concern, and read the Friday Fax articles below for first-hand reports of how the drafting process played out. Lastly, to see more on the youth topic, go to the youth section of our blog.
The Documents:
Video Interview with SABC-TV: Why the NGO Statement is a Point of Concern
Friday Fax Articles
World Youth Conference Ends In Controversy And Chaos
LEÓN, MEXICO, September 2 (C-FAM) The World Youth Conference (WYC) closed in León, Mexico last week with frustrated and confused delegates adopting what is being called the Declaration of Guanajuato, which will be presented to the UN (United Nations) General Assembly later this month....
Chaos and Ideology Reign at UN Conference on Youth in Mexico
LEÓN, MEXICO, August 26 (C-FAM) Early reports from participants at the World Youth Conference that commenced this week in León, Mexico are that the conference is the scene of ideological rigidity and yet almost total chaos. There seem to be four conferences going on at once, one for youth, one for governments, one for parliamentarians, and one called the Global Interactive Forum....