PROGRAMME & OUTCOME

Youth Visioning Closing Ceremony

The meeting climaxed with a closing ceremony that was attended by Mr Kofi Annan and his wife, Nane, and the Secretary-General of UNESCO, Mr Koichiro Matsuura. A three-person youth team made a presentation, after which Mr Annan and Mr Matsuura answered questions posed by the youth. Then each country delegation, dressed in their national costume, presented their commitments for follow-up action.

The programme was very intense, and a field trip day when participants visited places of interest provided a welcome diversion for the youth. In addition, regional cultural evenings when youth shared aspects of their national culture (dance, song, poetry, drama) were popular and entertaining.

There was widespread coverage of the YVIL event in the Mauritian newspapers. There was also coverage in national media in SIDS.

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Media coverage of Youth Visioning event

Kofi Annan listens to youth delegates at the closing ceremony
12 January 2005

Address by the youth at the closing ceremony
12 January 2005