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Youth Visioning
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PROGRAMME & OUTCOME
The Youth Visioning
Final Declaration that was presented to the plenary
at the Main International Meeting, 12 January
2005.
We, the ninety-six
youth of thirty-one Small Island Developing States
(SIDS) and six other small island nations with
other affiliates, meeting at Pointe aux Sables,
Mauritius, 7-12 January 2005:
Call upon the delegations at the Meeting
for the Review of the Programme of Action for
Small Island States, to recognise and take into
account in your deliberations and national plans
of action, the concerns and specific needs of
youth living in small islands as noted below;
Recalling the United Nations Agenda 21
adopted at the Earth Summit in 1992, which established
the framework for sustainable development among
the worlds nations;
Taking into account the Programme of Action
for Small Island Developing States adopted at
the Barbados Conference in 1994;
Recognising that as the leaders of future
generations, we have specific rights, obligations
and responsibilities, and that it is our duty
to present to the global community our concerns
and proposals for achieving and maintaining sustainable
development for young people living in small island
nations;
Understanding that as small island nations
are part of the global community, we therefore
have a responsibility to conserve their biodiversity,
culture, historic, and economic value for the
needs of both present and future generations;
Noting the importance of preserving small
island cultural identity and acknowledging the
need for co-existence between traditional and
western/modern culture, the youth of small islands
have a vital contribution to make as they have
the experience of living both in traditional and
modern settings;
Acknowledging that the health and well-being
of youth is of critical importance to the long
term sustainability of small island communities;
Emphasising the importance of coastal and
marine environment to small islands, small island
youth see the need to conserve these resources
for survival and economic viability;
Realising that equipping youth with skills
and knowledge of environmental protection and
conservation enables them to make a difference
for the sustainable management of small island
natural resources for present and future generations;
Taking into account that improper waste
management leads to pollution, poor sanitation,
loss of biodiversity as well as a decrease in
the quality of life and the aesthetic value of
small islands, thereby causing a decline in tourism,
revenue and economic viability;
Highlighting that the large-scale, unsustainable
use of forest resources leads to a loss of biodiversity
thus upsetting the balance of survival of the
local people and limiting the livelihood opportunities
for small island youth;
Recognising that encouraging and supporting
youth to live and work in their small island nation
is of critical importance for the building of
the sustainable small island nations;
Noting that flexible and diverse pathways
for youth should be based on developing the means
for youth to have access to appropriate and diverse
educational opportunities, both academic and vocational,
in national, regional and interregional contexts;
Taking into account the limitations of
small island resources and the social impact of
unemployment, securing viable job opportunities
for youth is of prime importance;
Recalling that natural disasters as well
as modern security issues pose a particular threat
to the sustainable development and viability of
small island nations and their youth;
We, the youth of Small Island Developing States
and other small island nations call upon our governments,
private sector, and civil society to assist us
in:
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Building partnerships
with youth to support the preservation of
culture with and for future generations;
Involving youth in decision making
concerning the social, cultural and physical
environment, and in the development of policies
and enforcement of laws in order to ensure
good governance;
Educating youth on issues such as HIV/AIDS,
substance abuse, and healthy lifestyles thereby
strengthening family, school and community
relations and contributing to stronger morals
and values;
Contributing to the development and
implementation of policies to effectively
manage marine and coastal resources;
Developing reforestation initiatives
and enforcing regulations to conserve and
enhance biodiversity for sustainable development
of small island nations;
Implementing public awareness campaigns
related to people’s everyday lives to encourage
changes in behaviour, engaging small island
youth as environmental advocates;
Securing viable job opportunities for
youth by developing youth leadership and advocacy
as well as strengthening networking between
sectors, thereby reducing the social impact
of unemployment;
Enabling access for youth to appropriate
training and education opportunities in both
technical and academic studies, thereby providing
openings to get involved in viable economic
sectors;
Establishing and implementing internship
policies and programmes at the secondary and
tertiary levels which qualify as official
job experience;
Securing easily accessible financing
for potential entrepreneurs as they are the
engine for economic growth;
Providing youth with the skills and
knowledge necessary to plan for and respond
to the dangers posed to their societies by
both natural disasters and modern security
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We, the ninety-six youth of
thirty-one Small Island Developing States and
six other small island nations with other affiliates,
thank you.
COUNTRY COMMITMENTS FOR FOLLOW-UP WORK
1. Antigua and Barbuda: Environmental education
on recycling
2. Bahamas: ‘Youth outreach’ - Youth-led social
education programme to deal with HIV/AIDS awareness
at secondary school level
3. Barbados: Development of youth-led micro-enterprises
and improvement of documentation
4. British Virgin Islands: Promotion of healthy
lifestyles and habits to heighten local culture
among youths
5. Cape Verde Islands: Generating employment opportunities
for secondary school leavers, and mitigating the
effects of sand mining/ Creer des emplois pour
ceux qui quittent l’ecole et reduire les effets
de l’extraction de sable
6. Comores: Improving the structure of the education
system/ Ameliorer le systeme d’education
7. Cook Islands: Intergenerational cultural dialogue
and documentation
8. Cuba: Strengthening environmental education
and related documentation centres
9. Dominica: Promotion of local Creole language
in schools and communities, and waste management
10. Dominican Republic: Promoting local culture
as a means of enhancing youth identities
11. Federated States of Micronesia: Regional wide
Reorganization, Revitalization and Re-networking
of State Youth Congress
12. Fiji Islands: HIV prevention and awareness
13. Grenada: Youth-community re-forestation programme
following Hurricane Ivan
14. Haiti: Mobilizing public support for environmental
conservation/ Mobiliser le peuple pour la conservations
de l’environnement
15. Jamaica: Youth-led environmental education
for schools from basic to secondary levels
16. Kiribati: To educate and plan proper waste
and sanitation practices
17. Madagascar: Environmental education for all
people/ education environnementale pour tout le
monde
18. Maldives: Improving career guidance at the
secondary level in order to facilitate youth employment
in the agriculture, tourism and fishery sectors
19. Marshall Islands: Preventing youth drug abuse,
and youth education
20. Mauritius: Helping create more youth employment
21. Montserrat: Promotion of local culinary culture,
and beach preservation
22. New Zealand: Raising the level of awareness
among women and youth about the hazards of gambling
in family life
23. Niue: Career guidance for secondary school
students
24. Palau: Development of a solid waste management
plan, coral reef education
25. Rodrigues: Strategies to reduce teenage pregnancy
26. Seychelles: Helping create more youth employment
through local investment
27. Sao Tome and Principe: Improving the education
system/ Ameliorer le systeme d’education
28. Singapore: Addressing the generational drift
in culture and communication resulting from the
rapid modernization of Singapore
29. Solomon Islands: Ensuring youth have a voice
in planning and development, and in decision making
30. St. Kitts and Nevis: A mandatory internship
programme to promote youth employment prospects
31. St. Lucia: Heighten awareness through youth
for youth about environmental issues and HIV-AIDS
32. St. Vincent and the Grenadines: Creating community
awareness and encouraging involvement in beach
protection
33. Tokelau: Establishing learning centres, targeting
youth not in the scholarship programme, for vocational
training including information technology
34. Trinidad and Tobago: Enhancing career guidance
and job placement for youth, and beach enhancement
35. Turks and Caicos Islands: Enhancing AIDS awareness
amongst youth
36. Vanuatu: Awareness about substance abuse
37. Zanzibar: Improving the educational system
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