From 2005-10-12 to 2005-10-18

Venue: Bangalore, India

Summary:
This conference is one of the key activities under UNEP's TUNZA (which means ‘to treat with care or affection’ in Swahili) long-term strategy for engaging and involving young people in environmental activities and in the work of UNEP.

About 150 youths between the ages of 15-24, will come from all over the world to discuss their role in environmental decision-making. The main theme of the conference is ‘The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and cooperation among youth organizations’. This conference will mainly focus on the MDG goals: fro eradicating extreme poverty and hunger, promoting gender equality and empowering women, and ensuring environmental sustainability.

Organizers: The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); Centre for Environment Education (CEE), India
Contact Name: Theodore Oben
E-mail: theodore.oben@unep.org
URL: http://www.unep.org/Tunza/youthconference2005/