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Mexico to Host World Youth Conference Mexico 2010
 Suzanne Stephens Waller - Presidencia de la República
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August 13, 2010
| | The Conference will be attended by youth representatives from 93 countries in America, Africa and Europe. (Presidencia de la República) | |
Young people nowadays wish to be heard and also to be part of the answers to their demands to create a more democratic and inclusive world with more opportunities, together with governments, businessmen and civil society, said Public Education Secretary Alonso Lujambio, during his announcement of the World Youth Conference 2010 to be held from 23 to 27 August in the city of León, Guanajuato.
He said that this summit is an extraordinary opportunity to demonstrate young people’s talent, highlight the strategic value of this sector of the population in economic, political and cultural progress and show the world that Mexico has survived, despite the problems it has faced, declared Secretary Lujambio.
The SEP director said that the issues that will be dealt with by the 27,000 young people from the 93 countries that will attend this meeting include: reducing poverty, climate change and the use of renewable energy, the generation of jobs with environmental responsibility, social protection in health, gender equity and the expansion of educational opportunities, among other things.
During the Prize-Giving Ceremony for the Winners of the Competition to Support Youth Projects 2010, Youth for Development, the person responsible for the country's education policy said that the World Youth Conference 2010 also constitutes an opportunity to stop branding young people as victims or culprits, while affording them better opportunities for study and work.
He said that President Calderón continuously states that “young people are the greatest force for change in Mexico,” which is why he said that the main trigger for human development and prosperity is to have equitable quality education.
During the International Youth Day celebration, held this Thursday, he said that the forum will be useful for confirming the international youth committee’s commitment to providing development, peace and participation within the new 21st century scenarios.
The Public Education Secretary said that the declaration derived from this youth summit, the contents of which have been drafted at 22 national consultation forums and 3 regional consultations carried out in Europe, Africa and America, will be announced on 27 August and delivered to the General Council of the United Nations Organization.
This year, when Mexicans celebrate the Bicentennial of Independence and the Centennial of the Start of the Revolution, he said, the spaces for discussion, reflection and proposals for young people must be expanded. One of the best ways to confirm the inherited ideals of justice, freedom and democracy is to exploit the potential of youth, he added.
Accompaned by Under-Secretary of High School Education, Miguel Ángel Martínez, the SEP director said that 1,630 proposals for projects were received from young people, showing their desire for participation and commitment to the common good.
Secretary Lujambio said that by 2012, the National Population Council estimates that the Mexican Youth Population will total 35.9 million, which constitutes a demographic bonus with an enormous potential for youth and energy that must be exploited to promote the well-being and development of youth in the future.
For her part, Director of the Mexican Youth Institute (INJUVE), Priscila Vera Hernández said that young people are the most valuable asset of development and that this generation has achieved the highest degree of educational achievement in the history of our country.
During the prize-giving ceremony, Vera Hernández said that youth projects for the 2010 edition focused on civic guidance, integral education, youth participation, favorable environments for and the promotion of health, designed to achieve the development of youth.
President of the Social Consultancy Firm Mexop Priscila Melisa Guadarrama said that youth, leaders and entrepreneurs are aware that they are the reflection of a history of training, struggle and perseverance, in addition to being responsible for handing down the bases and objectives for the upcoming generations of Mexicans.
Source: Head Office of Media and Communication. Public Education Secretariat (SEP).
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