WYC

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Third Meeting International Committee

Agreements of the second session

World Youth Conference México 2010


Agreement Status

Third session to be held in Monterrey, Nuevo León.

It was changed to the new venue of the Conference, which is León, Guanajuato.

Cristina Martin (UNDP and the UN Volunteers Program) offered her support to coordinate efforts and work with the WYC 2010 Volunteers Program.

She has been working with Dagmar Schumacher (Associated Director of the Volunteers Program).

To send all information of the WYC to the countries.

The Note Verbale was sent to the 192 countries members of UN.

Khaled Khiari, Tunisia’s Minister of Youth and Physical Education, affirmed that, in the context of the International Year of Youth, it is important to link the WYC 2010 to the UN Youth Conference to be held in

A proposal for its discussion will be presented today.




Nicola Shepard, the UN Focal Point on Youth sent this e mail:

As you are aware, as the UN Focal Point on Youth for the UN, the UN Programme on Youth chairs the coordination mechanism within the UN for Youth, The UN Inter Agency Network on Youth Development. I do this work side-by-side with my 2010 Co-Chair UNESCO which is represented by Golda El-Khoury. In order to support the organizers of the World Youth Conference, at the 2nd WYC Int'l Committee meeting I offered to coordinate all of the inputs from the UN system to the 1st draft of the declaration and this offers was graciously accepted. Unfortunately, this is not reflected in the minutes and the agreements and I would greatly appreciate it if this could be added. This

Nicola Shepard, the UN Focal Point on Youth sent this e mail:

As you are aware, as the UN Focal Point on Youth for the UN, the UN Programme on Youth chairs the coordination mechanism within the UN for Youth, The UN Inter Agency Network on Youth Development. I do this work side-by-side with my 2010 Co-Chair UNESCO which is represented by Golda El-Khoury. In order to support the organizers of the World Youth Conference, at the 2nd WYC Int'l Committee meeting I offered to coordinate all of the inputs from the UN system to the 1st draft of the declaration and this offers was graciously accepted. Unfortunately, this is not reflected in the minutes and the agreements and I would greatly appreciate it if this could be added. This


General Overview of the Program



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Schedule NGO Global Meeting

Global Interactive

ForumNGO Global

Meeting

Global Interactive

ForumGovernments

ForumLegislators

Forum

Global Interactive

ForumGovernments

ForumLegislators

Forum

Global Interactive

ForumGovernments

ForumLegislators

Forum

8:30 - 9:00 Registration Inaugural act of

the Governments

Forum (10 min)

9:00 - 9:30 Opening event 2nd Keynote Conference:

Gender

Official Inauguration: President of

Mexico UN

representativeProminent Youngster

Inauguration of the Legislators

Forum

4th Keynote Conference: Human Rights


5th Keynote Conference: Youth5th Keynote Conference: Youth

9:30 - 10.00 1st Keynote Conference:

Youth

2nd Keynote Conference:

Gender

Official Inauguration: President of

Mexico UN

representativeProminent Youngster

Inauguration of the Legislators

Forum



5th Keynote Conference: Youth5th Keynote Conference: Youth

10:00 - 10:30

1st Keynote Conference:

Youth Continental

Diagnosis

Keynote Conference

Continental Diagnosis

Work in the thematic tables and elaboration

of the conclusions of the legislators

Continental Diagnosis

Plenary session of the 1st World Youth Forum of Legislators2010

10:30 - 11:00 Continental Diagnosis

Keynote Conference



Conclusions delivery of the

Legislators Forum (45 min +

15 of assignation)


11:00 - 11:15 Keynote

Conference





15 of assignation)


11:15 - 11.30

Work in the 12 halls according

to the 12 thematic axes of

the WYC

Keynote Conference

Assignation of places for the participants in

the hallsWork in the

thematic tables and elaboration




15 of assignation)


11:30 - 11.45



the WYC

Assignation of places for the participants in

the halls

National reports on subjects to be included in the Declaration

document




11:45 - 12:00



the WYC

Installation of the Executive

Board National reports

on subjects to be included in the Declaration

document



Final presentation of the Declaration

Forum Conclusions

12:00 - 12:30



the WYC

Thematic Panels:

International Migration



the WYC

Thematic Panels: Gender

Equality

Presentation of work

implements in the

Governments Forum

Thematic

Panels: Human Security, Social

Justice and Human Rights


document



Thematic Panels:

Technology and Innovation

Final presentation of the Declaration

Forum Conclusions

12:30 - 13:00



the WYC

Thematic Panels:

International Migration



the WYC

Thematic Panels: Gender

Equality

Presentation of work

implements in the

Governments Forum

Thematic Panels: Human Security, Social

Justice and Human Rights


document



Thematic Panels:

Technology and Innovation

Presentation of the agenda of

the International Year of Youth

Forum Conclusions

13:00 - 13:30



the WYC

LUNCH BREAK

LUNCH BREAKLUNCH BREAK


LUNCH BREAKLUNCH BREAK13:30 - 15:00 LUNCH BREAK

LUNCH BREAK




General Agenda


General Agenda15:00 - 15:30

Framework Conference: The

youth perspective on

the MDGs

Framework Conference: Role of Third

Sector of youth for youth policies

Framework Conference: Led

by UNDP


document

Official closing ceremony of the

WYC

Closing ceremony of the

Legislators Forum and of

the World Youth Conference15:30 - 16:00

Framework Conference: The

youth perspective on

the MDGs

Thematic Panels: Poverty and Exclusion

Framework Conference: Role of Third

Sector of youth for youth policies

Thematic Panels: Health

Framework Conference: Led

by UNDP

Thematic

Panels: Citizen Participation and

Advocacy


document

Thematic Panels:

Employment


WYC

Closing ceremony of the

Legislators Forum and of

the World Youth Conference

16:00 - 16:30

Work in the 12 halls

Thematic Panels: Poverty and Exclusion


Thematic Panels: Health


document

Thematic Panels: Citizen

Participation and Advocacy


document

Presentation of the Folk Ballet of

Amalia Hernández in the Palace of

Fine Arts (Palacio de

Bellas Artes)

Thematic Panels:

Employment


WYC

Gathering in the Global

Interactive Forum

16:30 - 17:00




document


document




Bellas Artes)

Gathering in the Global

Interactive Forum

17:00 - 17:30




document

Thematic Panels: Culture

12 governmental thematic work

groups




Bellas Artes)

Closing Concert

17:30 - 18:00




document

Thematic Panels: Culture


groups

Closing Concert

18:00 - 18:30



Visit to the

Global Interactive

Forum

Formal Dinner and Toast at the

National Museum of

Anthropology and History

(Museo Nacional de

Antropología e Historia)


groups

Dinner at the venue hotel

Closing Concert


18:30 - 19:00




National Museum of


(Museo Nacional de


Results presentation of the work tables

and final contributions to the Declaration



19:00 - 19:30


Approval of the

position document and selection of the representative


National Museum of


(Museo Nacional de


Results presentation of the work tables

and final contributions to the Declaration



19:30 - 20:00


Approval of the position

document and selection of the representative


National Museum of


(Museo Nacional de





NGO Global Meeting


Global Interactive Forum


Government Forum


Legislators Forum


Conference Themes


2010-2011International Year of Youth

“Dialogue and Mutual Understanding”

Mexican Government strategy to promote the Declaration and Plan


Negotiations at UN NY• The Mexican representation at UN NY will summon its

counterparts to announce the Draft Declaration before the Conference.

• June: The Declaration Draft will be sent to the NY missions from each country.

• First week of July: First dialogue meeting between NY missions to clarify any doubts about the Declaratory.

• Second and third week of July: Feedback from the NY missions with the headquarters of each country.

• Fourth week of July and first week of August: Second dialogue meeting with the NY missions for comments and suggestions.

General Overview of WYC


Consultations

• Before suggesting the design of an International Plan for Youth Development Cooperation, the opinion of the Governments of Portugal and Tunisia will be required. The former due to its experience in the Lisbon Declaration; the latter to know its position about leading the design and validation of the Plan at the Conference of 2011.

• The UN World Programme of Action for Youth will also be consulted about the possibility and convenience of designing a Plan.

General Overview of WYC



Declaration Project



METHODOLOGY

The Declaration Project is being elaborated with the participation of:

1. Youth2. Governments3. NGOs4. Youth experts

Declaration Project


DECLARATIONElaboration Process

First Draft • International

Committee• National

CommitteeSecond

Draft

Declaration Project


Elaboration Process

Steps:

• American Preconference – Bahia, Brazil, May 25 - 27• African Preconference – Abuja, Nigeria, June 3 - 4• International Committee Third Meeting – León, Mexico, June 8• 30 Youth Preconferences (Mexican states) – May & June • Online Consultation

Third Draft June

Declaration Project


Inputs of the Mexican Government Agencies

The addition of a new topic: CULTURE

• To have access and the right to culture.• To respect youth cultural expressions and diversity manifestations.• To guarantee the access and participation in cultural creation, respecting freedom of creation.

Declaration Project



EDUCATION

• To design mechanisms for transparency and accountability in schools.

• To incorporate education strategies in other development and poverty alleviation policies.

GENDER

• To promote the right to have a life free of violence for young women.

Declaration Project



SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

• To promote production and distribution of food at the local level and to encourage the food security for vulnerable sectors.

• To enforce capacities of risk management along with civil protection preventive measures that could save young people´s lives in cases of natural disasters.

Declaration Project


First Draft reconsiderations

PUBLIC POLICIES

• To provide a high priority level to the full development of youth.

• To enforce legal framework that guarantee the full development of youth with high priority.

• To design, coordinate, implement and evaluate youth public policies with a comprehensive and cross-cutting approach.

• To incorporate national, regional and international strategies and policies, including a multi-sector monitoring and evaluating system.

Declaration Project


• 3250 young people participated in 22 Mexican states through:– State Preconferences– Online Consultation

• Young people are contributing to the Declaration Project and to the Proposal of Youth Public Policy of Mexico.

Youth Inputs

Declaration Project


– To reinforce the commitment to the MDG related to youth.

– To promote the World Programme of Action for Youth• Crosscutting youth policies in all sectors of the State.• To create a consistent monitoring and evaluating

mechanism of the WYC agreements.– Request to countries to generate information about youth

(age groups and gender) for every subject of the WYC, and/or produce an annual report about youth indicators.

America´s Preconference Inputs – Brazil

Declaration Project


• To promote the Youth Rights Declaration and to guarantee the rights of young people.

• Declaration structured by different actors (governments, legislators and civil society).

• Requested the priority attention to vulnerable youth in poverty conditions, specially women, indigenous people and Afro-descendants, rural and other marginalized youth.

America´s Preconference Inputs – Brazil

Declaration Project


Two documents were elaborated:

• Main consolidated comments from Africa on the Draft Declaration proposed for the World Youth Conference Mexico 2010.

• Main African position on youth development.

Africa´s Preconference Inputs – Nigeria

Declaration Project


• It can be an opportunity for the popularization of the African Youth Charter and the Decade on Youth (2009 - 2018).

• It will create a global platform for the high – level advocacy in support and partnerships towards AUC led projects.

• It will create an opportunity to advocate for the African Youth Trust Fund.

• The declaration can be taken as a roadmap that:– Consolidates partnership and resource mobilization on

progress in Africa towards MDGs with a youth perspective.

– May adopt the AU decade on youth PoA as a framework for international cooperation on youth development in Africa.


Declaration Project


1. The eradication of poverty and inequality2. Competitive and quality education3. Employment4. Health information and services especially HIV/AIDS and STIs,

maternal mortality and morbidity, malaria, drug abuse5. Conflict resolution, militancy and peace building6. The use of information and communication technologies to increase

cooperation, development and solidarity7. Climate change mitigation8. Gender equity and equality and the elimination of all forms of

discrimination9. The guaranteeing human, economic, social and cultural rights10. A comprehensive approach towards the migration phenomenon11. Strengthening meaningful and effective youth participation in decisions


Declaration Project


Things to Consider

• To analyze and discuss the possibility to promote an International Declaration on Youth Rights.

• To analyze and discuss the possibility of designing an International Plan for Youth Development that leads to coordinated efforts and to reinforce national and international youth policies.

Declaration Project


Mexico proposes to analyze and design, at the UN General Assembly, an International Plan of Youth

Development Cooperation

2010-2011 International Year of Youth“Dialogue and Mutual Understanding”

Towards an International Plan for Youth Development Cooperation

International Plan


• The World Programme of Action for Youth needs to strength a mechanism that establishes specific commitments, goals and deadlines, indicators and management instruments.

• The initiative to promote the design of an International Plan has been referred as the Bahía Paper and in the observations to the Strasbourg meeting.

The World Programme of Action for Youth is a technical instrument for the implementation and monitoring of the

political decisions contained in the World Youth Conference Declaration Mexico 2010

Justification

International Plan


• The Plan, with the support of governments, will give the possibility that UN could establish a specific agency for youth that will harmonize the actions of the whole system on this subject.

• The Plan allows to incorporate an amount of initiatives of governments, civil society and specialists that due to its nature of being a call for action will not be mentioned in the WYC Declaration.

• The design of a long term plan through the International

Advantages of the Plan

International Plan


1) Mention in the WYC Declaration México 2010.2) Consultation with Portugal to collect lessons learnt for the

monitoring of the Declaration and the advantages of having a Plan.

3) Presentation of the initiative at the United Nations General Assembly for its analysis and valuation.

4) Creation of an international work group in charge of its design.

5) Enrichment through work groups in virtual platforms during the International Year of Youth.

6) Validation and launching at the World Youth Conference in

Steps to elaborate and launch the Plan

International Plan



Government Forum



ObjectivesThe World Youth Conference (WYC 2010) will be a meeting point

for representatives of governments and civil society organizations

1. To share knowledge and experiences in youth and development assessments, policies, strategies and programs.

2. To promote dialogue between civil society organizations and governments on comprehensive and cross-cutting youth and development policies, with the aim of addressing the needs and priorities of world youth.

3. To promote the establishment of a mechanism for comprehensive follow-up on the youth agenda within the UN.

4. To reach consensus around a declaration of governments that identifies, in a comprehensive fashion, priority actions on youth issues and development policies.

Government Forum


Call for participation

• Is open to all UN member countries, and it will be in charge of the International Committee.

• The Minister of Public Education sent official letters to the minister incharge on youth all over the world in october 2009.

• In may 2010, a note verbale was sent by diplomatic channels, by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) of Mexico, with important information attached.

• In the third week of June, the Minister of Public Education will send a second letter to all the Ministers in charge on youth.

Government Forum


Composition of official delegations• Recommendation of Official Delegations (Official Delegations should consist of a maximum of seven members. Each Official Delegation will have three seats in the plenary sessions of the Government Forum).

• Head of delegation: The minister responsible for youth or the highest-level officer responsible for youth policy. • An expert in youth and development issues. • A representative of a non-government organization or a youth network or council. (This is independent from the selection process of the two NGO that will participate at the Social Forum) .• Four official representatives.• The participation cost of each Official Delegation must be covered by their corresponding countries.

Government Forum


Accreditation The formal accreditation procedure for Official Delegations at the 2010

WYC, will be via note verbale through the permanent missions of Mexico in New York, Geneva, Embassies in Mexico and/or Mexican embassies.

In addition, it is necessary to apply the registration form through the URL:

http://www.youth2010.org/registro/Youth_2010/ministros2010/

This will allow the organizers to get the information they need to assist the participants in the best way possible.

For any doubt or additional information, we created the next email address: [email protected].

Government Forum






mailto:[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

Government Forum


State Preconferences

• 22 preconferences have been carried out in Mexico.

• More than three thousand young people from all over the country (approximately 150 young men and women from each state) have participated.

• We counted with the participation of more than 200 NGOs.

• A document of conclusions emerged from this events and a representative was chosen for the WYC 2010.

Government ForumNational Connection


State Preconferences State State State Date of the Preconference

Aguascalientes San Luis Potosí Guerrero June 14th 2010

Baja California Sonora Tabasco June 15th 2010

Chiapas Tamaulipas Campeche June 16th 2010

Coahuila Yucatán Tlaxcala June 18th 2010

Colima Zacatecas Jalisco June 30th 2010

Distrito Federal Baja California Sur

México Nuevo León

Hidalgo Nayarit

Morelos Chihuahua

Oaxaca Guanajuato

Puebla

Querétaro

Government Forum


• The Mexican Institute of Youth presented the WYC 2010 during the meeting of the Youth Ministers of the African Union in Zimbabwe, Africa on April 12th to the 16th 2010.

• The A f r i can Un ion con f i rmed i t s commitment and participation in the WYC 2010.

• The Governments from Libya and Mozambique, confirmed their participation at the WYC 2010, the latter will integrate its delegation by 15 young people.

• It was agreed to include the WYC 2010 in the Final Declaration, paragraph 6.

Government Forum


Preconference of the Americas Salvador de Bahia, Brazil, May 24th to the 26th 2010

It has been organized by the National Youth Secretariat of Brazil (IMJUVE) , the Organización Iberoamericana de Juventud (OIJ), as well as some UN agencies.

The participation of 259 young people and adults from 29 countries representing Government, Parliaments, International Organisms and NGOs.

Government Forum


It took place in Abuja Nigeria on June 3rd to the 4th 2010.

This preconference was realized in coordination with the Mexican Institute of Youth , the African Union as well as some UN agencies.

Government Forum

Preconference of AfricaAbuja, Nigeria, June 3th to the 4th, 2010


WYC 2010 MEXICO

LEGISLATORS FORUM

JUNE 10, 2010


Legislators Forum


Generate legislative recommendations and promote the youth agenda.

Position the theme of youth in each legislative area within the five continents

Reflect on the global reality pertaining to youth

OBJECTIVES

Legislators Forum


DETAILS ON THE INVITATION

Two legislators from each participating country will be invited, specialists with experience and/or interested in the subject of youth. The age is indistinct.

The participants’ registration will remain open until July 15, 2010.

The participants must cover their air transportation and lodging for the event.

The official languages for the Legislators Forum will be Spanish and English.

Participants can register at the following address: http://www.diputados.gob.mx/forumyouth2010

Legislators Forum


METODOLOGY

The Forum has four main components:

A Keynote Lecture which will offer an overview of the global youth situation.

Working groups to analyze and reflect on the relevant issues regarding youth at the international level.

A “Good Practice Forum” in the legislative, budget and Transversality areas.

Closing Session where the Forum’s conclusions will be

presented.

Prior to the Legislator’s Forum, delegates will be able to access a basic document in order to enrich analysis and reflection, through the Forum’s website.

Legislators Forum


The following are the main discussion topics for the working groups:

1) Employment2) Education3) Health4) Global association and development5) Technology and innovation6) International migration7) Citizen participation and policies8) Sustainable development and environment9) Security

Legislators Forum


Regarding the registration for working groups

Legislators will be able to register for the desired working group through the Legislators Forum website.

The number of participants per working group will be limited, in order to make them more efficient. If you are interested in a specific topic, please use the online registration system. las mesas.

Legislators Forum


WYC 2010 MEXICO SOCIAL FORUM

NGO GLOBAL MEETING

JUNE 10, 2010


NGO Global Meeting


Registration processThe registration process for the NGO Global Meeting closed on April 30th

2523 NGOs of 168 countries from the five continents were registered. CONTINENT REGISTRATIONS

AFRICA 621

AMERICA 1183

ASIA 366

EUROPE 289

OCEANIA 64

TOTAL 2523

Social Forum


Online evaluation process Five evaluation teams with the support of the United Nations

System (one team per continent).

CONTINENT SOFOC MEMBERS UN MEMBERSAFRICA Bernadette Fischler

Brian OkelloDr. Asha MohamudMrs Louise Maple

AMERICA Ana María AlmarioIsaac Fernández

Leonor CalderónNadine Gasman

ASIA Fernando TraversaChristopher Derige Malano

Ms. Emee Lei AlbanoMr Nimol Soth

EUROPE Christoffer GroenstadTamsin Pearce

Tatyana PronkoPaul Nary

OCEANIA Paola SilvaJacqueline Koroi

Julie Forder

Social Forum


Evaluation Process

• A guide and an evaluation platform have been ellaborated for the registered NGOs.

• All the 2523 registrations are going through the evaluation process.

• By the end of June, we will have the complete list of selected delegates.

• The methodology for the NGO Global Meeting is undergoing development by a Committee of members of the SOFOC, with the support and collaboration of the Contents Area of the WYC2010.

Social Forum


FUSION Platform

• We are working coordinately with the UNFPA office and with the FUSION Platform.

• This initiative will allow us to carry out the online survey for the NGOs and youth worldwide.

• To generate a database of successful work practices with young people.

• To establish an interaction space for the young people to share

Social Forum



GLOBAL INTERACTIVE

JUNE 10, 2010


Assistance and registry

We expect more than 5000 daily visitors at the Global Interactive Forum, which is the only space open to the general public at the World Youth Conference Mexico 2010.

For attending to the Global Interactive Forum, the only request is to pre-register online with a valid passport number or the CURP (only mexican citizens).

P r e - r e g i s t r y w i l l b e a b l e b y J u l y o n l y a t : www.youth2010.org



Call for Participation The team in charge of the call for participating at the different areas of

the Global Interactive Forum is receiving daily registrations. Up to now we have received numerous application forms:

Informative Fair: 203 Sustainable Trade Fair: 14 Parallel Activities: 311

• April 23, 2010: Call for participation opens• June 11, 2010: Call for participation closes• June 12-20, 2010: Evaluation of applications• June 21-30, 2010: Sending the notices (selected and rejected



Selection mechanisms

SOFOC

SOFOC




SOCIAL FORUM ORGANIZING

JUNE 10, 2010


Meeting calendar

• December 18-20: Madrid, Spain.

• March 18-19: Colonia, Uruguay, in the framework of the Universidad de Participación Ciudadana (UPC: Citizen Participation University).

• June 7-8: Helsinki, Finland, in the framework of the anual meeting of the International Coordination Meeting of Youth Organisations (ICMYO).

• Last week of July: Virtual meeting.

SOFOC


SOFOC


Advances

The SOFOC is selecting the organizations that will participate to the NGO Global Meeting.

They are in charge of the diffusion strategy of the Conference and the activities of the Global Interactive Forum at an international level.

SOFOC



VOLUNTEERS

JUNE 10, 2010


Selection process• At the closing of the call, June 4th, 1171 candidates were

registered for the volunteers program. There were 903 mexican candidates and 268 from the world.

• The interviews for the domestic volunteers will begin on June 15th and will be in person.

• We have reinforced the collaboration strategy with the most important universities of Mexico City and León.

• We are working very close with Institute of Youth of the State of Guanajuato to recruit volunteers from León. We estimate that, on June 10th, we will have recruited around 1000 candidates.

Social Forum


More than 5,000 members on Facebook

More than 1,000 followers on Twitter

Flickr has reached its maximum storage capacity; as a solution we have integrated Kontainer to continue showing the pictures of the Conference. Kontainer is a social network for pictures with more storage capacity. We have used it to uploaded pictures from the Pre-conferences in Mexico and from the different continents.

Social NetworksSocial Forum


www.flavors.me/wyc2010

The social networks strategy integrates 2 new elements:We have articulated in only one dynamic site the entire online activity related with social networks to guarantee the accesibility of the information in one site without opening several pages:

FLAVORS

Social NetworksSocial Forum


A widget that can be downloaded to the user’s desktop. It is useful to be informed in real time of the information posted on the different soc ia l ne tworks ; i t can be downloaded and installed online. The user will then have a WYC Mexico 2010 application in his deskptop that will automatically feed from the information posted in social networks.

Widget Desktop

Social Forum


WYC 2010 MEXICO

VISAS AND ENTRIES

JUNE 10, 2010


Visas and Entries (admissions)

The WYC 2010 estimates to receive approximately 5,000 delegates and participants from August 23rd to August 27th, 2010. Preliminary data shows that from this number, 1,500 would be foreigners from 140 different countries all around the world.

Visas and Entries


COORDINATION OF THE FEDERAL INSTANCES INVOLVED

Recently the Mexican Government has announced substantial updates to the Law of Population, in order to simplify the migratory procedures for tourists and other temporary migrants.

In addition, to contribute to the conference success, the Mexican Government, through its principal organs involved in this matter - Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores (SRE), Instituto Nacional de Migración (INM) y Centro de Investigación y Seguridad Nacional (CISEN)- has implemented extraordinary procedures in order to make the application of the participants easier.

Visas and Entries


1. SRE and INAMI both agreed to accept applications and deliver visas through certified promoters, which offers the participants the advantage of not being requested to be physically present in the respective consulates.

2. According to the significant youth of the delegates participating in this event, these organs have agreed to make an exception in the matter of economic solvency.

3. The INAMI and CISEN can offer nowadays faster answers to visas applications due to the systems links and upgrades that have been made.

3. Please, take note that Mexican Authorities would not deliver visas in any Mexican Airport . Applicants must apply before travelling.

Visas and Entries


PROCESS PROGRESSBy now, we have made significant advances in the design and implementation of the needed mechanisms to complete visas’ general procedures. The most important aspects are:

• Design of the Registration System in coordination with INAMI, in order to allow the compatibility in the data exchange.

• Detailed and updated information published on the Conference’s web page (www.youth2010.org) in Spanish and English (in a few days the translation to French will be loaded to the web site).

• The delegates will obtain online their official invitation letters and they will have to present it at the respective Mexican consulates or at IOM representatives.

Visas and Entries


http://www.youth2010.org/

http://www.youth2010.org/

CITIZENS THAT REQUIRE MEXICAN VISA, BUT LIVE IN COUNTRIES WITH NO MEXICAN CONSULAR

REPRESENTATION

As in every international event open to the participation of the general public, one of the most important challenges in visa matters is to solve the problem of citizens who live in a country in which Mexican consular representation in non existent. In order to support individuals in these particular cases, the WYC2010 has reached an agreement with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), in which this instance will operate as a mediator, based on its wide coverage of representatives around the world.

The general mechanism for this procedure would be:

Visas and Entries


• The applicant will send to the International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) office his/her personal documents attached to the migratory forms, properly f i l led and $36 USD (corresponding to the visa emission payment);

• The local International Organization for Migration’s office, will send the applicant’s documents to his head office in Geneva.

• International Organization for Migration’s head office will send the respective documents and visa applications to the Mexican office created for this matters in Geneva. The Mexican office will issue the visa and send it back to IOM’s headquarters.

• IOM’s headquarters will receive the visa and send it to the corresponding local office which will deliver it to the applicant.

Visas and Entries


Foreign Applicant INMConsulatesWYC2010

Visas and Entries



Participant registration

On-line data

registration Official

Invitation Letter

Visas and Entries



Data registry of applicants is

obtained

Database


On-line data

registration

virtual authorization. Data base refresh to allow consulting

Official Invitation

Letter

Data Analysis based on

Mexican Law parameters

WYC2010 sends weekly

new registration

data

Visas and Entries


General Procedure

Foreign Applicant INM

Receives visa and migratory forms through

ConsulatesWYC2010

Data registry of applicants is

obtained

Receives requests forms form mediator

Database


On-line data

registration

Verify database information and issues/denies

visa

virtual authorization. Data base refresh to allow consulting

Entrega requisitos

mediante gestor

Official Invitation

Letter

Data Analysis based on

Mexican Law parameters

Passport and oficial invitation

letter

WYC2010 sends weekly

new registration

data

Visas and Entries


WYC 2010 MEXICO

CULTURAL PROGRAM

JUNE 10, 2010


The WYC 2010 Secretariat, with the support of the National Council for Culture and Arts (Conaculta, by its initials in Spanish), along with Culture Officers of Guanajuato will present a strong cultural program in order to offer a variety of activities inside the Global Interactive Forum (GIF) and through the city during the WYC 2010.

The program will offer excellent cultural activities on an international level to the general public in areas such as music, theatre, dance, visual arts, film and conferences.

An international gastronomy tour will be provided by local restaurants in order to promote their art to social groups from around the world.

CULTURAL PROGRAM

Cultural Program


Photography exhibition:“Yo estoy aquí” Exhibition Synopsis: This exhibition is a result of five photography workshops where adolescents from different parts

of Mexico City participated. The participants developed a photographic project exploring their location in the city (from a existentialistic and subjective point of view).

CONACULTA PROPOSALFOR THE INTERACTIVE GLOBAL FORUM

Cultural Program


Multiplatform project that will summon young people to send ideas on their lives from the

historical reflection caused by the Anniversaries of Independence and the Mexican Revolution in 2010.

To explore what the series of concepts that were key for the processes of Revolution of Independence means for the young people of today.

On this site there will be tools to create videos, stories, photographs and illustrations based on key concepts celebrated in the Bicentenary.

In addition, it will serve as an invitation to the historical reflection and the questioning of its official presentation.

Independence and Freedom to Create Interactive Module with Websiteswww.independenciaylibertad.gob.mx

Cultural Program


http://www.independenciaylibertad.gob.mx/

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The Accessible Platform organization and structure is simple and clear, it is also a place where

young people and people in general interested in Mexico City can express themselves from their experience of life, in order to discuss and engage in a dialogue with the information that is regularly offered from Mexico City. Written and audio-visual materials make for an open, multimedia and dynamic space.

The objective is to promote the possibility of constructing knowledge in a collective way stimulating the participation of the Mexico City inhabitants by the use of the tools that are available on the Internet.

We will explore the cultural management through concepts of free culture, rights of author,

copyleft, and creative commons.

Wiki DF Interactive Module with Web siteshttp://wikidf.conaculta.gob.mx/index.php/Página_Principal

Cultural Program


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WYC 2010 MEXICO

VISAS AND ENTRIES

JUNE 10, 2010


The WYC 2010 Secretariat will send a handbook for delegates providing administrative, logistical and general information for their participation which will include:

• OFFICIAL PROGRAMME • ACCREDITATION AND ACCESS • TRANSPORTATION• ACCOMMODATION • AIRPORT FACILITATION • CULTURAL PROGRAMS • MEETING SERVICES AND FACILITIES• GENERAL INFORMATION • FLOOR PLANS & LAYOUT

GENERAL LOGISTICAL INFORMATION

Logistics


Transportation: Shuttle bus services will be provided to and from: -International Airport (Benito Juárez in Mexico City and Bajío in Guanajuato)

-Poliforum León and the suggested venue Hotels (Fiesta Americana, Crown Plaza and Suites México Plaza)

Timetables will be available at the Airport’s WYC 2010 Information Desk, the suggested hotels and the meeting venues.

Transportation will be provided for Cultural program.

Transportation for delegates will be made available at places of accommodation for round-trip transfers to dinner venues .

Logistics


Airport Facilitation

The WYC 2010 Secretariat will facilitate Ministers and their spouses, and UN Senior Officials through Immigration and Customs procedures on their arrival and departure from Mexico’s International Airport.

Interpretation Services Full Simultaneous Interpretation System (SIS) will be available

for the Main Conference Room (Keynote Conference), Inauguration and Discussion Panels in English, French and Spanish.

Logistics


Press Room

An International Press Room will be set up at the Poliforum León. The Press Room facilities will be the venue for the main media conferences. There will be a common work area, computers, telephone lines and Internet facilities.

Business Centre

A Business Centre will be operating during the WYC 2010 at the Poliforum León. The Centre will provide telecommunication facilities such as computers, printers, faxes, telephones and other related services.

Logistics


Logistics


1 Official Opening

2 (NGO) Global Meeting

3 Government Forum

4 Discussion Panels

Logistics


4 Discussion panels

5 Permanent Session

6 Interactive Global Forum Rooms

Logistics


Logistics


WYC

Documents

Transcript of WYC