Who are the YUNGA partners?
YUNGA is an alliance between UN agencies, civil society organizations, government institutions (including schools) and youth groups.
The alliance allows activities to have a global coverage but with national and local outreach, i.e. activities are undertaken directly with local communities.
The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) and the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) are good examples of an organization which has a global coverage but with a local outreach with a combined membership of 40 million in 161 countries.
Numerous experts and institutions in the social and environmental sectors, educators, policy makers and field workers also contribute and assist in the development of resources and materials.
The common aim is to educate, build capacity and encourage children and young people to contribute through their ideas and actions to the respect and conservation of our environment and its living creatures.
The alliance allows activities to have a global coverage but with national and local outreach, i.e. activities are undertaken directly with local communities.
The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) and the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) are good examples of an organization which has a global coverage but with a local outreach with a combined membership of 40 million in 161 countries.
Numerous experts and institutions in the social and environmental sectors, educators, policy makers and field workers also contribute and assist in the development of resources and materials.
The common aim is to educate, build capacity and encourage children and young people to contribute through their ideas and actions to the respect and conservation of our environment and its living creatures.
Creating a global web
which can reach
every community
Examples of organizations that are collaborating in YUNGA include.
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
Signed by 150 government leaders at the 1992 Rio Earth Summit, the Convention on Biological Diversity is dedicated to promoting sustainable development. Conceived as a practical tool for translating the principles of Agenda 21 into reality, the Convention recognizes that biological diversity is about more than plants, animals and micro organisms and their ecosystems – it is about people and our need for food security, medicines, fresh air and water, shelter, and a clean and healthy environment in which to live.
www.cbd.int/ and http://greenwave.cbd.int
www.cbd.int/ and http://greenwave.cbd.int
Bioversity International
Bioversity is the world's largest international research organization dedicated solely to the conservation and use of agricultural biodiversity working on projects in over 100 countries with about 300 research partners. Bioversity is non-profit and independently operated and is committed to working with an international network of partners to produce research that helps conserve and harness biodiversity to secure dignified and sustainable livelihoods for the poor, provide better nutrition to the undernourished and protect threatened ecosystems.
www.bioversityinternational.org
www.bioversityinternational.org
CarboSchools
CarboSchools is about creating partnerships between climate researchers from several leading carbon science laboratories in Europe and secondary school teachers. In these partnerships, young Europeans conduct experiments on the impact of greenhouse gases and learn about climate research and the reduction of emissions. Scientists and teachers co-operate over several months to give young people practical experience of research through true investigations and interactions with real scientists. The pupils also have the opportunity to inform the wider community about climate change by producing a final output of articles, exhibitions, conferences etc. It provides a great number of resources for helping young people to get involved in finding solutions for the future.
www.carboeurope.org/education/index.php?lang=en
www.carboeurope.org/education/index.php?lang=en
Food and Agriculture Organizations of the United Nations (FAO)
FAO leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and debate policy. FAO is also a source of knowledge and information, helping countries to modernize and improve agriculture, forestry and fisheries practices and ensure good nutrition for all.
www.fao.org/climatechange/youth and www.fao.org/kids
www.fao.org/climatechange/youth and www.fao.org/kids
Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PLM)
PML is a dynamic, highly innovative and impartial provider of scientific advice, research and solutions on the marine environment. PML’s research mission blends understanding of the major issues of concern today, with developing the expertise, tools and technologies needed to make significant advances in examining and solving the detailed processes that underpin marine ecosystems.
www.pml.ac.uk
www.pml.ac.uk
Leaders in School
Leaders in School represents a large, international network of schools. It focuses on leadership education, with the rationale that student learning, teacher pedagogy, curriculum excellence, school culture and community involvement all benefit from students having a breadth and depth of leadership knowledge and the skills to enable their understanding. Leaders in School produce the 'Student Leaders' e-zine, which also comprises a Teachers' Module, and offers diverse Leadership Education Programmes.
www.leadersinschool.com.au
www.leadersinschool.com.au
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and TUNZA
Its objective is to provide leadership and encourage partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations. It is an initiative that is meant to develop activities in the areas of capacity building, environmental awareness and information exchange, with a vision to foster a generation of environmentally conscious citizens, capable of positive action. Important by-products of this strategy include the annual Tunza International Youth Conference, Tunza Advisory Council and a quarterly Tunza magazine.
www.unep.org and www.unep.org/Tunza
www.unep.org and www.unep.org/Tunza
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
For this specialized United Nations agency, it is not enough to build classrooms in devastated countries or to publish scientific breakthroughs. Education, social and natural science, culture and communication are the means to a far more ambitious goal: to build peace in the minds of men.
www.unesco.org and http://portal.unesco.org/shs/en/ev.php-URL_ID=10993&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
www.unesco.org and http://portal.unesco.org/shs/en/ev.php-URL_ID=10993&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
192 countries around the world have joined an international treaty that sets general goals and rules for confronting climate change. The functioning of the Convention depends on a series of groups and agencies. They operate at the centre of a lively debate.
http://unfccc.int
http://unfccc.int
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
UNICEF is the driving force that helps build a world where the rights of every child are realized. It has the global authority to influence decision-makers, and the variety of partners at grassroots level to turn the most innovative ideas into reality. That makes it unique among world organizations, and unique among those working with the young.
www.unicef.org
www.unicef.org
United Nations Programme on Youth (UNPY)
The UN Programme on Youth is the focal point on youth within the United Nations. It aims to build an awareness of the global situation of young people, as well as promote their rights and aspirations. The Programme also works towards greater participation of young people in decision-making as a means of achieving peace and development.
www.un.org/esa/socdev/unyin/index.html
www.un.org/esa/socdev/unyin/index.html
World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS)
WAGGGS is the main partner in the “Our World, Our Climate, Our Food” initiative. The World Association is a worldwide movement providing non-formal education where girls and young women develop leadership and life skills through self-development, challenge and adventure. WAGGGS brings together Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting Associations in 145 countries across the globe of which over 10 million girls are part.
www.wagggsworld.org
www.wagggsworld.org
Young Professionals' Platform for Agricultural Research (YPARD)
YPARD was launched on November 8th 2006 at the GFAR Triennial Conference in Delhi. It serves as a global platform through which young professionals can express their ideas and realise their full potential towards a dynamic agricultural research for development. The Platform facilitates exchange of information and knowledge among young professionals across disciplines, professions, age and regions, broadens opportunities for YPs to contribute to strategic ARD policy debates, promotes agriculture among young people and facilitates access to resources and capacity building opportunities.
www.ypard.org/ypard
www.ypard.org/ypard
World Bank
The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. It is not a bank in the common sense as its made up of two unique development institutions owned by 185 member countries —the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA).
www.worldbank.org
www.worldbank.org
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
It is the UN system's authoritative voice on the state and behaviour of the Earth's atmosphere, its interaction with the oceans, the climate it produces and the resulting distribution of water resources. WMO has a membership of 188 Member States and Territories and is specialized in meteorology (weather and climate), operational hydrology and related geophysical sciences.
www.wmo.int/pages/index_en.html
www.wmo.int/pages/index_en.html
World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM)
The World Organization of the Scout Movement is an international, non-governmental organization composed of its recognized national Scout organizations. Scouting is a movement of volunteers, including the young people and the adults who give generously of their time to work with young people, and those who lead, manage, and support the Movement in so many ways. There are more than 31 million Scouts, youth and adults, boys and girls, in 161 countries.
www.scout.org
www.scout.org