Posted By:  lwfyouth Posted On:  Dec 12, 2007	An Independent Kosovo?
The status of Kosovo, a Southern province of Serbia, has been in limbo for almost a decade.  After Serbia began committing crimes against humanity in Kosovo against ethnic Albanians, a brief war in 1999, led by NATO, knocked Serb forces out of Kosovo for good.  Since then, the United...... [view]

Posted By:  AnnaKBrisbane Posted On:  Dec 17, 2007	Youth Speech to the High-Level Plenary
See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezyzLvqu55M It was a real honour for me to be able to deliver it with Whit and Karmilla. Its going to be a lifelong memory for sure. Lets spread the message was far and wide. Youth Statement to the High-Level Plenary My fellow human beings, I am...... [view]

Posted By:  AnnaKBrisbane Posted On:  Dec 17, 2007	The carnival/conference is over!
What a couple of weeks. The experience at the conference was truly phenomenal. With the outcomes that have been achieved at this conference, my hope that we will actually solve this crisis has once again been strengthened. One year ago, who would have thought that Australia would ratify Kyoto...... [view]

Posted By:  adamclare Posted On:  Dec 3, 2007	Environmentalists Sue Harper, Bali Begins
I’ve never been shy about my dislike of Canada’s current Prime Minister and today won’t be any different. Regular readers of Things Are Good may have noticed that other countries get mentioned often here because their national government take positive action. Three nations,...... [view]

Posted By:  ellensandell Posted On:  Dec 10, 2007	We need 60 seconds of your time to keep the Pacific Islands on the map!
Dear friends. The United Nations climate change conference is now underway in Bali, Indonesia. We, the Australian youth need 60 seconds of your time to help keep the Pacific Islands on the map. We have met with many Pacific Islanders over the week and their emotional pleas make the urgency...... [view]

Posted By:  lwfyouth Posted On:  Dec 4, 2007	Theology and Climate Change
Yesterday started the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali, Indonesia. W Leaders come together to discuss how the governments can approach a new treaty to combat climate damaging pollution. At the Lutheran World Federation, we discussed how we can talk about the climate change...... [view]

Posted By:  lwfyouth Posted On:  Nov 15, 2007	Youth, Media and Migration
Already buried by many others is a post by Emily about a UN initiative on youth and media. Now a friend from Nigeria is looking for contacts to film a documentary. Please check it out here: http://lwfyouth.org/2007/06/19/un-plan-focuses-on-youth-media-migration/ ... [view]

Posted By:  emilyjk Posted On:  Oct 24, 2007	United Nations Day Live Chat transcript
Thanks to everyone who joined today's live chat in honor of United Nations Day! A special thank you to our speakers, Dara Parker of Handprint Adventures , Sarah Ansel and Cristina Gallegos of UNICEF , and Jessica Rimington of One World Youth Project , as well as TIG staff members Laura Kenyon,...... [view]

Posted By:  emilyjk Posted On:  Oct 22, 2007	Join us for United Nations Day
TakingITGlobal is kicking off our series of Live Chats on United Nations Day - October 24th at 10:30 am EDT [Eastern Daylight Time]! To participate just follow this link at 10:30 AM EDT on Wednesday and you will be automatically added to the chat (you must be logged in to TakingITGlobal to...... [view]

Posted By:  lwfyouth Posted On:  Sep 24, 2007	Global Forum on Youth and ICT has started
Can Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) really help young people to participate better in their societies? What can be done to make this possible. Geneva started a Global Forum today that is adressing these issues. About 500 particpants discussing these issues with the basic...... [view]

Posted By:  lwfyouth Posted On:  Sep 24, 2007	Day 1: LWF Participants talk about Global Forum on Youth and ICT
Here are some words of the Global Forum participants. The transscript will follow soon. ... [view]

Submitted By:   victimsoftortur Event Date:  Jan 7, 2008 Event Location:  To collect Petitions for the victims [view]

Help for Familes , Help for Children around the world , especially now help is needed in Germany

Submitted By:   bir1935 Event Date:  Jan 10, 2008 Event Location:  SILLIMAN UNIVERSITY, DUMAGUETE CITY [view]

UNITED NATIONS YOUTH CONFERENCE