World Conference on Youth 2014
19 March 2014
The Ministry of Youth Development have selected Suzy McKinney and Oliver Ibbetson to be national youth delegates representing New Zealand at the World Conference on Youth 2014 in Colombo, Sri Lanka from 6-10 May, 2014.
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Background
The World Conference on Youth 2014 will take place from 6-10 May, 2014 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The theme is 'mainstreaming Youth in the Post-2015 Development Agenda'.
The Conference is expected to bring together 1500 participants, half of them young people. The Conference has the aim of producing a joint outcome document between governments and youth - the “Colombo Action Plan”.
The Ministry of Youth Development opened a national selection process that attracted more than one hundred and thirty applications for the two national youth delegates roles to represent New Zealand at the World Conference on Youth.
The Ministry of Youth Development have selected Suzy McKinney and Oliver Ibbetson to be national youth delegates representing New Zealand at the World Conference on Youth 2014 in Colombo, Sri Lanka from 6-10 May, 2014.
