GYP News
The launch on November 24th in Santo Domingo was attended by representatives from youth organizations, NGOs, the media, Government officials, such as the Executive Director of the Presidential Commission on AIDS (COPRESIDA), congressmen/women, UN representatives and ambassadors. The event was covered by the media and featured in several TV and radio shows, drawing attention to the HIV situation among youth in the Dominican Republic. As part of the advocacy initiative in the Dominican Republic, workshops have been conducted for capacity building of the youth personnel of 9 youth departments. The purpose of these workshops is to identify the specific needs of the youth in each municipality. The findings were presented at the launch of the Dominican Republic GYP campaign. For pictures of the event, please go to the Photo Gallery (link to the Photo Gallery).
The 3rd Global Youth Partners Training and Advocacy Planning Workshop will be taking place in Beirut, Lebanon, in January. The Workshop will involve capacity building of GYPs and other young people from Sudan, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria and Palestine and the development of an action plan for the Lebanese GYP team.
GYP teams from 7 different countries are analyzing the progress made so far on achieving the UNGASS targets related to young people, detailed in the UNGASS Declaration of Commitment. Their assessments will be compiled into a youth report to be presented to the General Assembly in June.
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