Sri Lankan Youth Drafts The Youth Position Paper For Rio+20
Sri Lankan Youth Drafts the Youth Position
Paper for Rio+20
Press Contact: Fadhil 0777530520 info@ygsl.lk
Drafting Committee Chair: Neshan 0777311655 neshan.gunasekera@gmail.com
The Position Paper on Youth Submitted to the Minister of Environment
Sri Lankan Position Paper on Youth, drafted by Youth for a Greener Sri Lanka [YGSL] platform was presented to the
Minister of Environment, Hon. Anura Priyadarshana Yapa and Rio+20 Country Focal Point, Secretary to the Ministry,
Mr. Basnayake on Friday 8th of June 2012 at the Solis Hotel, Kotte.
Twenty years after the Earth Summit in Rio, world leaders, international institutions and civil society representatives
from around the world, will meet at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development [Rio+20] in
Brazil this June to build concrete steps to reduce poverty, while advancing social equity and environmental protection.
This Conference will be crucial to securing renewed political commitments for sustainable development
across the world.
As youth, we represent both the present and the future. Our world is increasingly crowded and the resources are
fast depleting. While this presents a challenge, it is also an opportunity for us to get involved, make our voices
heard and take action in building the future we hope to live in. Recognizing the key role that youth can play in influencing
the outcomes of Rio+20, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called on young people to bring in dynamic
new ideas, fresh thinking and energy to the process.
Understanding the key role youth have to play in influencing the outcomes of Rio+20, upon the invitation from the
Ministry of Environment, a special subcommittee of the YGSL drafted Youth Position Paper following a series of
consultations among diverse youth and youth organisations…. see attachement.
The position paper is available online in Sinhala, English and Tamil.
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