The following projects and programmes have wound down, but many produced
resource materials that are still relevant.
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UN/60: The 60th Anniversary of the United Nations 1945-2005
UNA-Canada is organizing a number of activities, events and short
video PSAs to mark the anniversary,
and to engage its partners and their constituencies in various
regions across Canada in celebrating this milestone. Includes
the Global Citizen Challenge.
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Integration & Belonging
Integration & Belonging (I&B) is a national initiative focused
on youth and emerging community leaders in five cities across
Canada - Calgary, Saskatoon, Kingston, Montreal and St. John's.
I&B identifies and builds the social capital of Canadian society
to encourage cohesion and strengthen our sense of belonging. Includes
a resource manual titled Building
A Sense of Belonging: A Community Tool for Action. (2004-2005)
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Youth for Diversity
The goal of Youth for Diversity was to engage youth from across
Canada in diversity and leadership training, network capacity-building,
and action through five Regional Forums in Sackville, Yellowknife,
Winnipeg, Kamloops and Montreal (Aug 2003 - Jan 2004).
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The Rights Stuff
The Rights Stuff project trained groups of young Canadians
from diverse backgrounds so that they develop an in-depth understanding
of their rights and freedoms as stipulated in the Canadian Charter
and are able to run their own workshops on these issues in their
schools and communities. Training took place through five regional
workshops in Moncton, Yellowknife, Winnipeg, Kamloops and Rimouski
(Aug 2003 - Jan 2004).
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Refugees: A Canadian Perspective
A set of resource guides for classroom teachers
designed to increase the sensitivity of young Canadians to the
plight of refugees and to the UN's involvement in refugee issues,
as well as of Canada's support for refugee protection and assistance
worldwide.
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Mosaic
Mosaic is a national directory of success
stories of youth-for-youth projects about sustainable development.
On Mosaic you can learn more about projects developed by young Canadians
who are effectively addressing social, economic, cultural and environmental
issues in their schools, communities, provinces and country. Maintained
2002-2003.
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Youth & the Global HIV/AIDS Crisis
In their Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS (July 2001), UN
Member States declared that young people’s “full involvement and
participation in the design, planning, implementation and evaluation
of programmes is crucial to the development of effective responses
to the HIV/AIDS epidemic.” In response, UNA-Canada & Carleton
University's School of Social Work produced a Youth
Toolkit for Action. May 2002.
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Navigating International Meetings - a Pocketbook Guide to
Effective Youth Participation
A popular, informative and international pocketbook
resource culminating from experiences learned with both
of UNA-Canada's recent Youth Agenda 2002 and YFAR 2001 projects.
Available in English, French and Spanish.
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Youth Agenda 2002
UNA-Canada's two-year project (2001-2002) coordinating a Canadian
youth process around, and involvement in, the UN's World Summit
on Sustainable Development. Includes INSIGHTS information
papers & Expedition Guide
of lessons learned & accomplishments of youth working together.
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Youth Forums Against Racism (YFAR)
YFAR was an initiative of UNA-Canada launched in recognition of
the United Nations International Year for the Elimination of Racial
Discrimination (2001). The end result of this project was an innovative,
long-term, anti-racism education model &
manual developed BY youth FOR youth! The KIT is available
in PDF format.
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Youth International Alumni Association
The site owes its existence to the suggestions of interns themselves
who wanted to have a follow-up to their experiences. It is a place
where YIIP participants can network with one another, share experiences
and knowledge, and check out job opportunities. Maintained 2002-2003.
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Youth Action Course
UNA-Canada hosting three day courses for high school students on
key human rights issues (2000-2001)
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International Year of Older Persons
The United Nations proclaimed 1999 as the International Year of
Older Persons. In order to recognize this, UNA-Canada launched a
comprehensive website and produced a Resource
Guide which was distributed to all secondary schools in Canada.
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50th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration
of Human Rights
The year 1998 marks the 50th Anniversary of the adoption of the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations General
Assembly. Produced an Action Guide on Human
Rights which was distributed to all secondary schools in
Canada.
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Lester B. Pearson's Role in the Formation
of the UN's Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) and in Other
UN Activities
A research paper & educational
outreach in 1997, marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of
an extraordinary Canadian who had a remarkable career, both in Canadian
politics and in the formation of a new world order which emerged
during the final few years of World War II, including the creation
of the United Nations organization and its various agencies.
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