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Canada, Youth,
and the Right to Water
Apublic engagement initiative that brings together youth from diverse
socio-economic backgrounds around the issue of the Right to Water
as a basic human right and necessity. Through experiential learning
techniques and diverse participatory research modules, youth from
all backgrounds will make local connections to the global realities
of the water and sanitation crisis. Canadian, Youth and the Right
to Water empowers all Canadian youth to be a stakeholder on the
political, social and economical issues surrounding water. Spring
2007 - ongoing
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CANIMUN
The Canadian International Model United Nations Conference [CANIMUN]
is an annual four-day bilingual event held in Ottawa. CANIMUN is
the only bilingual pan-Canadian International Model UN experience
for post-secondary level delegates from across Canada and around
the world. 2003 - ongoing
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Healthy Children, Healthy Communities
Our Healthy Children, Healthy Communities project focuses on the
healthy development of Canadian 9-12 year olds. Children (aged
9-12) and child health experts exchange knowledge about social
factors that can have a positive or negative impact on their health
– factors such as poverty, education, housing, violence, the environment,
or racism. In their communities, participants create action plans
to ensure that their priorities are included in health initiatives
in their schools and communities, as well as at the national and
international levels. 2006 - ongoing
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HIV/AIDS: It's Time to Act - Mobilizing Young Canadians Around
HIV/AIDS
An intra- and inter- national/provincial youth participation and
cooperation project that addresses HIV/AIDS in conjunction with
the social determinants of health, in order to build capacity
to combat HIV/AIDS through sustainable prevention, education and
management strategies. The project includes Canadian regional
youth forums in 2005-06; 'twinning' partnerships with youth in
countries where HIV is endemic; a national youth survey; and participation
in the XVI International Conference on AIDS in Toronto in August
2006. 2005-2007
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Internship Programmes
The Young Professionals International (YPI) and the International
Youth Internship Programmes (IYIP) are employment programmes which
are a part of the Federal Government's Youth Employment Strategy.
The programmes, implemented and coordinated by UNA-Canada, offer
Canadian university and college graduates valuable first paid
career related work experiences in a United Nations (or UN-related)
setting. 1997 - ongoing
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Model United Nations
A Model United Nations (MUN) is a conference that simulates the
activities of specific organs, programmes, committees and agencies
of the UN; most MUNs are based on the General Assembly or Security
Council. MUNs are an exciting venue for participants to explore
the challenges related to working in an International setting. Includes
our popular Model UN Sourcebook - a
manual on how to organize a MUN.
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Peacekeeping 50: 1956-2006
2006 marks the 50th anniversary of the Suez Crisis and the world's
first designated UN peacekeeping mission. It is a year not only
to celebrate and more deeply value Canada's lasting contribution
to a more peaceful world, but to encourage Canadians to continue
to support peace, development, diplomacy and global citizenship.
2006-07
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Pearson's Nobel Peace Prize, 50th Anniversary : 1957-2007
It has been fifty years since a remarkable Canadian - Lester Bowles
Pearson - was honoured with the 1957 Nobel Peace Prize for his
vision, wisdom, perseverance and skillful success in establishing
an international police force to resolve the 1956 Suez Crisis.
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A Sense of Belonging
A Sense of Belonging aims to promote diversity and combat racism
and discrimination in local communities across Canada through
community outreach and public education. UNA-Canada's overall
goal is to support participation and opportunities for minority
groups and promote fulsome and equal participation in Canadian
society. Based on previous successful projects (Integration
& Belonging, Youth for Diversity, Youth Forums Against Racism)
and identified community action plans.
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Sport-in-a-Box (SBOX)
The SBOX project inspires young Canadians to use the power of
sport to engage with their communities in global issues that affect
us all. A legacy of the 2005 UN International Year of Sport
and Physical Education (IYSPE), SBOX embodies the spirit of
international cooperation that the UN fosters, empowering youth
to take local action to address global challenges. An innovative,
creative and fun project that uses sport to promote public awareness
of relevant issues, SBOX emphasizes the importance of a life-long
engagement in sport, physical activity and the appreciation of
social-cultural diversity. 2005 - ongoing
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What Kind of World?
For Youth: Equips youth with critical tools that allow
them to link local realities to global issues and empowers them
to bring about positive global changes
For Educators: Facilitator's package of three lesson
plans which aim to teach students the basics of the UN
system, human rights, and a number of critical global issues from
a Canadian perspective.
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A World Without Weapons
A World Without Weapons: Disarmament Education Programme consists
of two resources, a Teacher's Guide
and an on-line Student's Manual,
to increase the level of knowledge and engagement in disarmament
and non-proliferation issues among secondary school students across
Canada.
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Youth of Today, City of Tomorrow
The goal of the project is to utilize a series of research papers
commissioned by Western Economic Diversification (WD) surrounding
the issues of sustainability that will be addressed at third World
Urban Forum (WUF 3). This project will raise awareness and elicit
active community participation at WUF 3, while fostering a legacy
of understanding in young Western Canadians on human settlement
issues and the ability of their communities to address these issues.
2006-2007.
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