Youth Action Course - UN and Human Rights
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Saturday
5 May 2001

8:00 - 8:30 Arrival and settling-in
8:30 - 10:00 Introduction and get-to-know you activities
10:00 - 10:15 Break
10:15 - 12:15 Goals and Outline of the course: Rule setting
Trust, initiative and communication activities
12:30 - 1:30 Lunch
1:30 - 2:30 Workshop 1: The UN System
2:30 - 3:30 Workshop 2: Human Rights: an Overview
3:30 - 3:45 Break
3:45 - 5:45 Workshop 3: War-Affected Children
6:00 - 7:00 Supper
7:30 - 9:30 Workshop 4: Voices from the Field
Sunday
6 May 2001
8:00 AM Wake Up
8:15 AM Morning Activity
8:30 - 9:30 Breakfast
9:30 - 10:30 Workshop 5: Indigenous People's Rights
10:30 - 10:45 Break
10:45 - 11:45 Workshop 6: Children's Rights
11:45 - 12:45 Workshop 7: Women's Rights
12:45 - 1:30 Lunch
1:30 - 2:30 Workshop 8: The Media and Human Rights
2:30 - 2:45 Break
2:45 - 4:45 Workshop 9: Human Rights NGOs
4:45 - 6:00 Preparation for Human Rights Field Mission role play
6:00 - 7:00 Supper
7:00 - 10:00 Role Play: Human Rights Field Mission
Monday
7 May 2001
8:00 AM Wake Up
8:15 AM Morning Activity
8:30 - 9:30 Breakfast
9:30 - 11:00 Workshop 10: Conflict Resolution
11:00 - 11:15 Break
11:15 - 12:30 Preparation time for Model Security Council (MSC)
12:30 - 1:30 Lunch
1:30 - 4:30 Workshop 11: Action Strategies
4:30 - 6:00 Preparation time for Model Security Council
6:00 - 7:00 Supper
7:00 - 10:00 Simulation: MSC (Prep and Activity)
Tuesday
8 May 2001
7:00 AM Wake Up
7:15 - 8:30 Breakfast and Closing Session
8:30 AM Farewell and Departure