SportImpact Facilitator Nominated Representative of the Asian Youth to the UNESCO 38th General Conference

PRESS RELEASE

Dili, Timor-Leste · Tuesday, 24 November 2015

The UNESCO National Commission of Timor-Leste nominated Virginia da Graça da Cruz as Timor-Leste representative to the 9th UNESCO Youth Forum, which took place at UNESCO Headquarters, in Paris, France, from 26 to 28 October 2015.  After observing Virginia facilitation skills and energy, the UNESCO team in Paris selected her as representative of the Asian youth to the UNESCO 38th General Conference, from 3 to 18 of November, with the mission of sharing the recommendations produced during the 9th UNESCO Youth Forum.

During her time in Paris, Virginia had the opportunity to receive UNESCO training on facilitation techniques and to interact with people from all over the world (press here to see an interview with Virginia).

Virginia is SportImpact’s head facilitator in the Sport for Life project, running engaging workshops on “Guide to Organizing Sport Events” and organizing Sport for Life events in municipalities around the country.

She is contributing tremendously to youth development and empowerment in Timor-Leste and, since her experience in Paris, she is even more inspired to share knowledge and motivation.

About the UNESCO Youth Forum

“The UNESCO Youth Forum was created in 1999 to provide young people with the opportunity to present their concerns and ideas to Member States and help shape the direction of UNESCO.

Every two years, young people from 195 Member States come together at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris to discuss and debate thematic areas of concern.

The forum culminates in a series of recommended actions to be presented at the UNESCO General Conference. These actions will take into account the lived experiences and unique perspective of youth as well as the challenges facing young people today.

The 9th UNESCO Youth Forum main theme is Young Global Citizens for a Sustainable Planet.”

About the UNESCO General Conference

“The General Conference consists of the representatives of the States Members of the Organization. It meets every two years, and is attended by Member States and Associate Members, together with observers for non-Member States, intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations (NGOs)

The General Conference determines the policies and the main lines of work of the Organization. Its duty is to set the programmes and the budget of UNESCO. It also elects the Members of the Executive Board and appoints, every four years, the Director-General. The working languages of the General Conference are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.”

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Sources: http://en.unesco.org/9th-unesco-youth-forum   /    http://en.unesco.org/events/general-conference-38th-session

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