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Title Child and Youth Friendly Cities Day / Time Tuesday, June 20th / 13:30 - 15:30 Room Ballroom B Event Description A child and youth friendly city is one that supports all aspects of a young person’s development, including self-efficacy, education, recreation, the experience of cultural harmony and a sense of connection to urban environments. This event examines urban youth issues and looks at how the Centre for Urban Youth Development, under the Global Partnership Initiative, is seeking solutions to issues of youth in the urban environment. These include policy and planning to preserve and design urban environments, such as creating-safe spaces for play, recreation, relationship building and capacity building; educating peers on safety, health and wellness related matters, including crime prevention, food security, and unemployment; and improving local access to natural resources and municipal infrastructures. Session Language English French Speakers (information as provided by host organization) Darcy Varney, Director-Special Projects, Children, Youth & Environments Center for Research S. Ananthakrishnan, Chief-Partners & Youth Section, UN-HABITAT Ndwiga Kariuki. Director, Social Services and Housing, City Council of Nairobi   Contact Need more information about this event? Please fill the contact form Related Documents (in English and / or French) Host Organization One Stop Youth Information Resource Centre Host Organization Description One Stop Youth Centre is a centre for urban youth development initiated United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (UN-Habitat) and City Council of Nairobi through Global Partnership Initiative concept Established in 2003, One Stop Youth Information Resource Centre has been designed to address the following * To provide career and employment opportunities to young people so that they can have more access to the job markets * To promote and empower the youth with relevant information and skills on urban environment development, employment, health, and ICT * To assess urban youth needs and reduce youth vulnerability especially those residing in the urban areas by initiating programs that addresses their plight and those of others Its operations are governed through partnership with Youth, Youth Serving Organisations and Youth Led Organisation and are holistic in nature. Website (Organizer and partners) www.eya.ca www.eya.ca www.onestopyouthcentre.org www.unhabitat.org www.nairobicity.org www.eya.ca/wuf

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