Background
The UN Task Force Team on Youth in Cambodia through the coordination and support from the office of the UN Resident Coordinator will be holding a consultation with young Cambodians as part of the global Post-2015 Development Framework “The World We Want” consultative process. Young people will have an opportunity to raise key issues that are important to them currently, as well as contribute to the vision of a world beyond the Millennium Development Goals which expire in 2015.
Young members of key affected populations (KAPs) in Cambodia have often been marginalized in decision-making processes and as a result, their key concerns have been over-shadowed by wider societal priorities. Such discrimination emanates from the stigma that is associated with KAPs or the erroneous perception that the vulnerabilities faced by young KAPs do not affect the wider society.
This workshop aims to prepare representatives of young KAPs for the upcoming Post-2015 consultation by ensuring that their collective voices are heard and to provide support for them to claim their rightful space to actively and meaningfully engage in decision-making processes.
Time and Location: 22 April 2013 (2pm – 5pm); UNAIDS Conference Room
Participants
Up to 15 representatives of young people of KAPs, including communities of Entertainment Workers (EWs), Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM), Trangender People (TG), People Who Use Drugs (PWUD) and People Living with HIV (PLHIV).
Objectives
- To introduce participants to the format of the post-2015 Youth Consultation taking place on 23rd April;
- To generate discussion on priority issues of young KAP and harmonize key messages to bring to the Post-2015 Consultation (Youth).
Outcomes
- Key messages are developed and harmonized;
- Improved understanding of cross-cutting issues relating to young KAPs among community members;
- Strengthened solidary among communities of young KAPs; and
- Empowerment of young leaders and advocates of KAPs.
Download:
The Concept Note and the Agenda of the Workshop for Young Members of KAPs to prepare for the Post-2015 Consultation (Youth), 22 April 2013, Phnom Penh, Cambodia (pdf)
The Agenda of the Consultation on The World We Want: Post-2015 Visioning Workshop – Consulting with Youth, 23 April 2013, Phnom Penh, Cambodia (pdf)
For more information, please contact Nimol Soth, UNESCO Phnom Penh (n.soth@unesco.org)