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YOUTH PARTICIPATION IN GLOBAL DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES
International Youth Consultation on Environment and Development
The Geneva Informal Meeting of International Youth Non-Governmental Organizations (GIM), organized this activity with the belief that "youth organizations are urgently needed to push that preparatory process (of UNCED) forward ... we can influence national positions and intergovernmental negotiations as well as setting our own agendas and acting accordingly" (Report from the International Youth Consultation on Environment and Development, ISMUN, Geneva, 1991).
The event was realized in Geneva, Switzerland, 10-11 August, 1991. About 50 representatives of national, regional and international youth organizations and networks came together to discuss and strategize an active and independent road to Rio.
This event occurred at the same time that PrepCom III was happening. Some of the issues discussed during the meeting were: UNCED progress related mainly to PrepCom III negotiations; Women in Sustainable Development; NGOs and UNCED and; Environment, Development and Disarmament.