One Young World
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| Type | Non-governmental organization |
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| Founded | 2010 London, United Kingdom |
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| Website | www.oneyoungworld.com |
One Young World is a not-for-profit organisation which provides opportunities for young people to join in a global network of socially-committed individuals with leadership potential. Its primary activity is an annual One Young World summit. It describes itself as "The premier global forum for young people of leadership calibre. It manifests the reality of common humanity and the shared existence of all the peoples in one world, Its purpose is to connect and bring together the youngest, brightest and best and to ensure that their concerns, opinions and solutions are heard." [1]
There have been two summits so far: the inaugural summit held in London, UK on 8-10 February 2010 and the second from 1-4 September 2011 in Zürich, Switzerland.
The 2012 summit is due to take place in Pittsburgh, USA from 18th - 23rd October 2012.[2]
Delegates have to raise funds to attend the summits, as well as meeting the selection criteria, including teamwork, leadership skills, concern for global issues and a track record of volunteer activity.[3] After the summit, participants are encouraged to become One Young World Ambassadors, and promote action on the issues of concern to them. [4]
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[edit] The 2011 Summit
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| Zurich | Switzerland | ||||
| Paris | France | ||||
| Pune | India | ||||
| Cape Town | South Africa | ||||
| Washington D.C | United States | ||||
| Vienna | Austria | ||||
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong | ||||
The Summit 2011 was held in Zurich, Switzerland on 1st - 4th September 2011. It was opened by Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway, who drew on the experiences of Utoya and his Global Dignity initiative, to promote bridge-building between young people. [5]
Delegates discussed topics including obesity, social media and the Arab Spring. [6] Guest speakers included Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Jamie Oliver, Wael Ghonim, and Oscar Morales.[7] Morales is known for using social media to organize "One Million Voices Against FARC" to protest against the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).[8]
The summit provoked debate about its merits between Milo Yiannopoulos who critises participants as "worthy windbags" [9] and Doug Richard who calls the event "inspiring and uplifting".[10]
[edit] Inaugural summit 2010
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| 2010 | London | United Kingdom | |||
| 2011 | Zurich | Switzerland | |||
| 2012 | Pittsburgh | United States | |||
| 2013 | Johannesburg | South Africa | |||
The One Young World Inaugural Summit was held in London 8-10 February, 2010 and drew 823 young leaders from 112 countries.
The summit focused on 6 key Resolutions developed on topics identified by the One Young World Global Consultation Process, a poll of over 15,000 respondents aged 18-27 years old from 34 countries in every continent. These Resolutions were the focus of the Summit's plenary sessions where Counsellors such as Kofi Annan, Bob Geldof, Muhammad Yunus and Desmond Tutu facilitated debate.
[edit] Counsellors
Alongside the delegates, the One Young World summits feature distinguished guests who act as Young World Counsellors.
The Counsellors include:
- Kofi Annan
- Bob Geldof
- Clarence Seedorf
- Archbishop Desmond Tutu
- Oscar Morales – the Founder of One Million Voices against FARC
- Nick Haysom – the Director of Politics at the United Nations
- Tony Fernandes
- Elio Leoni-Sceti – Global CEO of EMI
- Richard Sambrook
- Carole Stone
- Muhammad Yunus
- Alejandro Toledo
- Jennifer Corriero - Co-founder of TakingITGlobal
- Dr. Santanu Das – Founder of TranSwitch Corporation
- Martin Davidson - Chief Executive of the British Council
- Harald Ludwig – co-chairman of Lions Gate Entertainment
- Zoya Phan - Karen Burmese political activist
- John Kerry - United States senator
- Caspar Melville - New Humanist editor
[edit] External links
- Website http://www.oneyoungworld.com/
- YouTube http://www.youtube.com/user/OneYoungWorld
- Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/oneyoungworld
- WAYN http://oneyoungworld.wayn.com/
- ^ http://www.oneyoungworld.com/home/
- ^ http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/passionate-pittsburgh-bid-wins-one-young-world-summit-2012-129189013.html
- ^ http://www.oneyoungworld.com/delegates/
- ^ http://cambridge10.moonfruit.com/#/one-young-world/4550985323
- ^ http://www.kongehuset.no/c28424/nyhet/vis.html?tid=93885
- ^ http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Zurich_hosts_a_young_Davos.html?cid=31037566
- ^ http://www.desertflowerfoundation.org/en/waris-dirie%E2%80%99s-report-on-the-one-young-world-summit-in-zurich-switzerland/
- ^ http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/one-young-world-unveils-findings-of-global-survey-of-20-somethings-and-launches-youtube-contest-to-identify-future-leaders-to-be-delegates-at-inaugural-world-summit-62152262.html
- ^ http://realbusiness.co.uk/news/spare-us-the-hot-air-and-nonsense-one-young-world
- ^ http://realbusiness.co.uk/news/why-let-the-truth-stand-in-the-way-of-a-good-story-milo
