This year’s conference relates directly to the UN Millennium Development Goal (MDG) #7, ‘to ensure environmental sustainability’, and is also related to the achievement of other MDGs.
Sixty youths from around the world will meet at the conference at UN Headquarters in New York for discussion, collaboration, and action on water issues. Participants will include up to 10 student representatives from each of the co-sponsors. Countless others will participate through videoconferencing and web-casting.
Prior to the conference, participants will conduct their own research on human rights and water issues and share their ideas through a web-based forum. During the conference, student representatives in New York will work with students from other countries, participating through videoconferencing and web-casting to develop a consensus on these issues and draft a Plan of Action. After the conference, students will be encouraged to initiate or participate in a water-related project in their local community or abroad.