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Link to Oneminutesjr Film by Ethiopian Youth
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Ethiopian Youth Forum presenting the Child-to-child survey on 16 June 2004, at Africa Hall in the presence of UNICEF Executive Director, Ms. Carol Bellamy |
As part of UNICEF’s Global Movement for Children, the Ethiopian teenagers’ forum now named the Youth Forum was founded with the support of UNICEF Ethiopia as a follow up of the Special Session for Children. Since its inception in 2002 the Forum has held seven sessions and developed recommendations. The group later decided to change their name to the Ethiopian Youth Forum to include young people in their early twenties.
The latest session of the forum on Youth and Unemployment was held on 4 March 2005, at Africa Hall, ECA.
• Ten recommendations – youth and unemployment
• Statement by His Excellency Hassen Abdella, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
• Statement by Mr. Hans Spruijt on Behalf of the UNICEF Representative
• Statement by Mr. Robert Okello, Director of Office of Policy and Programme Coordination, UNECA
• Survey on youth and unemployment by The Ethiopian Youth Forum
Girls’ Education
• Ten recommendations
• Statement by UNICEF Representative Mr. Bjorn Ljungqvist
• Statement by Fantanesh Tilahun Head of the women’s affairs desk, Ministry of education at the Ethiopian Teenagers’ forum on Girls’ Education
• Girl’s perspective on girls’ education by Sophia Aytenew
• Statement by Woinishet Asfaw
Poverty Reduction and Youth
• Ten recommendations
• Statement by UNICEF Officer-in-Charge Mr. Abdelmajid Tibouti
• Statement by Melesachew Assefa
• Interview with Melesachew Assefa
• Statement by Mr. Ermias Tenkere, Welfare Monitoring Expert at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development
Street Children
• Ten recommendations
• Statement by Dr. Bulti Gutema, Head of Children, Youth and Family Welfare Department of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
• Statement by UNICEF Officer-in-Charge Mr. Abdelmajid Tibouti
• Statement by Chaci Tadesse, Singer and Street Children Advocate
• Statement by Mulatu Tafesse, Founder and Director of Godanaw
• Statement by Tedy Tenkar, Businessman and Former Street-Child
• Statement by Amelework G/Kidan, Teenager Mother
• Statement by Frehiwot Abraham, Teenager Mother
• Statement by Beressa Geleta, Former Street-Child
• Interview with Zerhiun Mammo, Founding Member of the Forum
HIV/AIDS
• Outcome statements
• Statement by Dr Bulti Gutema, Head of Children, Youth and Family Welfare Department of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
• Statement by UNICEF Representative Ibrahim Jabr
• Statement by Haimanot Senatayehu
• Statement by Miss Addis Ababa Tsedey Tsegaye
• Statement by moderator Sophia Aytenew
For further information about the forum email: igetachew@unicef.org
