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Young Malaysians to speak up on issues affecting their lives

MEDIA ADVISORY
KUALA LUMPUR, 8 December 2006

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Malaysia invites a journalist and photographer to cover the following event :

What:
Youth Speak Out – A Youth Dialogue with the Chairman of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child and UNICEF Representative to Malaysia

When:
Tuesday, 12 December 2006 ; 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm (dinner follows from 7pm – 9pm)

Who:
- Professor Jaap E Doek, Chairman, United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child

- Ms. Gaye Phillips, UNICEF Representative, Malaysia & UNICEF Special Representative, Brunei and Singapore

- Celina Khor and Rafidah Abdullah, UNICEF Malaysia Goodwill Ambassadors and 3R TV Hosts

- 50 young people aged 15 – 22 years old representing :

PROSTAR-UNICEF Youth Centres in Kedah (HIV/AIDS)
AIESEC and Standard Chartered Bank’s “AIDS Champions” program (HIV/AIDS)
Rotary Club of Cyberjaya Interactors (HIV/AIDS)
HELP-UNICEF Mentoring Malaysia (violence in schools)
Department of Social Welfare and UNICEF Child Rights Workshops
UNICEF-EMPOWER Youth Program (tsunami child survivors)
Tree Theatre Group (environment)
Malaysian Childrens TV Foundation (children in the media)

Where:
Le Meridien Kuala Lumpur – Sultan Ballroom 1

Why:
The Dialogue will provide young people from several UNICEF supported programs with a platform to discuss issues confronting their generation today.

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For further information, please contact UNICEF Malaysia:

Indra Nadchatram: (+6.03) 2095 9157; 013 366 3452

Izwina Mohd Din : (+6.03) 2095 9154; 012 243 7374

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