Celebrating Youth Leadership in Action
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MEDIA INVITATION
What: UNICEF Youth Forum Opening Ceremony
in conjunction with World AIDS Day 2007
When: Friday, 30 November 2007 * 8:00 am - 11:00 am
Where: The Legend Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Ballroom 1
Who: • YBhg. Dato’ Dr. Hj Ramlee bin Haji Rahmat
Deputy Director-General, Ministry of Health
• Ms. Wing-Sie Cheng
UNICEF Regional Advisor on AIDS
East Asia and Pacific Regional Office
• 100 AIDS Youth Leaders from across Malaysia
What: • Launch of the PROSTAR Best Practices Booklet
• Malaysian Premiere of a special PSA on AIDS by
Christiano Ronaldo, Manchester United
• Announcement of Manchester United support
• Press Conference
Why:
As in most parts of the world, young people in Malaysia account for an increasing number of HIV infections every year, with at least one-third of people living with HIV in the country today falling between the ages 13 to 29 years old. Responding to the needs of our young demand the protection of their basic rights and the assurance of the fulfillment of these rights as enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child. While young people have been referred to as the 'hope' to halt and reverse the course of the epidemic, not enough has been done to engage them as leaders in national responses to HIV. We must stand together with young people today to mount programs that will protect them from infection and ensure an AIDS-free generation for our future.
Please join us.
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MEDIA ENQUIRIES:
Indra Nadchatram: (+6.03) 2095 9157, 013 3663452, inadchatram@unicef.org
Izwina Mohd Din: (+6.03) 2095 9154, 012 2437374, imohddin@unicef.org
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