Quoted from BBC News
Fighting in Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia has caused death and widespread destruction. Georgian, Russian and South Ossetian forces have all been involved. There have also been clashes in Abkhazia, and Russian attacks on other parts of Georgia.
The separatist administrations in South Ossetia and Abkhazia have been trying to gain formal independence since breaking away in the early 1990s.
Tensions in both regions began to escalate after Mikhail Saakashvili was elected Georgian president in 2004, on a promise to re-unite the country.
The conflicts have remained largely frozen, despite occasional flare-ups, until this month.
What triggered the crisis?
A series of clashes between Georgian and South Ossetian forces in the summer of 2008 prompted Georgia to launch an aerial bombardment and ground attack on South Ossetia on 7 August.
Georgian forces controlled the South Ossetian capital, Tskhinvali, for part of the following day.
Russia, meanwhile, poured thousands of troops into South Ossetia, and launched bombing raids both over the province and on targets in the rest of Georgia.
There have been unverified reports of war crimes on both sides.
Did the Russian forces enter South Ossetia before or after the Georgian attack?
This is unclear.
Georgia says it began its assault after learning that a large convoy of Russian armour was coming through the Roki tunnel, from North Ossetia into South Ossetia.
Russia says it acted to defend Russian citizens in South Ossetia, and its own peacekeepers stationed in the breakaway region.
How did the conflict develop?
Russian forces occupied parts of Georgia adjoining South Ossetia, including the town of Gori, a strategic town on the main road linking eastern and western Georgia.
They also moved from bases in Abkhazia into parts of western Georgia, and the Russian fleet went into action against the Georgian navy.
Abkhaz forces re-captured the Kodori Gorge - a region of Abkhazia taken under control by Georgian troops in 2006.
Who are the main casualties?
Large numbers of civilians have been driven out of their homes in South Ossetia. Many South Ossetians have crossed over to the Russian republic of North Ossetia.
Residents of Georgian villages in South Ossetia, and the town of Gori, have also fled.
The South Ossetian capital, Tskhinvali, is reported to be largely in ruins.
Why is Russia involved?
More than half of South Ossetia's 70,000 citizens are said to have taken up Moscow's offer of Russian citizenship. Russia says its actions were designed to protect those citizens.
Russia also has peacekeepers based in South Ossetia. Some of these were killed in the Georgian attack on 7 August.
Until recently, Russia said it respected Georgia's territorial integrity, and only wanted to look out for Russian citizens. But, following Georgia's military action, Russian PM Vladimir Putin said it was now unlikely that South Ossetia would reintegrate with the rest of Georgia.
Does Georgia have links to Nato?
President Saakashvili has made membership of Nato one of his main goals - and Nato agreed in April 2008 that Georgia would become a member of the alliance at some unspecified date in the future.
The country has had a close relationship with the United States - sending troops to join the US-led coalition in Iraq.
The US has helped to train and arm the Georgian military. It also helped Georgian troops return from Iraq after the Russian incursion into South Ossetia.
What is the status of South Ossetia?
South Ossetia has run its own affairs since fighting for independence from Georgia in 1991-92, in the aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union.
It has declared independence, though this has not been recognised by any other country.
Abkhazia is in the same position.
Why do Ossetians want to break away?
The Ossetians are a distinct ethnic group originally from the Russian plains just south of the Don river. In the 13th Century, they were pushed southwards by Mongol invasions into the Caucasus mountains, settling along the border with Georgia.
South Ossetians want to join up with their ethnic brethren in North Ossetia, which is an autonomous republic within the Russian Federation.
Ethnic Georgians are a minority in South Ossetia, accounting for less than one-third of the population.
But Georgia rejects even the name South Ossetia, preferring to call it by the ancient name of Samachablo, or Tskhinvali, after its main city.
RULETA URBANA
El viaje
Agosto 2008, Canadá: Tiempo atrás, una hermosa princesa Maorí, de cabello hasta la cintura, rasgos finos y ojos expresivos abrió su correo electrónico para encontrar la confirmación de su participación como cantante en el VI Congreso Mundial de la Juventud en Canadá. Katherina , con sorpresa leyó que participarían en el evento tres Nueva Zelandesas, entre ellas una periodista mexicana que impartiría un taller sobre Empresas Jóvenes. Tres meses después Katherina y yo teníamos una cita a ciegas en el aeropuerto de Sydney para de ahí volar juntas a Canadá. Para variar y no perder mi mala costumbre iba tarde a la cita, estando a unas cuantas salas de mi destino final me encontré con las imágenes que me arrullan en mis noches de insomnio. Mi corazón latió mas rápido que de costumbre al irme acercando poco a poco a ese grupo de hombres vestidos en playeras y pantaloneras negras. No estaba segura si eran quien pensaba pero pronto confirme mis sospechas, estaba parada frente a la selección nacional Nueva Zelandesa de Rugby, mis adorados All Black. Tras unos minutos de éxtasis contemplativo me deje ir como niña de 8 años al ver a Hanna Montana y tras unas cuantas fotografías seguí con mi recorrido. Al encontrarnos en el aeropuerto, Katherina y yo nos hicimos buenas amigas, 26 horas de vuelo después por fin nos registrábamos en el tan esperado congreso. Esa mañana desperté en un diminuto cuarto de 3x2 metros en la universidad Laval en Quebec. Sufriendo las consecuencias de haber dormido solo dos horas la noche anterior, mis ojos pesan y no veo la forma de quitarme la cara de dormida. Ya lave mi rostro y sigo viendo doble. Esta mañana ni la desvelada ni la vista doble me detienen, hoy es un día especial, hoy tengo la oportunidad de compartir mi experiencia como jóven empresaria con jóvenes de todos los rincones de latinoamerica. Tras arreglarme partí a la sala donde me tocaba hablar, a mi llegada ya había gente esperando, rostros amables y deseosos de escuchar, compartir y aprender. Es un orgullo el compartir mis vivencias con los jóvenes que han sido seleccionados para participar en este evento pues todos ellos han sido elegidos por su destacada participación en cuestiones sociales, la gente con la que comparto este espacio es la que cree en cambios y sueña y actúa en su construcción. Luego de presentarme y comenzar con una pequeña broma comencé a hablar sobre Anasazi.
Anasazi, fue uno de los locos proyectos que invaden muy amenudo mi mente. Hace tres años decidí que quería ser mi propia jefa, tener un negocio y a la vez ejercer un efecto positivo en la sociedad. Al momento de la creación de la empresa tenia 25 años y me di cuenta que mi forma de ejercer un cambio requería de responsabilidades diferentes pues estaba en el proceso de convertirme en joven-adulto. Tras platicar por varias semanas con la almohada los pensamientos se convirtieron en acciones y las acciones en negocio, así nació Anasazi. Anasazi Regalos Empresariales es enfocado a mantener la relación de amistad o comercial de empresas o negocios, por medio de regalos empresariales. Los productos que se venden en Anasazi son hechos por productores locales, artesanos y Tarahumaras (etnia indígena del Estado de Chihuahua en México. Al momento mi hermana Caty dirige el negocio junto con la ayuda de mi otra hermana Luisa. Tener un negocio propio no a sido una tarea fácil, pero poco a poco la fe, el trabajo y la buena voluntad nos ha posicionado en el mercado y nos ha permitido crecer. Recuerda que para emprender hay que creer para crear. Si te interesa conocer mas sobre el negocio entra a www.regaloschihuahua.com, sobre el congreso www.regeneracion08.blogspot.com
I think if someone were trying to sum up this whole Georgia-Russia-South Ossetia situation then 'Look what I can do!' would be pretty close to it. Because when Georgia started bombing South Ossetia a few days ago it was sort of saying: 'Look what I can do South Ossetian separatist groups and your Russian supporters! I can bomb you until "order is restored"!' Then when Russia retaliated it was sort of saying: 'Look what I can do Georgia! I'm a much bigger military power than you are and I'm not afraid to march right into your country and bomb your civilians right back!' Then Georgia said: 'Go ahead! I'm trying to join NATO and the US and Britain both think I'm great!' Russia: 'Try me!' And so on.
Obviously it's a little more complicated than that.
So did Georgia think that NATO was going to come to its defense? Because in the end - despite all Russian meddling in South Ossetia - (to the best of my knowledge) Georgia reacted with force first. Which to Russia pretty much translates to: 'Bring it on!' Maybe Georgia's President should have taken a good long look at Chechnya before inviting Russia to come on over. He might also want to check out Afghanistan - and then he might have realized that NATO (of which he is not yet a member anyways) is pretty busy at the moment.
Obviously nothing excuses the amount of force used by either side - whatever the situation - and the high amount of civilian casualties, displaced peoples and homes destroyed.
I know that this blog was supposed to be about my road to the marathon, but today's entry is not really about running--more like my lack of running these days. At the moment I just feel so overwhelmed, useless, and all round tired (emotionally and mentally more than physically). I haven't slept more than two nights in my own bed since July 29th and won't sleep in my own bed again until August 25th. My diet is thrown off and I can't eat where or when I want. Am just worried about if I will actually fulfil my goal and my dream at this point. Agh am way too emotional.
Hoy fué el segundo día de la Pre-Conferencia de la Fuerza Joven de México y entre varias ponencias muy interesantes, encontré una que me ha sido de gran utilidad y estoy seguro que a ustedes también...
El título de la ponenecia fué:CREANDO UNA ESTRATEGIA DE INCIDENCIA POLÍTICA. las expositoras fueron Courtney Matson y Kimberly Whipkey de la ONG: Americans for Informed Democracy.
Ellas hablaron sobre como llevar nustros proyectos y nuestras ideas hasta la meta proponiendo el siguiente método:
- Identifica el tema, problema o proyecto que quieres que se lleve a cabo.
- Define las metas sobre tu tema
- Objetivo, ¿cuál es el personaje o tomador de decisión al que quieres llegar?
- Apoyo o Ayuda, ¿quiénes serán las personas que te ayuden a llevar a cabo este proyecto?
- Aliados, las personas u organizaciones que se aliarán a tu idea y te darán soporte
- Oposición. Las personas u organizaciones que no apoyen tu idea o proyecto.
- Mensajes Clave de tu campaña
- Tacticas...
Estos fueron solo algunos de los métodos que propusieron para una verdadera incidencia política de los jóvenes activistas... :)
Posteo rápido para contar que esta semana estoy participando como docente del curso virtual "Empoderamiento digital y trabajo con jóvenes" para nicaragüenses organizado por la Fundación Desafíos y apoyado por Relajur y SinergiaNet.
Estoy a cargo del módulo de ciberactivismo.
Pego el primer párrafo de la presentación del curso:
El curso busca aportar elementos para una reflexión crítica acerca de los nuevos espacios que se generan con el desarrollo de las TICs e Internet, así como conocer experiencias en las cuales se trabaja en la perspectiva de propiciar el empoderamiento digital de personas, grupos, organizaciones y redes.
¡Agradezco mucho la invitación de Daniel Espíndola!
pd: No estoy posteando seguido porque estoy en medio de cosas que no se terminan de definir como para contarlas.
A week after President George W. Bush signed legislation repealing the travel restrictions placed on HIV-positive individuals visiting or immigrating into the United States Congresswoman Barbara Lee, from California, shared the process that concluded in the repeal with an audience at the XVII International AIDS Conference. The consequences of travel restrictions like those practiced by the United States, and still practiced by many other countries all over the world, were made clear during the question period. One man came forward to express the sense of betrayal felt by those forced out by the restrictions, he had personal experience as a US citizen living in Canada with a partner who is HIV-positive. He still loved his country, he told the panel, but he was ashamed and angry with his government for initiating the repressive legislation that forced him to choose between his country and his partner, as well as for taking 20 years to address it. The XVI International AIDS Conference, held in Toronto in 2006, drew attention to the restrictions. Many HIV-positive individuals faced difficulties traveling to the conference, since many flights into Canada would take them through the US. Congresswoman Lee attended AIDS 2006 and realized that the only way to put the United States on the "correct side of history", on this particular issue, was to abolish the travel restrictions completely, in her words: "Human rights are not won by appeasement or incrementalism." Although repealing the travel restrictions had support from both Democrats and Republicans, as well as a consensus in the medical community that travel restrictions did nothing to protect public health, it was a time when there was hostility towards any immigrant-related reform amongst the general public. However two years later the repeal is a major step forward, although it is not the final step. It is now up to the Secretary of Health to change regulations to reflect the new legislation. HIV must be taken off of the list of diseases that mean inadmissibility to the United States, but Congresswoman Lee is confident that this will happen soon. So confident she has suggested her constituency, Berkeley, California, be considered for the next International AIDS Conference.
Near the end of the session the conversation was brought back around to other human rights areas where the United States is lacking. One woman approached the microphone to congratulate Congresswoman Lee on her role in repealing the travel restrictions, but also to say that she would not personally attend an AIDS Conference in the United States until an apology was issued for all the human rights abuses it commits in other countries. Although using a session on travel restrictions against HIV-positive individuals as a platform for chiding the US on Iraq, or as she put it "marching into other countries" in the name of democracy, seems slightly inappropriate, it is a part of what the conference is about. Congratulating and celebrating to encourage progress, along with questioning and criticizing to show that we have not forgotten what remains to be addressed.
Hello, I have been communicating with many of you ! Those who are attending and those who unfortunately cannot join us in Quebec City. As the Virtual Congress Co-ordinator with TakingITGlobal I have been encouraging everyone to participate through the Virtual Congress.
This year, the organizers of the World Youth Congress 2008 have introduced a World Youth Virtual Congress. The overall goal of the World Youth Virtual Congress will be to provide excellent coverage of WYC actions, issues and events to ensure that youth unable to physically attend the
congress can remain updated on congress activities. Promote the Virtual Congress to your friends, peers and within your communities to participate!
I am excited to meet all the inspirational, passionate, energetic and innovative delegates coming to Quebec City in a few days !
To spread a social movement, like scaling up the world AIDS response, religious leaders need to talk to religious leaders, business to business, youth to youth, and media to media. Studies show that messages spread most effectively when they come from their peers.
In an initiative to bridge the gaps between groups that don’t usually connect, the World AIDS Campaign is convening 12 “leadership encounters” – small facilitated meetings away from the microphones and crowds of the main conference. By having these meetings, the campaign hopes the different sectors will find common ground and uncommon activities.
For instance, in the dialogue between leaders of the youth and media, MTV committed to convene a youth advisory panel. Other dialogues occurred between leaders of faith communities and men who have sex with men, and between commercial sex workers and the business community.
The World AIDS Campaign will compile a report of the commitments, and follow them up and report on them in Vienna at the AIDS conference in 2010.
But this isn’t the only group collecting commitments in Mexico. At the Youth Pavilion in the Global Village young people staff a “youth commitments desk”, asking for leaders to promise to scale up youth participation in their programs.
In 2006, the youth commitments desk at the Toronto AIDS conference collected 371 commitments. But making commitment doesn’t guarantee action. A team of youth followed up the 371 commitments and found a completion rate of 25%.
What is standing out for me at the conference is the need to focus on investment and programs for and research of the most at-risk groups---, men who have sex with men, drug users, sex workers and prisoners.
Let’s be frank, this is no “save the children” kind of cause – generally people are afraid of these groups and don’t know much about them. I’ve had a lot of global experiences in my life, but I have never spoken directly with a sex worker or prisoner (to my knowledge). With so many sex workers here, I can surely change this soon.
Simple prejudices and impressions aside – the numbers tell a shocking story. Of global AIDS expenditures, only 1.2 percent is spent on specific responses to men who have sex with men. This totals $3 million out of the estimated $30 million needed according to UNAIDS.
“Less than 10% of high risk populations are receiving appropriate prevention.” Alex Coutinho, Executive Director, Infectious Disease Institute Uganda.
Outside of Africa – drug users, sex workers and men who have sex with men make up the vast majority of those contracting HIV. It’s amazing after 25 years and billions of dollars we are not able to better address these populations. There is research and success stories that document what works in these populations, especially in Mexico and Brazil.
Youth are key to this struggle actually – we need a generation of young people that can fearlessly empower and protect the human rights of sex workers, prisoners and drug users.
Children and Youth Facing HIV/AIDS
August 4, 2008
International AIDS Conference 2008
Jo Anne Tacorda
The session opened with Stephanie Raper, of Australia, a young person born HIV+ and Peter Laugharn, of the Netherlands. During the session similarities between panelists emerged such as their findings related to the discrimination and stigma youth living with HIV face in their daily lives. Adriana Gomez, of Brazil, spoke about a magazine called “Living as a Young Person,” this magazine featured workshops conducted in March – August 2007 and was first published in 2004. During those workshops, youth shared their feelings, fears and hopes. Similarly, Christabell, from Kenya, representing a group called Stay Alive Group support (SAYG), spoke about the wide gap between non-infected and infected youth, young people’s reluctance to get tested, and the lack of commitment young people have to support infected persons. Panelists also touched upon the double standard between adult and children disclosure; adults are told about their status via well trained health care providers while children and youth are often told their status via parents or caregivers who are not properly trained to support them. Discussions also focused on a growing body of evidence that suggests that while orphan hood in Africa is an important factor, it is not the only factor. Research has shown that orphans do not necessarily suffer greater deprivation so, including factors such as orphan hood, we must consider poverty, regional factors, and gender disparities as more effective measures.
Panelists showed that without education youth can perceive HIV+ status as a ‘death sentence’ and untreatable, they feel shame and exclude themselves from society. Those not infected and uneducated about the subject often use derogatory language, play ‘the blame game,’ and excluded HIV+ persons from society; as Christabell noted “discrimination leads to stigma, whether knowingly or unknowingly”. However, with proper support and education youth who are living with HIV have a better outlook on life and can see the possibilities for a brighter future.
In the future Panelists would like to see more effective strategies to combat reluctance to get tested and hold youth accountable to know their status. Panelists recommended that health care workers and parents receive training to properly support young people, take them through the testing process and also to communicate status disclosure with youth appropriately since “trust in [your parents] is key, if you can’t trust your parents who can you trust?... Keeping an illness from a child, a child who has their own body and their own mind, is devastating and should not happen” as Stephanie Raper noted. Best practices include those exemplified by SAYG who provides psychological support, opportunities to form partnerships on health issues and information for peer education. SAYG uses effective approaches including community asset mapping, programs and interventions and community resources. Developing disclosure guidelines and best practices is also important. There is also a strong need for youth friendly services so that youth feel comfortable about being tested and are open to receiving support.
To spread a social movement, like scaling up the world AIDS response, religious leaders need to talk to religious leaders, business to business, youth to youth, and media to media. Studies show that messages spread most effectively when they come from their peers.
In an initiative to bridge the gaps between groups that don’t usually connect, the World AIDS Campaign is convening 12 “leadership encounters” – small facilitated meetings away from the microphones and crowds of the main conference. By having these meetings, the campaign hopes the different sectors will find common ground and uncommon activities.
For instance, in the dialogue between leaders of the youth and media, MTV committed to convene a youth advisory panel. Other dialogues occurred between leaders of faith communities and men who have sex with men, and between commercial sex workers and the business community.
The World AIDS Campaign will compile a report of the commitments, and follow them up and report on them in Vienna at the AIDS conference in 2010.
But WAC isn’t the only group collecting commitments in Mexico. At the Youth Pavilion in the Global Village young people staff a “youth commitments desk”, asking for leaders to promise to scale up youth participation in their programs.
In 2006, the youth commitments desk at the Toronto AIDS conference collected 371 commitments. But making commitment doesn’t guarantee action. A team of youth followed up the 371 commitments and found a completion rate of 25%.
Nueva Zelanda, Julio 2008: Saqué la laptop y literalmente sacudí la mochila de cabeza para que saliera el CD que estaba buscando, sin éxito hice lo mismo con mi bolsa, abrí todos los cajones, aventé cosas, busque desesperada en las bolsas de la chamarra la cual terminó en el piso junto con todo lo demás ¡demonios!, ¿dónde lo dejé?, ¿porqué en mi código genético no incluyo el orden en mi cerebro?
Bajo el pretexto de “tengo orden en mi desorden” y reconociendo la muy limitada posibilidad de que mi coeficiente intelectual llegue a “genio” (por aquello que cuentan de que los genios siempre son desordenados) he de aceptar que soy un ser sumamente caótico. El orden nunca ha sido una de mis virtudes, nunca de los nunca, lo he intentado más de las veces que he intentado dejar este vicio por las barras de chocolate y miren que han sido bastantes los intentos.
Hoy he sido descubierta en lo que mi madre llamaría “nido de ratas”. Andrew llego a recogerme para ir a subir un cerro (hazaña de la que he estado huyendo por semanas), este domingo no me pude escapar. Se me acabaron los pretextos. Cuando tocó la puerta de la casa le grité desde mi cuarto “pasa; está abierto” tras acabarme de vestir intentaba rápidamente secarme el cabello y ponerme un poco de maquillaje, dibujarme el rostro antes de pegarle un susto al ingrato. Vi por el espejo que Andrew estaba parado justo a la entrada de mi recámara, observando detenidamente mi “pizarrón de los deseos” (recortes y frases de todo lo que quiero lograr). –“¡diantres!” pensé-, después de ver eso, este tipo ya se enteró de mis más resguardados secretos. Todo está en ese pizarrón, -no sé qué tan cómoda me siento al saber que está leyendo las frases de- “¡auch!” -demonios ya se empezó a reír. Me lo temía.
Diablos, diablos, diablos, mi brassier está sobre el buró, mi ropa sucia esta casi desbordándose del bote, en medio del cuarto esta mi mochila patas pa’ arriba, el portafolio y mi bolsa, para acabarla de fregar nunca encontré el CD que produjo este desmadre. Mi cuarto realmente luce como campo de batalla y la toalla con la que me sequé esta mojando mi cama, ¡ah!, sin tender por cierto.
Tras sacar a Andrew de mi cuarto sufriendo una infernal carrilla por el desorden que me cargo, dejamos el territorio minado y fuimos a recoger a Naomi. El día era hermoso, el sol por fin se dignó a saludarnos después de dos semanas de constantes lluvias. Pasamos verdes parajes repletos de ovejas blancas. Mientras íbamos en el auto, subí un sin fin de montañas. Después de casi media hora llegamos a nuestro destino, una enorme formación rocosa, salimos del auto y comenzamos a caminar sobre la roca, estábamos en un lugar tan alto que las nubes pasaban entre nosotros. Frente a mí, vi como una montaña vecina se interponía en el camino de una nube, a la cual, no importándole el obstáculo, comenzó a desbordar sobre la montaña de la misma forma en que el agua cae de una cascada. Un poco más allá podía ver el mar turquesa y aquella isla cubierta de césped verde que contrasta con el mar. La ciudad estaba a nuestros pies, el viento frió calaba hasta los huesos ahora que nuestro amigo sol se distraía pintando las nubes en tonos rosas, rojos y amarillos, tras las nubes note que había algo blanco, eran las montañas del otro lado de la ciudad con la cima cubierta de nieve.
El espectáculo fue interrumpido por el grito de Naomi preguntando: “dónde estaba”. Fue en ese momento que mi pie resbalo y terminé con una rodilla sobre una de las rocas y otra en el aire, con manos y brazos empuje mi cuerpo hacia arriba y ahí vi hacia abajo. Nunca había sentido miedo a las alturas, pero en ese momento descubrí lo que son las fobias, lo que es el pánico. Me aferré a la roca, mis amigos seguían caminando hacia un punto más alto y me gritaban para que los alcanzara, yo intentaba no voltear para abajo y auto convencerme de que todo estaba bien. Tomé aire, me comencé a levantar y a medio trayecto decidí volver a sentarme, tomé de nuevo aire y me dije a mi misma, “por el amor de Dios Laura: de cuando acá le tienes miedo a las alturas, ánimo mujer” me volví a sentar sobre la roca, finalmente comencé a caminar y a seguir escalando, consumida por el miedo mi trayecto se convirtió en más pena que placer. Finalmente, llegue a la última roca, Andrew y Naomi ya estaban arriba, puse un pie sobre un pequeño escalón que se formaba en la roca, coloqué cuidadosamente una de mis manos en una rendija y empujé mi cuerpo hacia arriba mientras buscaba algún punto donde sostener el otro pie. Finalmente estaba en la cima, mis amigos siguieron a una roca más lejana, yo me senté ahí a ver el atardecer, a hablar con mi corazón y decirle que seguíamos siendo uno, a agradecer al creador la oportunidad de ver ese espectáculo y de poder vencer mis miedos. Viendo hacia abajo, desde la cima de la montaña pude entender lo que llaman libre albedrío. Observando las luces que comenzaban a iluminar la ciudad vi como el desorden que a veces toma posesión de nuestras vidas es un mal necesario que se entiende al pasar de los años, al ver como los puntos del dibujo se van uniendo por la línea del destino formando ese hermoso paisaje que es la vía sobre la que caminamos.
P.D. El cómo baje el cerro... bueno esa es otra historia. www.ruletaurbana.com
El día de ayer, en la mesa de compromisos de la Pabellón de Jóvenes, contamos con la presencia de tres tomadores de decisiones importantes en México.
A continuación cito los compromisos adquiridos:
Marcelo Ebrard, Jefe de Gobierno de la Ciudad de México.-
Lograr la políticas de juventud a través del congreso de la juventud.
Emilio Álvarez, Presidente de la Comisión de Derechos Humanos del DF.-
Promover la cultura de los derechos humanos de los y las jóvenes y a trabajar con organizaciones de la sociedad civil e instituciones públicas a lograr que los y las jóvenes sean sujetos de derecho y no objetos de derecho.
Priscila Vera, Directora General del Instituto Mexicano de la Juventud.-
Brindar información oportunidad a jóvenes y métodos anticonceptivos.
A pesar del compromiso que han tenido para la Fuerza Joven era importante contar con su presencia y reafirmar su compromiso. Desde los integrantes de la Fuerza Joven en México daremos seguimiento a estos acuerdos en pro de la juventud mexicana.
