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Global Education Seminar Series 2007: United Nations Development Goals
Date: 27 Oct 2007
Time: 9.00am - 7.30pm
Location: LT 6, Faculty of Engineering, NUS
The United Nations Youth Association of Singapore (UNYAS), in collaboration with the University Scholar’s Programme (NUS), will be hosting the inaugural Global Education Seminar on the 27th of October 2007. This is a seminar series aimed at introducing global affairs to students under the age of 21.
The topic for this year’s seminar is the United Nation’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The one-day seminar will involve an introduction to global affairs and a panel forum session on the MDGs in the morning, after which we break for lunch. After lunch, concurrent workshop sessions will be run on the MDGs. Participants will attend two sessions of their choice.
With groups such as ONE Singapore, the Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE), Action for Aids (AfA), the Singapore Environment Council (SEC), Global Campaign for Education, as well as the SingHealth Foundation facilitating the session, this year’s GES2007 looks set to be an exciting time of global affairs discussion! For more information, please visit http://www.unyas.org/ges2007
Appendix A: Global Education Seminar 2007 Programme
Time |
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Remarks |
0800hrs |
Volunteer Arrival |
Preparations etc |
0900hrs |
Registration of Participants |
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1000hrs |
Keynote Speech |
Contextualization and introduction to the ASEAN region as well as an introduction to the MDGs |
1100hrs |
Tea break |
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1130hrs |
Panel discussion |
Panel discussion includes speakers/guests from all NGOS invited (moderated session) Topic: Are the MDGs realistically achievable? What can you do? Should we even try? |
1300hrs |
Lunch (1.5hrs) |
Hunger Banquet by ONE Singapore |
1430hrs |
MDG Discussion I |
Concurrent sessions of21 February, 2008 Facilitators have freedom of session curriculum. Facilitator role is to introduce the topic, create discussions and idea generation. Participants attend two sessions, 1.5 hours each. |
1600hrs |
Tea break |
1630hr |
MDG Discussion II |
1800hrs |
Debrief & Dinner |
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1930hrs |
Movie Screening |
Title: The Millennium Development Goals (tentative)
(attendance optional) |
Appendix B: United Nations Millennium Development Goals
Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education
Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women
Goal 4: Reduce child mortality
Goal 5: Improve maternal health
Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDs, malaria and other diseases
Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability
Goal 8: Develop a global partnership for development (this will not be covered in the workshops)
Source: The UN Millennium Development Goals http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/
Appendix C: Organiser and Partner List
University Scholars Programme, NUS - http://www.usp.nus.edu.sg
United Nations Youth Association of Singapore – http://www.unyas.org
Action for Aids Singapore - http://www.afa.org.sg
Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE) – http://www.aware.org.sg
Global Campaign for Education - http://www.campaignforeducation.org
ONE Singapore - http://www.onesingapore.org
SingHealth Foundation - http://www.singhealth.com.sg/Foundation
Singapore Environment Council - http://www.sec.org.sg
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