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OSCE Centres in Central Asia welcome first graduates of Central Asian Youth Network
TASHKENT 1 November 2004
TASHKENT, 1 November 2004 - The five OSCE Centres in Central Asia end the first year's activities of the OSCE Central Asian Youth Network with a five-day international conference starting today in the Uzbek capital. More than 50 students from all over Central Asia will attend.
Guest speakers from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime Regional Office for Central Asia, the OSCE Secretariat in Vienna, and the Swedish Institute of International Affairs will conduct sessions on the general security situation, terrorism issues, drugs and crime threats, and economic-environmental issues and policies in the region.
In addition to receiving in-depth information about the OSCE principles and commitments, participants will also improve their leadership, team-building, presentation, public speaking and academic writing skills, and get deeper understanding of gender sensitivity.
The Central Asian Youth Network, launched in May this year, is part of the OSCE Centres' Education for Young People Programme in Central Asia. It is aimed at contributing to international co-operation, conflict prevention, liberalization and democratization by promoting good relations and friendly cross-border contacts among students in the region.
Each member of the Network participated in a seminar in May and was engaged throughout the year in producing a research paper and participating in online discussion groups on the Network website www.cayn.net.
At the conference, the grand final of Network 2004, the students will present their research findings, 14 papers - the hard work of each group and its supervisor for the last 6 months. The best papers of the conference will be published in a special collection.
The activities of the Network will continue in 2005 with an envisaged inclusion of 100 new participants from the region. Current participants will remain in the Network and continue to be engaged in online discussions forum.
Guest speakers from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime Regional Office for Central Asia, the OSCE Secretariat in Vienna, and the Swedish Institute of International Affairs will conduct sessions on the general security situation, terrorism issues, drugs and crime threats, and economic-environmental issues and policies in the region.
In addition to receiving in-depth information about the OSCE principles and commitments, participants will also improve their leadership, team-building, presentation, public speaking and academic writing skills, and get deeper understanding of gender sensitivity.
The Central Asian Youth Network, launched in May this year, is part of the OSCE Centres' Education for Young People Programme in Central Asia. It is aimed at contributing to international co-operation, conflict prevention, liberalization and democratization by promoting good relations and friendly cross-border contacts among students in the region.
Each member of the Network participated in a seminar in May and was engaged throughout the year in producing a research paper and participating in online discussion groups on the Network website www.cayn.net.
At the conference, the grand final of Network 2004, the students will present their research findings, 14 papers - the hard work of each group and its supervisor for the last 6 months. The best papers of the conference will be published in a special collection.
The activities of the Network will continue in 2005 with an envisaged inclusion of 100 new participants from the region. Current participants will remain in the Network and continue to be engaged in online discussions forum.