Worldwide photo contest : Youth and Climate Change: Time for Action

Παγκόσμιος διαγωνισμός φωτογραφίας με θέμα:

Νεολαία και κλιματικές αλλαγές: Ώρα για δράση

Η 12 Αυγούστου έχει ανακηρυχθεί από τα Ηνωμένα Έθνη ως η Διεθνής ημέρα για τη Νεολαία.
Κάθε χρόνο, επιλέγονται ειδικά θέματα για να τραβήξουν την προσοχή σε σημαντικά γεγονότα

και να φέρουν την ενέργειά και το δυναμισμό των νέων στο παρασκήνιο.
Το θέμα της φετινής χρονιάς είναι: Νεολαία και κλιματικές αλλαγές: Ώρα για δράση
Για το σκοπό αυτό έχει προκηρυχθεί παγκόσμιος διαγωνισμός φωτογραφίας για νέους ηλικίας 11 – 24
με το πιο πάνω θέμα. Για περισσότερες πληροφορίες κάντε κλικ στο ακόλουθο site http://www.shootnations.org

Worldwide photo contest : Youth and Climate Change: Time for Action

12 August was declared as International Youth Day by the United Nations General Assembly in 1998. Since then, around the world, 12 August has been commemorated as International Youth Day. At all levels, international, regional, national and local levels, people around the world have been celebrating young people and the importance of their role in society. The United Nations promotes the importance of this Day around the world to showcase the difference young people make in the lives of their communities and also to highlight issues of concern to them. Each year, special themes have been selected to draw attention to key issues and to bring the energy and dynamism of young people to the forefront. Prior themes for the Day have included sustainable development, unemployment, intergenerational issues and tackling poverty together.

The theme of this year’s International Youth Day is "Youth and Climate
Change: Time for Action". Climate change caused by human activity hampers poverty eradication efforts and makes the MDGs more difficult to achieve. Hard-earned progress towards poverty reduction is threatened or reversed by the negative effects of climate change. Further, climate change poses a threat to peace and security, and adds to the possibility of rising number of conflicts and the proliferation of nuclear weapons. It is therefore at the top of the list of major global concerns.

The Day presents a great opportunity to rally support and get key actors, such as Governments, non-governmental organizations, academic institutions, businesses, and young people to act on climate change. It brings young people together to participate in ongoing global discussions and to take action on an issue that has important implications for their future and that of the planet.