Summary: The conference will highlight effective ways in which civil society, in partnership with other actors, can contribute to fostering global health. The conference is also designed to include youth participation.
The 63rd Annual UN DPI/NGO Conference highlights the achievements, and on-going efforts of diverse international NGOs, grassroots civil society representatives, and healthcare advocates, in partnership with the UN, Member States and other actors.
The conference hopes to encourage greater awareness among the wider public about the interconnectivity of global health with human rights, disarmament, human security and climate change. The Conference will highlight effective ways in which civil society, in partnership with other actors, can contribute to fostering global health: not just managing disease. It will also underscore the need for more integration of health programs, methods to generate outcome data, cost effective delivery, sustainability, prevention, and the need to achieve equity in global health.
For Youth
Young people are an integral part of the 63rd Annual UN DPI/NGO Conference, and their activities held before, during, and after the Conference will be reflected here.
The DPI/NGO Youth Sub-Committees in New York and Australia are pleased to present a host of events for young people ages 18-24. The events have been tailor-made with young adults in mind. The event offers the opportunity for youth to reach out to their peers and learn about interesting and contemporary issues in the interrelated fields of global health, the MDGs, human rights, and climate change, among others. The conference hopes that these encounters will inspire the participants to create concrete and achievable projects once they return to their hometowns and universities.
Further information
63rd Annual UN DPI/NGO Conference
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