Author(s):
Iouri Zagoumennov <izaglm@yahoo.com> .
Scotland,
Thursday 01 September 2005
The 3rd World Youth Congress was hosted by Scotland from July 31 to August 8 and attracted an unprecedented level of global interest.
The organizers received over 4,000 applications from over 150 countries - four times the number for the previous event in Morocco. From those applications, 600 young people were selected to attend the Congress. Some of the world's most dynamic and socially-aware young people came together to discuss and plan youth-led action, to promote the implementation of the UN Millennium goals, and to build stronger communities without damaging the environment. Among the participants were representatives from the Australian and Belarus Youth Campaigns to Ban Landmines who shared with the other international youth leaders their experiences and successes in promoting the mine ban in theircountries and worldwide. The Belarus campaigner also participated in the gala concert and performedthe song “Mine-Free World” which was composed by his rock group ZIGZAG, and was warmly received by the international delegates. The music video for this song will soon be available via the ICBL web site.