Archived Weblog Entry - 28 July 2003: "<B>ACTION: International Youth Day is 12 August!</B>"

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28 July 2003 Archived Entry: "ACTION: International Youth Day is 12 August!"

Tuesday, 12 August 2003 is International Youth Day. In 1999 the United Nations passed a resolution designating 12 August every year as International Youth Day. This is a time to reflect on how far we as youth have come in making sure that our voices are heard and our needs met.

To celebrate this day, take action against landmines in India and Pakistan by signing the Youth Against War Treaty. Show the world that young people are against mine use! For more information about the Youth Against War Treaty, including downloadable signature collection sheets, visit www.icbl.org/youth/yaw/ For more information about International Youth Day visit www.un.org/esa/socdev/unyin/iyouthday/iyd2003.htm.

Replies: 3 comments

Hi.
My name is Sarah Thomas, and I am 15 years old. I live in Western Australia. This is the first time I have seen this site, and was referred by an article in the World Vision Action Network's magazine 'Action News'. As an Australian I do not have a close connection with the issue of landmines, but it is a problem that concerns me greatly. I think awareness is part of the problem, as it is easy for people in developed countries to ignore the danger and suffering that many people have to deal with. Landmines are terrible devices that should definately be banned forever.

Posted by Sarah Thomas @ 13 February 2004 08:52 AM GMT

Thank you developing a useful website on landmines. I am the citizen of the country that shares her border with Afghanistan. Since dacades thousand of innocent people have been killed due to landmines. I would like to demand landmine companies totally banned, they don,t have righ to kill the people earning the money killing the people.

Posted by Mohammad Akmal @ 11 January 2004 10:04 PM GMT

first of all I wana give u my introducation, I am 26 years old Pakistani national and graduate in computer science.

Yesterday (7th Jan) I was veiwed the program on national geographic channel lot, which they can show how people suffered in combodia and the same day one another channel show the sitation in cosovo.

And when I vewing the program I was very sad to see all of that how people are suffered with mines at there and how peoples died after the war, and they are still now fear with war. and all of this situtation is very sad.

My purpose of sending u the mail, can u please tell me how I join the task force how are removing the mines at bosnia. I wana join the team and want to remove the mines.

Please reply me, and guide me.

Shahzada Hammad Gull

Posted by Shahzada Hanmmad Gull @ 8 January 2004 07:06 PM GMT