Model G8 in St. Petersburg: Young Diplomats demand a global approach to fight poverty and foster development
From 2nd to 9th of April, 80 young diplomats convened in St. Petersburg for a simulation of the upcoming G8 summit of the head of states. Karsten Wenzlaff from the Global Marshall Plan Initiative took part as German Minister for Education and Social Care.
The young people committed themselves to a fairer distribution of basic resources such as sustainable energy and water, social resources such as education and health safety and institutional resources such as the promotion of good governance and official law enforcement. They affirmed the importance of the UN millennium goals and stressed the need to reform the global institutions, such as UN and WTO, to enter into a fair dialogue between developed and developing countries. They stressed that the global problems, such as poverty, climate change, and violent conflicts can only be solved in a global, multilateral framework.
The German delegation reported about their work at their online blog (www.blog.g8youth.org).
The French delegation also wrote a report which can be downloaded here. Some participants from the English delegation wrote about their experiencs here.
Oktober 30th, 2006 at 03:39
[...] After attending the Model G8 simulation 2006 in St. Petersburg, me and some friends from the German Youth Press and other organisations are thinking about hosting another simulation of the G8 summit in April 2007. [...]
November 2nd, 2006 at 14:25
[...] For our team organising the Model G8 Summit in 2007 I compiled small list of references to start the research. (Please note: ressources related to the previous Model G8 in St. Petersburg can be found here, ressources related to NGO activities can be found here). [...]
Oktober 10th, 2007 at 00:00
[...] attending the Model G8 simulation 2006 in St. Petersburg, me and some friends from the German Youth Press and other organisations are thinking about hosting [...]