1. APEC Youth Declaration 2013
We the Youth Delegates from Voices 2013 have gathered at Bali, Indonesia.
We believe that Resilience, Respect, Empathy and Trust are the guiding values to achieve
sustainable development, youth involvement and through these values we hope to achieve:
Cooperation and Unity, Equal Opportunities and Justice for All.
Sustainable Development
We promote the creation of an APEC Observatory for Environmental Monitoring in charge of:
a. Developing pilot projects based on building micro-energy capacity for rural
communities,
b. Encourage law enforcement recommendations for strong measures on environmental
crimes on coherent regional policies,
c. Further encourage a reduction especially in tariffs and non-tariff barriers for products
promoting a sustainable consumption, such as solar panels.
d. Promote a Design for the Environment to create a sustainable value chain in private
enterprises.
We encourage further youth involvement in pilot projects as well as involvement with local
universities towards research and the promotion of best sustainability practices
EMPOWERMENT
Gender equality
We promote equality in the 21st century where both genders are equally valued, considering
existing economic, social, political inequality between women and their male counterparts. The
APEC Youth Delegates wish to solve this issue by implementing global campaigns working on
media presentations of gender, attending to cultural specific issues, and starting a yearly
coalition between APEC/ABAC women leaders and Voices delegates in order to facilitate human
capital in the participating economies.
Education and Youth Development
We encourage an education policy to overcome education disparity amongst APEC Member
Economies to promote the education of transferable skills employable in all APEC Member
Economies.
We call for access to financial services and capital access for young entrepreneurs as well as
expanding youth job opportunities.
Connectivity
We advocate for the free movement of students across education systems and labor markets
throughout APEC Member Economies.

2. We promote the creation, funding and facilitation of an APEC Youth Exchange Program.
Resilience
We encourage Member Economies to collaboratively work towards the development of
sustainable infrastructure networks to include the importance of resilient infrastructure during
crisis and recovery periods.
We look to focus the diversification of trade to promote and encourage self-sufficiency among
APEC Member Economies.
Food Security
We highlight these key areas: Nutrition Value and Awareness, as well as the importance of a
regional food supporting system to facilitate human safety.
In conclusion, we recommend the immediate implementation of said programs and call for the
continuous review and discussion of these goals and the program of APEC Member Economies
and their fulfillment.
APEC Voices of the Future 2013