The document announces an Asian Youth Council General Assembly to be held from 18-21 May 2015 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The assembly will bring together 600 youth delegates, government officials, and business leaders from Asia to discuss defining Asian youth priorities for the future Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Key objectives include developing a declaration of Asian youth priorities for the SDGs, submitting proposals to the SDG commission, and strengthening the youth network in Asia. The event will focus on topics like education, employment, health, gender, and youth's role in achieving sustainable development.

1. 18-21 May 2015
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
YOUTH’S ROLE IN THE FUTURE
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
GOALS

2. ONE ASIA 2015: YOUTH’S ROLE
IN THE FUTURE SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGs)
The XIII Asian Youth Council General Assembly is to
be held in 2015 and hosted by the Government of Mongolia,
Mongolian Youth Federation and Asian Youth Council. The aim of
the General Assembly is to foster relationships between delegates
from member countries, promote inter-country dialogue and
provide a platform for delegates to discuss Youth’s Role in the future
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
As the global community transition from the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs) to the post-2015 Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs), significant consideration needs to
be given to youth’s role in shaping and achieving these future
targets. Despite significant progress in many Asian countries
towards achieving the MDGs, significant gaps remain, in
particular relating to youth issues.
As young people aged between 10-24 years account for
1.8 billion of the world’s population, the input of young people is
essential to devising sustainable and targeted measures to
foster more inclusive practices of decision-making and
deliberation on sustainable development issues. The 2015
Assembly will build upon the 2013 AYC Assembly theme of
Youth and Peace: Strengthening Peace, Stability and
Development through Education by addressing the causes
and challenges to achieving peace, stability and sustainable
development and defining Asian youth priorities for the
future SDGs.
• Education
• Employment
• Health and Gender
• Youth’s Role in the SDGs
• Youth Policies and Programmes for
achieving sustainable development
INTRODUCTION
ASSEMBLY SUB-TOPICS
THEME OF THE EVENT
VENUE: Parliament House, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
ORGANISERS: Government of Mongolia, Asian Youth Council and Mongolian
Youth Federation
THEME:
YOUTH’S ROLE IN THE FUTURE
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
GOALS
WHEN:
18-21 MAY 2015
PARLIAMENT HOUSE
ULAANBAATAR
MONGOLIA
MONGOLIAN YOUTH
FEDERATION, GOVERNMENT OF
MONGOLIA AND ASIAN YOUTH
COUNCIL
APPLICATION
DATE:
10 APRIL 2015
WHERE:
ORGANISERS:

3. ONE ASIA 2015: YOUTH’S ROLE
IN THE FUTURE SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGs)
• Development of an Ulaanbaatar Declaration of
Asian Youth Priorities in SDGs
• Development of a proposal for submission to the
SDG Working Commission on Asian youth priorities
to feed into the intergovernmental process the for
development of SDGs
• Development of an action-oriented Action Plan for
future AYC collaboration and activities
• Strengthen connections between
participants, share knowledge and experiences
• Improve youth involvement in decision-making
processes
• Member countries will become signatories to the
Ulaanbaatar Declaration of Asian Youth Priorities in
SDGs
• Submission of a proposal to the SDG Working
Commission on Asian youth priorities for the SDGs
development
• Increased participant awareness of regional youth
issues, policies and sustainable development
initiatives
• General Assembly Election of new Executive
Committee Members for 2015-2018
• Strengthened youth network between AYC members
and partners
• Development of an AYC Action Plan
• A total of 600 participants invited, including 5-10
youth delegates, government officials and
business leaders for AYC member countries,
Mongolia and abroad.
• Participants should be aged 18-35 years old
during the registration period, able to
communicate in English and committed to
participating in the whole event.
• Youth from non-government, government, and
private sectors are all encouraged to apply,
particularly youth activists, leaders and students.
• Delegates from Embassies and international
organizations will further be invited.
• AYC member countries are invited to bring 2-10
delegates, compiling:
o 2 Government Officials;
o 2 National Youth Councils participants;
o 2 entrepreneurs or business leaders from your
respective countries;
o Speakers; and
o Observers.
• Participants are required to arrange and pay for
their own flights to and from Mongolia. Please
keep in mind that there are limited flights to
Mongolia.
• The organisers will provide all international
delegates with accommodation, food and
necessary transportation (to and from the airport,
and to events).
• The heads of delegations will be accommodated
in a single room, and other participants will
share twin rooms.
• National delegates from Mongolia are responsible
for their own accommodation costs, except where
they are unable to find suitable accommodation in
Ulaanbaatar.
• A letter of support for participants’ visa
applications
and processing will be provided by the organizers.
• In addition, the Government of Mongolia will
provide visas on arrival for the registered
Delegates, VIPs, Speakers and Observers who
are coming from countries that DO NOT have a
Consulate or Embassy in Mongolia.
• Youth Entrepreneur and Business Leaders Conference
• Northeast Asian Conference for Regional Cooperation
EXPECTED OUTCOMES
PARTICIPANT INFORMATION
EXPENSES/COSTS
ADDITIONAL SESSIONS
OBJECTIVES

4. ONE ASIA 2015: YOUTH’S ROLE
IN THE FUTURE SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGs)
Day One Day Two
Day Tree
Day Four
• Arrival and registration of
all foreign delegates
• Delegates Dinner
• Opening ceremony, keynote
addresses and Assembly
program overview
• Key note speakers on five sub
topics and delegate
registration for subsequent
plenary panel sessions
• Panel sessions on five
subtopics and development of
subtopic proposal
• Assembly Executive
Committee Member session to
be held in parallel to subtopic
panel sessions
• Presentation of panel session
proposals and General
Assembly Q/A session
• Parallel additional session
held: North East Asian
Conference for Regional
Cooperation and Youth En
trepreneur and Business
Leaders Conference
• Country delegates to sign
Ulaanbaatar Declaration of
Asian Youth Priorities in
SDGs
• Closing ceremony
• Farewell dinner and cultural
performances
• Hotel check out and
airport transfer