"As a young reporter and a Jamaican, one is hoping that the relevant authorities, which also includes every Jamaican citizen, will take a stand against crime or else the beauty of the island will eventually disintegrate into a canvas of sorrow and bloodshed."
The World Assembly of Youth (WAY) is currently compiling its 2008 calendar of events. We would like to invite national youth councils, ministries responsible for youth, regional and international youth bodies, as well as intergovernmental bodies to email us details of your programmes and activities for the year 2008, to be consolidated with our calendar.
The next CIVICUS World Assembly will be held in Glasgow, Scotland, in June 2008. Glasgow, with its active civic life and home to a wealth of voluntary organisations, is looking forward to welcoming delegates from around the world, who will be able to interact and share lessons with each other and the host civil society.
With thousands of events around the world marking World AIDS Day, December 1, the World AIDS Campaign is stressing the urgency of new and renewed leadership commitments by all stakeholders in the response to HIV and AIDS.
The National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) is reporting an increase in the number of adolescent female drug abusers. A National School Survey, which was conducted in 2006 among students in grades eight, 10 and 11, found that the gap between the number of adolescent male and female drug abusers was narrowing.
The Dominican Republic Senate and the Chamber of Deputies have unanimously approved a resolution to hold a joint meeting of senators and deputies at the Assembly Hall, to formally launch a campaign under the heading “16 Days of Action Against Gender Violence”.
