The AIDS 2006 Youth Programme supports the meaningful participation, integration and inclusion of young people throughout all levels of the conference, including planning and development.

Through the efforts of a Youth Advisory Committee, the Youth Programme will ensure access and meaningful participation on panels, in skills building workshops, forums, non-abstract sessions, abstract sessions, as moderators and presenters, and ensure the visibility of youth throughout the conference, throughout the Cultural Programme and the Global Village.

This coalition of global youth NGO's, student groups, and networks including The Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Taking IT Global, Family Health International, and United Nations Population Fund, amongst others will be a collective voice of young people at the Conference.The YouthForce concept started at the AIDS 2004 International AIDS Conference in Barcelona where the Barcelona YouthForce advocated for youth issues internationally and locally.

The objectives of the Toronto YouthForce are to facilitate collaboration amongst stakeholders committed to youth HIV/AIDS issues; provide capacity building and skills to young people so that they can participate effectively/ meaningfully; and to promote intergenerational (youth-adult) partnerships before, during and after conference.

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