Japan Young Greens participated in Global Young Greens
　 Conference in Nairobi

　　 January 16-19th 2007

　　　　　　　

　　　　
　
　　　 　




　　　The 12 basic principles of Global Young Greens (GYG)

　　　1) 　Protection and restoration of the environment and respect towards animals
　　　2)　 Sustainable, equitable and just development
　　　3) 　Social Justice
　　　4) 　Grassroots, participatory and global democracy, and in particular
　　　　　　empowering young people to participate and build more democratic societies
　　　5) 　Peaceful and non-military conflict resolution, arms control, disarmament
　　　6) 　Gender justice, empowerment of women
　　　7) 　Inter-generational justice, empowerment of youth and children
　　　8) 　Freedom from discrimination on any grounds whatsoever, and equality for all
　　　9) 　Empowerment of marginalised and disadvantaged people.
　　10) 　Just globalisation and fair trade
　　11) 　Personal freedom on the basis of universal human rights
　　12) 　The right of all people to self-determination particularly indigenous people.


　　 The objectives of Global Young Greens (GYG)

　　　Empower young people within the framework of participatory democracy
　　　Create a space for young people to be active without being dominated by older generations
　　　Address inequalities in the resources of organisations and activists
　　　Forge strong links between sectors and organisations
　　　Further the Green principles on planet Earth


　　　　　


　　　Global Young Greens Network should be composed of every Green organisation and Green activists 　　
　　　 participated in the Nairobi Conference, including not only Green Party members but NGOs and
　　　 individuals.
　　　After long discussion, they decided that every participant could have the rights to vote.
　　　To their regret, only 4 members from American Continent (three Canadians and one from Argentina)
　　　 joined the Conference this time.
　　　
　　　Anyway they enjoyed camping and talking every day and night, although there was no technological
　　　 equippments for the accomodation in the nature.

　　　　　

　　　The Global Young Greens Network selected 14 members of Steering Committee from every
　　　 Continent.equally.
　　　 From Asia-Pacific Area, Caroline Ayling (Conference organiser) and one from Nepal, Pakistan
　　　 and Kilgistan were elected as a GYG Steering Committee member.
　　　
　　　　　


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Japan Young Greens (JYG), the young Greens branch of ECOLO Japan ― the Japan Greens ― visited Nairobi, Kenya in order to participate in the Global Young Greens Conference held in 16-19th January, just before opening the World Social Forum (WSF).

The Conference was sponsored by Heinrich Boell Foundation and European Green Party (EGP), gathered more than 150 young ecologists under 35 years old from every Continent, exchanged their friendship in the Camping Area outside the city of Nairobi.

In the Conference many workshops and discussions were held, such as climate change, free trade problem, water issue,. gender equality and African issue etc.
At the same time, the Global Young Greens Charter, 12 basic principles and objectives, charter and statutes of GYG (Global Young Greens) were determined.