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United Nations Day Celebrations - 2024

26.10.2024 Chennai

Inter-Collegiate Debate Competition In Co-Operation with South Asian Federalists & IARF


Topic:
Expanding the UN Security Council will ensure a more effective United Nations and Peace in the world Yes or No



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AYC is launching a new initiative to increase participation of women in politics. At the outgoing Parliament Sri Lanka, women represented only 5.11%.
As women leadership need to be groomed from local elections. AYC-Sri Lanka will focus on holding national and regional workshops in Nov 2024 in Sri Lanka with political parties and NGOs underlining the importance of nominating women as candidates for the Pradeshi sabha elections due in due in Dec 2024. This would be followed by workshops by NGOs at the district level to convince and promote women as candidates and for the political parties to accommodate them.
India, with ISS, Institute of social sciences, several events were organised on women participation in the panchayat elections.
Similar efforts would be made in Bangladesh and Nepal.
In all the 4 focus countries , effort would be made on voters' education



Dr James A Williams Director of AYC, a member of WFM spoke at the 4th UN Review Conference on Small Arms and Light Weapons.

AYC promoted SASA-Net, south asia small arms network which is a coalition of NGOs and small arms activists and prepared Govt delegation and CSOs in preparing for UN conferences on SALW, small arms and light weapons. Supported establishment of national commission in srilanka. Together with others reviewed fore arms act in 6 countries in relation to UN program of action.



UN Debate - 2023

14/10/2023 Chennai

Venue:
Women's Christian College, Chennai - 600 006


Time:
Time: 2pm - 4pm



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UN DAY 2022

15.10.2022 Chennai

UN Day – Inter-collegiate Debate: 15th October 2022, 3.00 – 4.30 pm

Topic:
“Could UN prevent the succeeding generations from the scourge of war?
- Yes or No
Venue:
Hotel Ibis City Centre,
690 Anna Salai, Mount Rd, Thousand Lights, Chennai, 600006



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UN DAY 2019

30.11.2019 Chennai

Inter-collegiate debate on Climate Change - 30th November, 2019, Loyola College, Chennai

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United Nations Day Celebrations – 2018

Inter-collegiate Debate Competition
Topic -
"Should India strengthen global governance through United Nations - YES or No" (or) "Is India moving towards more nationalist aspirations" Register Here

Venue
Asha Nivas, No. 9, Rutland Gate, 5th Street
(Opp Taj Coramandel Hotel), Nungambakkam, Chennai – 600034.

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