THE PROJECT

In September 2020, during the 53rd Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Member Countries of ASEAN, Italy officially received the status of ASEAN Development Partner.

Global Action wants to welcome and celebrate such an important acknowledgment by organizing an online Youth Conference involving the Italian and ASEAN students, the ASEAN Embassies Rome-based and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The young delegates will deal with key topics common to both ASEAN and Italy, developing innovative and pioneering policies proposals. Students will draft their conclusions on the proposed topics in a Final Communiqué which will be presented to the ASEAN Embassies and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

TOPICS

PROGRAM

CONFERENCE

DELEGATES

FINAL COMMUNIQUÉ

PARTNERS

TOPICS

Health & Covid-19 Response

Education & Innovation

Sustainability & Resilient Futures

1st Youth Conference on ASEAN & ITALY – Partnership for Development

The “1st Youth Conference on ASEAN & Italy – Partnership for Development” will take place between the end of February and the

beginning of April. It will be divided in two phases.

Training

The first part will be entirely dedicated to the preparation and training of the young delegates, through a series of webinars held by international experts and institutions’ officials. The meetings will take place in the 4 weeks prior to the conference. During the last week, two Youth inspiring events are also planned, which will see the participation as speakers of young people who actively dedicate themselves to the creation and dissemination of opportunities for change and growth in their territories.

Conference

The second phase will see the organization of an International Conference, from 7 to 8 April 2021. During the Conference, the young delegates from Italy and ASEAN countries will work together, virtually, on the drafting of concrete solutions and youth-oriented recommendations, aimed at strengthening the cooperation between Italy and the ASEAN countries in the 3 main areas of the conference. The delegates will elaborate a final communiqué which will then be delivered to the institutions and partners involved.

PROGRAM OF THE PREPARATION PHASE

FIRST MEETING – THE ITALIAN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

TOPIC: Interactive Q&A between Speakers and Students on the importance of the Development Partnership between ASEAN and Italy.

WHO: Joint meeting Italian and ASEAN students: Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs – South-East Asia Division

WHEN: Wednesday, 10th March 2021, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (CET)

SECOND MEETING – ASEAN COMMITTEE IN ROME (ACR)

TOPIC: Interactive Q&A between Speakers and Students on ASEAN, its objectives, main fields of action.

WHO:

For Italian students: ASEAN Committee in Rome (ACR) – Friday, 12th March 2021, at 4:00 p.m. (CET)
For ASEAN students: Officer from ASEAN (tbc)

THIRD MEETING – MEET THE EXPERT!

TOPIC: Meeting with experts, one for each topic of the conference.

WHO: Italian students and ASEAN students will both participate jointly, divided in the working committees they applied for.

Tuesday, 16th March 2021, 10:00 a.m. (CET)

Topic: Education and Innovation

Associazione Italia-ASEAN – Mr. Valerio Bordonaro

Wednesday, 17th March 2021, 10:00 a.m. (CET)

Topic: Health & Covid-19 Response

Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) – Mr. Fajar Hirawan

Thursday, 18th March 2021, 10:00 a.m. (CET)

Topic: Ensuring Sustainability and Resilient Future

Ce. S.I. – Ms Francesca Manenti

FOURTH MEETING – ASEAN ORGANIZATION

TOPIC: Interactive Q&A between Speakers and Students on ASEAN, its objectives, main fields of action.

WHO: ASEAN students with Officer from ASEAN Organization – Education, Youth and Sports Division

WHEN: Thursday March 25th 2021, 9:00 a.m (CET)

YOUTH-ORIENTED MEETINGS

Meeting 5: Youth as an active driving force of good social change

WHO: Joint meeting italian and ASEAN students with the ASEAN Youth Organization – Ms Agatha Lydia Natania (Executive Director), Mr. Michael Nugraha Budiarto

WHEN: Wednesday, 24th March 2021, 10:00 a.m. (CET)