The Role of Eliminating Racial Discrimination: (19/01/2007, friday)

United Nations Youth and Student Association Nepal organized a talk program on “The Role Youth in Eliminating Racial Discrimination”. The chief guest on the occasion was Mr. Ghula M. Lisaczi the deputy representative of UNDP. Speakers on the occasion was Dr. Bishnu Hari Nepal, Shanta Shrestha-Member of Parliament, Asso.Prof. Dambar Bir Thapa, President of United Nations Association of Nepal, Ms. Chirik Shova Tamrakar, former Campus Chief of Padma Kanya Campus, Mr. Sanjay Bir Thapa, President of United Nations Youth and Student Association Nepal and they highlighted the role that youth have been playing in eliminating social injustice and racial discrimination.

They also suggested that Government of Nepal should provide opportunities for youth to remove social injustice, racial discrimination and violent conflict. Speakers on the occasion said that youth empowerment is the foundation of social development so that all the discrimination and injustice in society could be eliminated. They laid stress that the Government, INGOs and NGOs should organized programs to promote the empowerment of youth.

On the occasion, executive members of UNYSAN also spoke on the importance of the role that youth are playing to build a society free from caste, creed, discrimination poverty, hunger and illiteracy. The members of UNYSAN urged to strengthen youth empowerment program in rural areas, in particular, so that all the evils of society could be removed. The development of a Nation is incomplete until the total removal of these social evils. For this purpose, youth mobilization is the main missile to tackle these age-old problems.

UNYSAN informed the participants of the program about holding a training program to empower youth in near future. During the training workshop, some youth leaders and UNESCO experts will provide training to the youth on the role of youth in the promotion of the social justice, human rights, peace and cultural diversity. Student and youth from different parts of Nepal will be invited to participate the training program. The training program will be organized in April 2007.

United Nations Youth and Student Association Nepal will hold a talk program on the “Need of Teaching in mother Language” on occasion of International mother language day on 21st February 2007. The them of the program fix later on.