World Youth Congress 2010

Set your calendars and start making your travel plans for World Youth Congress 2010

This upcoming event will be held July 31, 2010 - August 13, 2010 - at the YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY (Istanbul, Turkey).

This is the 5th congress in this series - as in previous congress tradition - there is one main question for discussion; “What are the most effective ways that government, UN and other development aid agencies can use the incredible talent, energy and idealism of young people in their shared effort to make poverty history in a sustainable way and achieve the UN’s Millennium Development Goals?”

There is no participation fee to attend this global event. Applicants should be between the ages of 15-25 in order to take part in the congress.

The application process started on April 19, 2009 - please go to http://www.turkiye2010.org/ for more information about the event, application process and mission.