For a week in early February, Adam Purvis who is leading the Young Icebreakers in Scotland attended the inaugural One Young World Summit in London as one of 13 UK Ambassadors. This was made possible by generous contributions from Lord Smith and Edinburgh Napier University.
One Young World is the premier global forum for young people of leadership calibre. It manifests the reality of common humanity and the shared existence of all the peoples in one world. Its purpose is to connect and bring together the youngest, brightest and best and to ensure that their concerns, opinions and solutions are heard and taken into account by those in power, whether in government, business or any other sector.
To be a One Young World Delegate is a special and singular honour for young leaders. Delegates attend the annual summit and represent their country on the world stage.
The Inaugural Summit was held in London on February 8 to 10, 2010 and drew 823 young leaders from 112 countries including over 50 delegates from China. Councillors included no less than 3 noble peace price laureates, Kofi Annan, Desmond TuTu and Muhamad Yunus.
One Young World Main Highlights
The summit focused on 6 key Resolutions developed in response to the most pressing issues in the world today, as identified as by the One Young WorldGlobal Consultation Process, a poll of over 15,000 respondents aged 18-27 years old from 34 countries in every continent on the planet.
The Resolutions were the focus of the Summit’s plenary sessions whereCounsellors such as Kofi Annan, Bob Geldof, Muhammad Yunus and Desmond Tutu facilitated debate and dialogue between the Delegate speakers and their audience. At the end of each session, the Delegates voted on the Resolutions and an online audience vote was also taken:
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With the Resolutions passed, the important work for which the Delegate Ambassadors of the Inaugural Summit are now responsible is as follows:
- To publicise the One Young World Resolutions within their communities and beyond
- To define the concrete steps they are taking, both individually and collectively to show the way to deliver on the Resolutions
- To seek out and identify Delegates from their countries for One Young World 2011
- To promulgate the One Young World Values they themselves have determined.
One Young World is currently developing a new web platform and tools where their efforts will be showcased. The new and improved One Young World website launches at the end of April 2010.
