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Name: Rafaela Mae David (Akbayan Youth - Philippines)
Position: Vice President for the Asia Pacific Committee
Mandate: 2014-2016
Manila City, Philippines, February, 2016
REPORT- IUSY WORLD CONGRESS 2016
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TIRANA, ALBANIA
1. Asia-Pacific Committee meeting: Green Governance: the urgent task of climate change
mitigation and adaption
Date and Place
18-21 December 2014
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Name of Activity
Asia-Pacific Committee meeting: Green Governance: the urgent task of climate change mitigation and adaption
With Side Activity: Press Conference calling for Justice for victims of the Pakistani School Massacre.
Organized by
International Union Socialist Youth - Asia Pacific Committee, in partnership with Democratic Action Party - Socialist Youth
Content
The IUSY-APC Meeting focused on the threat of climate change in Asia-Pacific and the need for Green Governance in achieving
Climate Justice. As part of the program, the IUSY APC meeting participants had workshops on available Green Technologies
that help in mitigating climate change as well as on available Disaster Response and Risk Reduction Management Plans and
Policies within the region.
The IUSY APC also conducted a press conference as a side activity during the APC Meeting calling for justice for the victims of
the Pakistani School Massacre which happened just days before the APC Meeting. The media activity was covered by local
media.
2. Asia-Pacific Committee meeting: A World Without Borders and Freedom for All
Date and Place
3 – 6 December 2015
Bangkok, Thailand
Name of Activity
Asia-Pacific Committee Meeting: A World Without Borders and Freedom for All
Side Activity: #ClimateChangeStories Press Conference and Online Campaign
Organized by
International Union Socialist Youth - Asia Pacific Committee, in partnership with YPD Thailand
Content
The IUSY APC Meeting focused on the topic “World without borders and Freedom for All”, a critical topic in the region where
labor migration and human trafficking has led to various human rights abuses. Herein, there were workshops and sessions
on: (1) Understanding Forced Migration/World without Borders, (2) Forced migration in APC member countries, and (3)
Existing Interventions addressing forced migration. Facilitators from SSU also conducted a workshop on online and offline
campaigning. The participants also visited an NGO helping victims of human trafficking.
As part of the program, the IUSY APC also conducted a press conference on Climate Refugees --- an increasing phenomenon of
forced migration brought about by climate change. This is done parallel the ongoing COP 21 in Paris. The participants also
had an online campaign by putting up the #ClimateChangeStories facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/ClimateChange-Stories-1550755018548057/?fref=ts).
3. IUSY World Festival: “15 Actions to Eradicate Poverty in 15 Years”
Date and Place
20-26 August 2014
Name of Activity
IUSY World Festival: “15 Actions to Eradicate Poverty in 15 Years”
Organized by
IUSY in partnership with the IUSY FZL MALTA
Content
There were various themes and activities, following the IUSY’s “15 Actions to Eradicate Poverty in 15 years”. As VP in Charge
of the environment portfolio and the Asia and the Pacific, I facilitated the Main Conference on the ENVIRONMENT with the
theme "Green Conversation for a Sustainable Development". I also facilitated the workshop tents on the topics: “Democracy
in Thailand” especially with the Martial Law being implemented presently in Thailand as well as the “Feminism Tent:
Reproductive Rights in Asia” with reproductive and sexual rights in Asia remaining a taboo issue, hence leading to the
persistence of child marriages, female genitalia mutilation, teenage pregnancy, among others. I also facilitated the Asia Pacific
Committee Tent which convened the participants from the region and discussed persisting issues in the Asia and the Pacific.
4. Presidium Meetings
Date and Place
2 March 2014, Denmark
16-18 May, 2014, Malta
19 August, Malta
25 November, 2015, Bogota, Colombia
Name of Activity
Presidium Meetings
Organized by
IUSY
Content
Participated in various presidium meetings, where the IUSY Presidium tackled various topics ranging from IUSY’s political
portfolio and organizational development.