08/29/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/29/2022 04:54
DONG HOI, 29 August 2022 - In light of the 55th anniversary of ASEAN, the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) and the National Committee on Youth of Vietnam convened the ASEAN Plus Youth Volunteer Award 2022 on 26 August.
In his opening remarks, First Secretary of the HCYU Central Committee Bui Quang Huy, emphasised the youth's critical role in ASEAN Community-building efforts. "I strongly believe that you, as the current and future leaders of the country and the region, will contribute significantly to the development of ASEAN, helping ASEAN form a unified and prosperous community, in accordance with the ASEAN motto: one vision, one identity, one community," he said.
The ASEAN Plus Youth Volunteer Award 2022, supported by the ASEAN Youth Programme Fund, aims to create a favourable environment for the youth of ASEAN and neighbouring countries to share and discuss their ideas and experiences in volunteerism.
The event also aims to recognise outstanding individual volunteers as well as youth organisations for their contribution within ASEAN and beyond. In total, ten individuals and 11 organisations from ASEAN Member States (AMS), China, and Japan received the awards.
Representatives of the Quang Binh provincial government, ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting on Youth, Office for International Youth Exchange Cabinet Office of Japan, as well as youth volunteers and volunteering organisations from AMS and Japan were present at the awarding ceremony.
Meanwhile, the ASEAN Plus Youth Volunteers Forum took place on 24-25 August. Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Ekkaphab Phanthavong joined the forum virtually, through his pre-recorded remarks.
"ASEAN will continue to elevate the role of volunteerism in building resilience and realising sustainable development," he said. He further announced that ASEAN will soon implement the ASEAN Volunteers project through funding from the Government of Japan, in collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation Center, the UN Volunteers, and the IFRC.
These initiatives are part of ASEAN Work Plan on Youth 2021-2025, under Priority Area 4: Participation and Engagement, particularly Programme 4.1: Fostering 21st Century Skills/Soft skills among ASEAN youth through volunteerism and leadership in community projects.
Below is the list of award recipients while the awarding ceremony is available through this link: https://www.facebook.com/Trunguongdoan/videos/451789803667799/
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