The second Youth Advocacy Forum where the youth from all over the world will gather and discuss advocacy policies on the issues of substance use among youth, new mediums of advertisement, growing risks of behavioural addictions, the most effective ways of informing the young generation about healthy behaviours and making better decisions took place online between 17-18 August 2021! Organized by the International Federation of Green Crescent (IFGC) and supported by powerful organizations like the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Istanbul Initiative, divergent issues were discussed at the Forum.
| Time (CEST) 12.00pm – 4.00pm | Tuesday-August 17 | Wednesday – August 18 |
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| 12:00 – 12:10 |
Opening Speech 1 (5 min.) – H.E Ambassador Ahmet Muhtar Gün, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Turkey to the Office of the UN and Other International Organizations in Vienna Opening Speech 2 (5 min.) – Yasin Erol, Deputy Secretary General of Turkish Green Crescent Society |
Opening Speech 1 (5 min.) – Esbjörn Hörberg, Istanbul Initiative Opening Speech 2 (5 min.) – Melike Şimşek, Turkish Green Crescent Society |
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12:10 – 12:50 |
Elizabeth Mattfeld & Su Hong |
Cam Adair, Founder of Game Quitters Topic: Gaming and Gambling |
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12:50 – 13:30 |
John Collins, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime |
Gayle Amul, Research for Impact, Singapore Topic: Commercial Determinants of Alcohol Consumption among Young People |
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13:30 -13:40 |
Break |
Break |
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13:40 – 14:20 |
Georgia Dimitropoulou, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Topic: Youth Crime Prevention through Sport |
Daniel Grafton, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Topic: Importance of public health for sustainable development |
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14:20 – 15:00 |
John F. Kelly, Harvard University Topic: Stigmatization and the importance of integrating a stigmatization-sensitive perspective to public policy-making processes |
Ramona Brad, European Network for Smoking and Tobacco Prevention (ENSP) Topic: Tobacco Use & Tobacco Industry Strategies Focusing on Youth (Especially during COVID-19 era) |
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15:00 – 15:10 |
Break |
Break |
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15:10 – 15:50 |
Angela Me, Phd Chief Research and Trend Analysis Branch, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime | UNODC Topic: COVID-19 and online markets for drugs |
Dag Rekve, World Health Organization (WHO) Topic: Cross-border alcohol marketing, advertising and promotional activities in a public health perspective. |
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15:50 – 16:00 |
Closing Remarks –Mehmet Utku Öztürk, Turkish Green Crescent Society |
Closing Remarks – Dr. Era Catur Prasetya, Green Crescent Indonesia & Sedef Erçetin Gençosmanoğlu, Turkish Green Crescent Society |
Moderation by: Sedef Erçetin Gençosmanoğlu, Manager of International Cooperation Department & Mehmet Utku Öztürk, Deputy Manager of Advocacy Department
*The Program Committee reserves the right to change this agenda and the program conditions at any time without prior notice. In the event that any changes are made, the revised program and conditions shall be posted on this website immediately.
