TUNZA GLOBAL YOUTH GATHERING - A PRE UNITED NATION ENVIRONMENTAL ASSEMBLY
The environment has become fundamental in development and the world is meeting again at the United Nation Office in Nairobi for an environmental assembly. The assembly is the part of the Rio+20 outcomes. The Rio+20 outcome document number 50 spell out the importance of youth and children involvement in sustainable development; the Major group of Children and Youth (MGCY) gathered together at a Pre United Nation Environmental Assembly (UNEA) from the 18 th to 20 of June 2014 to frame a youth position paper which will be presented at the environmental assembly during the resolution meetings. The UNEP director encouraged young people to come and join the rest of the world with their passion for environment but also to come with their brains as well: the youth need to affect policies by rubbing shoulder with policy makers at high level platforms like UNEA. Achim Steiner, the Executive director of United Nation Environmental Program informed the youth during the Global Yout