Speaker, I move without notice:
That the House -
1) notes that International Youth Day is celebrated on 12 August each year to recognise efforts of the world's youth in enhancing the global society;
(2) further notes that International Youth Day was first observed in 2000, following the 1998 resolution adopted during the World Conference of Ministers Responsible for Youth and later endorsed by the United Nations General Assembly in 1999;
(3) acknowledges that the theme for this year's International Youth Day is Dialogue and Mutual Understanding, which reflects the General Assembly's appreciation of the value of dialogue among youth from different cultures as well as among different generations;
(4) further acknowledges that this year's International Year of Youth day will represent the culmination of the International Year of Youth designated by the United Nations to comprise the 12-month period between IYD 2011 and IYD 2012 and the 25th anniversary of the first International Year of Youth; and
(5) calls on the youth to rally together and make important contributions to eradicate poverty, contain the spread of disease, combat climate change and achieve the Millennium Development Goals.
Agreed to.