DFID Youth Summit

1 April 2009

On Friday 20 March, fifty young people from across the UK attended a consultation event at the Department for International Development (DFID) to help shape government policy to eliminate world poverty and share their views with world leaders ahead of the G20 Summit.

Young people, including Y Care International’s Mike O’Donovan, attended the DFID Youth Summit in London to discuss how conflict, climate change and the economic crisis can be tackled to reduce global poverty. Their views will be presented to the Government and help inform the contents of DFID’s new policy on the future of international development.

Douglas Alexander, International Development Secretary, said:

“We live in an interconnected world. What happens here in the UK has an effect on the developing world and vice versa. Tackling climate change, reducing conflict, rebuilding the global economy – all are global problems that need global solutions.

“Young people are part of these solutions. I want to hear young people’s views about what world leaders should do at the G20 London Summit, and what our priorities should be for our new White Paper that lays out our strategy for fighting world poverty.”

Read more here and watch a video of participants at the Summit