ECO BOYS AND GIRLS RELEASE "FUTURE WE WANT" VIDEOS ON HUMAN SOLIDARITY DAY

ECO BOYS AND GIRLS release 4 videos in celebration of International Human Solidarity Day, December 20, 2012.

Videos created during the UN Earth Summit at Rio+20 include THE FUTURE WE WANT; HOW DO YOU TAKE ACTION; HOW CAN YOUTH SCALE UP LOCAL ACTION TO MAKE GLOBAL IMPACT and TOURING RIO+20 2012 EARTH SUMMIT UN Conferences. Some highlights and featured prominent speakers, include US EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson and White House CEQ Chair Nancy Sutley, with a breakout discussion session highlighting what youth are doing today to foster a more sustainable future tomorrow.

The UN and the Concept of Solidarity has defined the work of the United Nations since the birth of the Organization that "was founded on a basic premise of unity and harmony among its members expressed in the concept of collective security that relies on the solidarity of its members to unite “to maintain international peace and security”.

ECO BOYS AND GIRLS JOIN YOUTH AROUND THE WORLD AT COY8 AND COP18 FOR THE UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE UNFCCC



Eco Boys and Girls youth correspondent Sarah Dayringer led a workshopEco Boys and Girls “Take Action” for the environment and promoted the Millennium Development Goals” at COY8 on November 25, 2012 and participated and joined in with the Earth Child Institute, where EBAG exhibited their Public Service Announcements as well as discussed their role and efforts toward environmental education at COP18.

Earth Child Institute's mission is to engage with and empower children and young people today who comprise close to half the global population toward a sustainable tomorrow. ECI believes that children and young people who are empowered with the knowledge of the interconnectedness of all living things as well as their own ability to think and act in harmony, will grow up leading lives that benefit themselves and the environment.

The Conference of Youth, COY8, November 23 to 25, 2012 brought international youth together to learn about the UNFCCC, build networks and work on climate justice issues worldwide. COY8 is united in vision for a safe and sustainable world and builds the youth climate movement from the grassroots up.

The United Nations Framework Convention Climate Change, UNFCCC, November 26 to December 7 is an international environmental treaty whose objective is to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system.