2009 UNEP Tunza International Children and Youth Conference.

The United Nations Environment Programme in cooperation with UNEP National Committee for the Republic of Korea will be hosting a Tunza International Children and Youth Conference in Daejeon, Korea from the 17 to 23 August 2009 (Children 17 - 20 and Youth 20 – 23).

The Conference will bring together 750 participants comprising 550 children and their chaperones, and 200 youth from 106 countries. The theme of the conference is Climate Change: Our Challenge and will include two high profile events, a Seal the Deal Global Townhall and a Global Debate.

The Conference will result in a statement to world leaders and an action plan for promoting actions on climate change.

(Source: unep.org)