| 词条 | Voices of Future Generations |
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| name = Voices of Future Generations (VoFG) | former_name = | image = | caption = | purpose = Humanitarian | tax_id = | registration_id = | founded_date = {{Start date and age|2014}} | founder = World Future Council, Centre for International Sustainable Development Law | dissolved = | location = | coordinates = | origins = | key_people = {{flatlist| Dr Odeeth Lara, Global Senior Programme Officer Ruth Hanson, Global Programme Coordinator }} | area_served = Worldwide | method = | mission = To assist children to advance the right to education and literacy globally | disbursed = | expenses = | endowment = | num_volunteers = | num_employees = | num_members = | subsid = | owner = | motto = | former name = | homepage = {{url|http://www.vofg.org}} | footnotes = }} The Voices of Future Generations (VoFG) Initiative (founded in 2014) was launched on the 25th Anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child by a consortium of partners including World Future Council, Centre for International Sustainable Development Law, the Office of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights in the Government of Hungary, and the Trust for Sustainable Living, with the support of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.[1] The mission of the VoFG Initiative is to aid children in advancing the rights to education, literacy, and a clean environment in accordance with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Through a book series, stories relating to the environment authored by children (8-12) from around the globe are professionally illustrated, published, and disseminated to elementary schools internationally to support literacy. All of the books are available to download free of charge in English, French and Spanish. Hardcopy books are available with proceeds going to international literacy efforts. Child Authors and AmbassadorsChild AuthorsChild authors (ages 8–12) are selected through a global competitive process with the aim for global representation. The current child authors:[2] {{Div col|colwidth=30em}}
AmbassadorsChild Ambassadors for the SDGs work to raise awareness of sustainable development issues within their respective region and participate in international fora to provide a voice for future generations. The current Child Ambassadors for the SDGs are:[3] {{Div col|colwidth=30em}}
AlumniAlumni of the VoFG Initiative are:[4]
VoFG Policy InputChild Authors engage in discussions relating to the SDGs in relevant international fora providing perspectives of future generations to support global policymaking. In 2015 two child authors, Jona David and Allison Lievano Gomez, delivered speeches to the United Nations General Assembly during the High-Level Event on Climate Action and Youth. In addition, child authors met with UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova to highlighting the Initiative and delivering the Children’s Declaration on the World’s Sustainable Development Goals. The Declaration incorporated the views of 2700 children representing 70 nations and encourages more effective engagement with youth in global policy development relating to the SDGs.[5] Publications
International CommissionThe VoFG Initiative has an International Commission for advisory. Current members of the International Commission are:[7]
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.vofg.org/our-launch/|title=Voices of Future Generations, Our Launch|website=VoFG|access-date=2018-12-31}} 2. ^{{cite web|title=Board of Directors|url=http://www.vofg.org/child-authors/|website=VoFG, Child Authors|access-date=2018-12-31}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=Child Ambassadors for the SDGs|url=http://www.vofg.org/child-ambassadors-for-the-sdgs/|website=VoFG |access-date=2018-12-31}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=Alumni|url=http://www.vofg.org/alumni/|website=VoFG |access-date=2018-12-31}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/single-view/news/director_general_meets_child_authors_and_receives_inspirati/|title=Director-General meets Child Authors and receives "Inspiration to Future Generations Award"|website=UNESCO|access-date=2018-12-31}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.vofg.org/new-book/|title=Voices of the Future: Stories from Around the World|website=VoFG|access-date=2018-12-31}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.vofg.org/international-commission/| title=International Commission||website=VoFG |access-date=2018-12-31}} 2 : 2014 establishments|International sustainability organizations |
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