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Johannesburg: The host city

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The City of Johannesburg delegates will join some 1 200 other youth leaders between the ages of 18 and 30 and a distinguished line up of Counsellors. They will be representing more than 170 countries at the One Young World Summit that will take place at the Sandton Convention Centre from 2 to 5 October 2013.

Johannesburg is home to around 3.8 million people; 49% of its population is under the age of 34 and 42% is under the age of 24. South Africa has committed itself to youth development; with community- based youth advisory centres within the city that are managed by the mayor’s Office and with youth participation and representation in Parliament on a national level.

49% of Joburg’s population is under the age of 34

The 2013 Counsellors include: Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary General, Bob Geldof, activist and musician, Boris Becker, former tennis World No.1, Arianna Huffington, founder, Huffington Post, Antony Jenkins, Global Chief Executive, Barclays, Francois Pienaar, former South Africa rugby union captain, Fatima Bhutto, author, Ahmed Kathrada, former political advisor to President Mandela, Ron Garan, astronaut, Lily Cole, model & actress, Paul Polman, Global CEO, Unilever, Natalia Voidanova, model and philanthropist, and Muhammad Yunus, founder, Grameen Bank and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.

During the Summit, the young delegates are given a platform alongside global figures and inspiring revolutionary leaders who both listen to and highlight their messages to their own governments and decision makers.

The key to One Young World is that each delegate, or ‘ambassador’, will action real change in their own country and some of the individual stories emerging from both the summit itself and the initiatives that delegates are involved in year-round are inspiring.

The key areas of focus at the summit will include:
Education
Global Business
Human Rights
Leadership & governance
Sustainable Development
Youth Unemployment

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