Contest winners to attend Junior 8 Summit in Japan

A national competition is now open to young people (ages 13 - 17) interested in participating in the Junior 8 (J8) Summit, a youth event convened this year in Hokkaido, Japan and linked to the annual Group of 8 (G8) Summit.  The J8 Summit enables young people the unique opportunity to become involved in the topics that concern G8 countries and the broader global community.    

Teams of four will write a series of essays and create a multimedia presentation explaining (demonstrating) their solutions to global issues. All candidate teams competing to attend this year’s J8 will address the following issues: 1) global warming and climate change; 2) poverty and development; and 3) child survival, infectious diseases, HIV/AIDS.  

All applications must be submitted by March 1, 2008, with winners scheduled to be announced in late March. Teams participating must attend a preparatory training, April 26-28, and the J8 Summit in July.  

For more information on criteria and rules of competition and to download a contest application please go to: www.unicefusa.org/youthaction or http://www.j8summit.com/us/form.php.