YCCI was formed in 1997 when a council of youth representatives came together from Bangaladesh, Cambodia, Canada, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Lao, Philippines, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam.

YCCI is a pioneer organization of youth addressing issues that are affecting the younger generation in Asia, though awareness and capacity building , networking and mobilizing solidarity actions.

Goal and objectives

  • To build awareness and motivate youth to be socially engaged.
  • To build leadership capacity among the youth to carry out activities effectively.
  • To promote networking and solidarity among youth towards coordinated actions in the field of child and human rights, environmental conservation, economic justice and peace.
  • To Participate in policy advocacy on child and youth rights including non-state and refugee youth.

Major activities

  • Education, Information and exchanges through newsletter, workshop, seminar and youth camp
  • Job creation and advisory services for the unemployed youth
  • Youth for conservation of environment and nature
  • Preventive education for youth on drugs and AIDS
  • Solidarity actions against Human Right violation, for complete elimination of nuclear weapons, and for economic justice and peace
  • Publication of a Newsletter and occasional report

Coming activities

To be updated

Past activities

Youth Forum on APEC September 29 to October 8 2003
Youth Summit for Peace 9-12 December, 2003 Cambodia

Photo Gallery

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Join YCCI

Membership is free! YCCI welcomes people less than 25 years old from all over the world to join us to share, exchange ideas, and contribute to making a better world.
Please contact us at: ycci@arf-asia.org

YCCI Secretariat

Mr. Ekraj Sabur, Thailand
Mr. Soumyadeb Chaudhuri, India
Mr. Tilottam Puadel, Nepal
Ms. Mihoko Yamamoto, Japan
Ms. Mehek Sanghi, Pakistan
Mr. Alexandra Alexandrove, Kyrgyzstan
Mr. Rifat Amhariz, Indonesia
Mr. Fayez Ahmed Apu, Bangladesh

YCCI Secretariat Address

Youth Coordination Center International
1562/ 113, Soi 1/1
Mooban Pibul, Pracharaj Road
Bang Sue Bangkok
10800, Thaialnd
Phone : (662) 913-0196, Fax : (662) 913-0197
E-mail: ycci@arf-asia.org