Major Theme: Establishing young people’s priorities for the New Millennium;

Major Events: Congress Opening and Closing Plenaries in Honolulu’s excellent new Conference Centre; Regional Meetings of Asian, African, Latin American, European, North American and Island State Delegates in the Hawaii State House; Day of Mentors – experts advising on priorities for the new Millennium. Launch of Pachamama – youth edition of the UN Environment Programme’s Global Environment Outlook. Day of Action - building a Peace Garden, cleaning up a Pearl Harbour Visitor Attraction. Fun day at a Beach Park;

Major Outcomes:

• Established ten top priorities for young people in every region: appropriate education was the top priority worldwide.
• Mandated the Be the Change! Youth-led sustainable development action programme – enabling young people to fund and manage small-scale, sustainable community improvement projects in disadvantaged regions.
• Produced an elegant Congress report, Be the Change! – published by Island Press, Honolulu, Hawaii; considered by many to be Peace Child’s best youth-created book.

Major Theme: Answering the question: “What is the most effective way that young people can assist their governments and the UN achieve the Millennium Development Goals?”

Major Events: Congress Opening and Closing Plenaries at the Casablanca International Conference Centre in the presence of member(s) of the Royal Family and International Dignitaries; Regional Tents for Meetings of Asian, African, Latin American, European, North American and Island State Delegates; skills workshops training the young delegates in skills necessary to enable them to assist effectively in the development field. 4-days of Action Projects which took delegates to every province of Morocco, and enabled them to meet and work with different sectors of Moroccan Society. Congress play, produced and performed by Moroccan youth with international visitors; Talent show and fun day at the local beach park

Major Outcomes:

• Action Projects in every province of the Kingdom of Morocco
• The Casablanca Declaration – a dynamic document designed to enable young people to understand their role in achieving the Millennium Development Goals;
• Target 2015 – a journal explaining youth action for the MDGs;

Major Theme: Answering the question: “What is the most effective way that young people can assist their governments and the UN achieve the Millennium Development Goals?”

Major Events: Congress Opening and Closing Plenaries and banquets in Stirling University Conference Hall; skills workshops training the young delegates in skills necessary to enable them to assist effectively in the development field. Workshops to draw contributions for the Action Guide and the Policy Document. Exhibition of YLD projects from around the world. 4-days of Action Projects which took delegates to every part of Scotland and enabled them to meet and work with different sectors of Scottish Society. Regional Meetings of Asian, African, Latin American, European, North American and Island State Delegates. Fun evening in Stirling Town Hall; Cultural Fusion event – drawing together cultural performers from around the world.

Major Outcomes:

• Youth-led Development Policy Document – circulated to all governments;
• Action Guide, Nothing For us Without Us – an entry-level guide for young activists on how to get start in the Youth-led Development field;
• A congress record – a 2-DVD set with videos, slides, and documentary records of all the major congress events.