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IYPF Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2007
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IYPF´s 2007 Annual General Meeting was held on 17 December in Brisbane, Australia. At the meeting, members voted in 3 new directors to serve on the IYPF Board for 2008 and 2009. They were Morse Flores, Connie Walyaro, and Jodie Nelson. Members also voted on proposed motions to change some details of membership in the IYPF constitution. These motions were carried. Cameron (CEO) and Greg (continuing Director) presented a report on the IYPF´s activities for 2006/2007, including the financials, and discuss future directions of the IYPF. You can read the minutes and see the presentations on the IYPF website www.iypf.org/membership_agm.htm.

The IYPF was particularly excited about the quality and quantity of the Director candidates up for election to the Board at this years AGM.
Eleven outstanding young professionals from around the world nominated to join Greg, Chuma and Kate on the Board for 2008 in place of outgoing directors Sarah Jo, Tam and Mariana, who have done an awesome job leading the organisation over the last 2 years.

As mentioned, Morse, Connie and Jodie were successfully elected in what was a very close vote!

Here are the brief bios on Morse Flores, Connie Walyaro and Jodie Nelson – more board member bios to come. These bios provide a good indication of the kinds of young professionals who are part of IYPF!


MORSE FLORES, Switzerland, 29 yrs old

Technical Officer, ILO PRO 169/IP LED Programs (Program to Promote ILO Policy on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples, Internatioal Labour Office, 4 Rue des Morillons, Geneva, Switzerland, 2007- present UN Representative (UN Offices in Geneva & New York), International Association for Religious Freedom (IARF), #2 Market Street, Oxford, United Kingdom, 2006- present UN Fellow, UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Palais Wilson, Geneva, Switzerland, 2005 Member, OXFAM International Youth Parliament, 2000-2004 Member, National Youth Parliament. Republic of the Philippines, 1998-2000

As an young International Civil Servant (Technical Cooperation Officer) within the UN system, especially with the International Labour Organization, I believed I am in a very strategic position to served the IYPF in establishing its linkgaes with the various UN agencies where youth employment is paramount and sustainable development is at the core of the organization's agdenda, an agenda that IYPF puts in its pillars of work. As such, my foremost goal as a part of the IYPF Board of Directors is to enable the IYPF to be accredited with a General Consultative Status with the UN ECOSOC so that IYPF members are able to participate more actively and freely within the corridors of the UN and the international community in its advocacy work, be able to work in collaboration with other organizations on specific isues of interest, present its ideas through written and oral intervention within the Human Rights Council and the various Human Rights Treaty Bodies where global standards on human rights are being made, monitored and implemented.



CONSTANCE WALYARO, Kenya, 28 yrs old

I've held several offices including my role now as President of CWF & TaskForce member GYCA, whilst contributing greatly to various key development processes including: Gov. Of Kenya-UNICEF Work Plan 2004-8, NEPAD APRM, ECOSOC, WSIS Youth Caucus, WTO, IAC, UNGASS. I've excellent team building, project management, administrative and leadership skills.
At CWF I lead and managed a team of very experienced administrative and support staff, overseeing the proper operation of the development agency in accordance with its charter. My OIYP Action Plan continues to set up/enhance resource centres for community based training programmes [e.g. Gender & ICTs4 Rural Dev.] in slum/rural communities that are equipping youth across Kenya with skills that they are using to address poverty and HIV/Aids. In 2005, I was selected for the OIYP Trade Justice Project.

Based on my work and experiences, IYP identified me, as an Action Partner who they believed would make a fantastic contribution, and I have!

Through CWF TJ Project we're not only increasing understanding/creating awareness about the int. trade system and int. human rights framework and how to advocate within these complicated systems; but also ensuring that people know how to effectively integrate human rights within development programs, with the aim of strengthening accountability and empowering each other as both principals and effective agents of change for their own development in the struggle for trade justice.



JODIE NELSON, Australia, 25 yrs old

I am currently a lecturer in Accounting, teaching basic accounting concepts, as well as higher level accounting theory. I have a broad range of practical experience in various accounting related roles. In these roles. I have been involved in preparing policies and procedures for using accounting systems, preparation of company tax returns, reviewing financial documentation and accounting standards for the prepartion of end of year financial reports, and book keeping responsibilties.

I was the Treasurer of the Queensland Team Handball Association for 3 years. My responsibilties included keeping QTHA's records, preparing their financial statements, and organising the audit of these records for the Annual Return requird by the Office of Fair Trading. In my time as Treasurer, I developed and implemented an accounting and record keeping system that provides the association with accurate and timely information. This sytem is also easy for non-accountants to use. Since the introduction of this system, QTHA has only received unqualified audit
reports.

To date my involvement with IYPF has been as an Interim Director and Treasurer since June 2007. I have been involved with the preparation of the financial accounts for approval by the board, as well as the audit process for the purposes of compliance with ASIC reporting requirments. I prepared IYPF's Directors' Report for the 2006/2007 financial year, and I have also been heavily involved with the preparation and oversight of IYPF's financial reports and budgets. I have attended IYPF's board meetings, both informal and formal, since I was appointed to the Board.
Currently, I am fnalising the IYPF's quarterly reporting system and the management of the IYPF's Member Funds.

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