UN-Habitat Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award and World Urban Youth Congress information session at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, Beijing

(Reporter Huang Xiaodai) On July 21, 2015, the UN-Habitat Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award and the World Urban Youth Congress information conference was held at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. Prof. OyebanjiOyelaran-Oyeyinka, Director of the UN-Habitat Global Monitoring Center and Chair of the UN Commission on Youth Empowerment and Urban Ecology, S. Anantha Krishnan, Senior Advisor of UN-Habitat and Director of the Jury of the UN-Habitat Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award Dr. Jiang Mingjun, Executive Chairman of the United Nations Commission on Youth Empowerment and Urban Ecology and Founding Chairman of the International Ecological Safety Cooperation Organization, and Wang Jun, President of China Development Oriental Township Development and Investment Company Limited, attended the information conference. Chinese young actor Jing Bo Ran also made a surprise appearance and was officially appointed as the Youth Ambassador of UN-Habitat Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award at the conference.

The reporter was informed that at the conference, it was not only announced that the UN-HABITAT Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award, which is jointly initiated by UN-HABITAT, the International Ecological Safety Cooperation Organization (IESCO) and China Development Oriental Townships Development and Investment Company Limited (CDOTIC), has entered the white-hot stage of registration, but also launched a heavy news - following the successful organization of the World Urban Youth Congress in 2008 in Nanjing At the same time, there is also a big news - after the success of the World Urban Youth Conference held in Nanjing in 2008, the conference will return to China again and will be held on October 23, 2015 in Beijing.

It is reported that the experts, scholars, government agencies and other personnel present at the meeting gave brilliant answers to a series of questions raised by the journalists. Jiang Mingjun gave an overview of the current progress of the UN-Habitat Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award. The UN-HABITAT Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award is a global youth innovation and entrepreneurship competition jointly launched by UN-HABITAT, the International Ecological Safety Cooperation Organization (IESCO) and China Development Oriental Township Development and Investment Company Limited (CDOTIC), with the aim of attracting, supporting and inspiring the most creative and influential young innovators and entrepreneurs from all over the world; recognizing and commending actions that can bring about positive impacts on the society, economy and environment To provide a vehicle and platform for young entrepreneurs and all young people to share and learn together. In addition, the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award currently has five awards - 1. Youth Leadership Award; 2. Green Invention and Innovation Award; 3. Urban Ecological Safety Award; 4. Youth Entrepreneurship Award; and 5. Social and Cultural Innovation Award. There will be two winners for each award, each of whom will receive a prize of US$20,000 and a certificate and trophy from UN-HABITAT and the International Ecological Safety Partnership (IESP). The awards are currently being publicized and the registration process is underway. A jury and a panel of experts in various fields from around the globe will be evaluating the awards in the near future.

Wang Jun, President of CDO Orient Town Investment Co., Ltd, who attended this information session, also made a presentation on CDO Orient's involvement in this international award. The UN-Habitat Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award selects young people's innovations globally, aiming to encourage young people around the world to start their own businesses using innovative technologies, and to inspire people to contribute to the realization of youth employment and sustainable development; therefore, they also need a platform for industrial parks, which can help these innovations to be industrialized. CDO and its shareholders agreed that this award is highly compatible with China's "One Road, One Belt" strategy and the real needs of "mass entrepreneurship and innovation", and is also in line with the development orientation of CDF and CDO, and therefore decided not only to sponsor the award, but also to cooperate with UN-HABITAT in organizing the award. Therefore, CDF and CDO decided not only to sponsor the award, but also to join hands with UN-Habitat and the International Ecological Safety Cooperation Organization to build the United Nations Youth Innovation and Cultivation Industrial Park in Qinglong Lake.

A high-profile event, the World Urban Youth Conference press release, was also announced.The 2015 World Urban Youth Conference has been confirmed to be held in Beijing on October 23, 2015, marking the return of the conference's host venue to China, following the success of the 2008 World Urban Youth Conference in Nanjing.

The World Urban Youth Assembly was aimed at encouraging youth to contribute to the development of a new urban agenda and the outcome of the third session of the Governing Council of Habitat, exploring the impact of youth unemployment on urban economies and the role of cities in creating decent jobs and livelihoods for young people, and identifying areas of potential contribution by youth to sustainable urban development. The event was held in conjunction with the UN-Habitat Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Awards ceremony in order to bring the two events closer together and to focus attention on the theme of youth empowerment.

In addition, the release of the UN-Habitat Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award Promotional Video, starring young Chinese actor Jing Boran, was one of the highlights of the conference. It is reported that the promo tells the story of five young people struggling in different fields, starring Jing Bo然 and several international actors. In the form of monologue, the promo shows the story of those young people who have a dream in their heart and try to seek breakthroughs, and continue to struggle. For the filming of this promotional video, Wells said that he learned a lot, when it comes to the UN-Habitat Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award as a youth ambassador, Wells said that through his influence, let more people pay attention to innovation and entrepreneurship in the field of struggling young people. It is reported that during his term of office, Mr. Jing will attend information conferences, award ceremonies and other activities under the program, and participate in global activities related to youth empowerment to exercise his rights and obligations.

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