Nagaland to host international youth conference

November 27, 2012: For the first time, a north east Indian state would host the Asia Pacific Youth Conference (APYC) next month. The conference would be held at Sech Zubza near Kohima in Nagaland from Dec. 7-13.

The event on the theme “A generation with responsibility” would be attended by delegates from 18 countries, sources said. Over 80 delegates from Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Cambodia, South Korea, Japan, Australia, Taiwan, Fiji, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Afghanistan, Myanmar, Bhutan and India will attend the conference.

One lone member from Finland will also take part in the event, while delegates from Canada and United Kingdom will be in the meeting as support partners. From Nagaland, participants from 10 tribes have registered for the conference, the sources added.
Peno Hiekha, coordinator of the organising committee, said APYH will focus on empowering individuals to be change-makers on the foundation of honesty, trust and integrity.

“It will be a platform for youth from different parts of the Asia-Pacific region to come and learn from each other through listening and interaction resulting in new initiatives for a better tomorrow,” she said. It will be an opportunity for both foreign and local delegates to draw the best from each other, she added.
The meet is christened APY-Hoho (APYH) for the Nagaland edition.
Hiekha expressed hope that the event would inspire “our people toward a new beginning. May be this is going to be the beginning of a change in Nagaland and even neighboring states.”