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International Youth Conference Convenes in Korea. UNEP.org, August, 2009. "The United Nations Environment Programme in cooperation with UNEP National Committee for the Republic of Korea will be hosting a Tunza International Children and Youth Conference in Daejeon. Korea from the 17 to 23 August 2009 (Children 17 - 20 and Youth 20 - 23). The Conference will bring together 750 participants comprising 550 children and their chaperones, and 200 youth from 106 countries. The theme of the conference is Climate Change: Our Challenge and will include two high profile events, a Seal the Deal Global Town Hall and a Global Debate. The Conference will result in a statement to world leaders and an action plan for promoting actions on climate change... The Global Town Hall meeting on 20 August will link participants via web technology to other young environmental leaders in 15 other cities across the world. Participating countries in the Seal the Deal Town Hall will include Kenya, England, Canada, India, Brazil, Mexico and Thailand. The Town Hall will adopt a statement by young people on climate change and will discuss a roll-out plan on the delivery of the petition to governments through rallies in over 100 capitals around the world... The Seal the Deal Global Debate will engage political and business leaders, and senior UN dignitaries and the children and youth in a discussion on the scenarios that the global community will be faced with in the event of a deal or no deal at the climate change negotiations in Copenhagen."