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Applications Now Open for the New Zealand Youth Delegation (NZYD)

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Applications are now open for the New Zealand Youth Delegation (NZYD) to the seventeenth annual United Nations Climate Change Conference, to be held in Durban, South Africa, taking place at the end of 2011.

NZYD is an organisation run by youth, for youth, engaging with New Zealanders on climate change issues and bringing a youthful perspective to international climate change negotiations.

If you’re aged between 16 and 26, and want to make a difference, learn about international climate policy, have a great time, build your capacity, work with a diverse group of youth from across Aotearoa, and support the international youth climate movement, this opportunity is for you! Become a part of a stellar team of 10 young people!

Applications are due by midnight, 29 April, 2011 (22 April for Co-Covenor roles).

For more information and application documents, go to our website: http://youthdelegation.org.nz/youth/apply-for-2011/

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