This event is being organized by the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20) Major Group of Children and Youth, as the official young people's event for Rio+20. The objectives of the Youth Blast are to: empower children and youth present at Rio+20; provide information and training for leaders; and provide a space for young people to share best practices for implementing solutions and participating in decision-making at the international level. It is also an event to strategize prior to Rio+20. The first two days of the event (8-9 June) will be held in Portuguese, and the last three days (10-12 June) will be conducted in English, with Portuguese, Spanish and French translations.  

dates: 8-12 June 2012   location: Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro), Brazil   e-mail: saba@rioplus20s.org   www: http://uncsdchildrenyouth.org/rio20/youth-blast/