The International Year of Youth has come to an end…but what did it achieve?
2011 was declared by the United Nations to be the International Year of Youth. Because the 12 months covered by the declaration didn’t exactly match a calendar year, the official events have already ended. So what actually happened during that year, to back up the declaration? Ruth Eisenreich has set out to find out.
SBS Radio World News, 14/09/2011
A support group in Tasmania says more than 100 people have volunteered to visit asylum seekers in a new detention centre.
An asylum seeker support group in Tasmania says more than 100 people have volunteered to visit detainees at the newly-opened Pontville Immigration Detention Centre near Hobart. The Tasmanian Asylum Seeker Support Network says it’s expecting to be given access to the detainees, who began arriving early this month. Network spokeswoman Clarissa Adriel spoke with Ruth Eisenreich.
SBS Radio World News, 12/09/2011
Ruth Eisenreich 