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1999 United Nations Youth Committee In February 1999, he was nominated to sit as Canadian Youth Ambassador to the United Nations (3rd committee - Youth Committee). 1999 Global Youth ACTION Network Involvement In July 1999 he was chosen by the One Day Foundation to attend as a youth representative from Canada to the “United Youth Conference” in Sedona, Arizona which convened 20 young people from 12 different countries. Through this conference, he co-founded the Global Youth Action Network (GYAN) as a clearinghouse for today's youth movements. It also encourages collaboration and helps to maximize the collective impact of youth activism around the world. In 2000, he was nominated as Canadian Youth Ambassador for GYAN to lead in organizing outreach and GYAN development in Canada until 2005. George is involved in many organizations to help unite and empower young leaders, especially the disadvantaged. His goal is to help increase their participation and impact on international policy and decision-making. He has advocated on behalf of children in meetings with political and religious leaders including Prime Ministers and Presidents, CEOs of major corporations, Bill Clinton, Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Prince William of Wales,Nelson Mandela, Kofi Annan and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. George has been advocating for years, for the United States to ratify the “United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child” (CRC) by meeting with various senators and White House staff to achieve to a possible ratification. He also sits on the Campaign for U.S. Ratification of the CRC. George is often invited to address participants during conferences on the topic of children's rights and leadership. During his speeches at the United Nations, in front of universities or other conferences, he often talks about the necessity of governments to implement as quickly as possible the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDG's). He tends to proove his point, that we are far from reality from success of implementation of the MDG's by quoting British Prime Minister Gordon Brown speech at the United Nations headquarters in New York, United States (31 July 2007) where Gordon Brown states "The calendar says "we are half way from 2000 to 2015. But the reality is that we are we are a million miles away from success." He has received recognition from Ministers and Mayors for his work on children's rights. 2007 Quebec Youth Protection Act (Modifications) George was a major key player and was involved in the modifications process of the Quebec Youth Protection Act (Protection de la Jeunesse) during the Bill 125 consultations in 2006. All of his recommendations [5] to the Committee on Social Affairs of Quebec where retained and are currently in the actual Youth Protection Act . One of his important recommendations reflected on the use of secure custody for disciplinary measures for youth protection cases. After reviewing his recommendations the Minister for youth protection and rehabilitation Margaret F. Delisle added a specific line into the new Youth Protection Act that "The measures provided for in section 118.1 of the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-4.2), in particular isolation, and the placement in an intensive supervision unit provided for in section 11.1.1 of this Act may never be used as disciplinary measures." 2007 Recognition from the Hellenic Community of Montreal In March 2007, he received recognition for his work on children's rights and his work as "Head Coordinator" for the response team during the Dawson College shooting on September 13, 2006. The Hellenic Community of Montreal recognized him as Grand-Marshal and he leaded the annual March 25th Greek Parade in Montreal. The parade is done to commemorate Greece's Revolution in 1821 against the Ottoman Empire the so called "Greek_War_of_Independence" on March 25, 1821. 2007 Recognition from the City of Montreal Recently, he received a high recognition from the City of Montreal (Web Site) for his dedication to serve society at large and specially in 2006 as "Head Coordinator" of the response team during the Dawson College shooting on September 13, 2006. He helped coordinate the team using the Sir George Williams campus (Concordia University) as a temporary crisis centre offering food, blankets, bus tickets/taxis vouchers, and counseling (psychologist/psychiatrist) to traumatized students, staff and families. Update Stamatis is involved with the United Nations and involved in many organizations as a board member or employee. He currently serves as Vice-President on the Board of Directors of the International Bureau for Children's Rights (IBCR). George has been involved with the IBCR since 2003 as Youth Affairs representative. The International Bureau for Children's Rights (IBCR) is an international non-governmental organization (INGO) based in Montreal, Canada, since its creation in 1994. Founded by Judge Andree Ruffo, the IBCR's mission is to contribute to the promotion and protection of the rights of the Child as laid out in the Convention on the Rights of the Child, an international legal instrument adopted by the UN in 1989 and now ratified by 193 countries. The IBCR has a special consultative status with the United Nations - 3rd committee .. United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). It's Board of Directors is composed by international experts who come from different fields which includes human rights, children's rights and criminal justice. The Governor General of Canada Michaëlle Jean is the Patron of the IBCR.
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