7 February 2012

International Student Design Competition 2012 Cycle was formally kicked-off

Jointly hosted by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), the International Council for Caring Communities (ICCC), the Asia Pacific Exchange and Cooperation Foundation (APECF) and the UN Programme on Ageing, International Student Design Competition 2012 Cycle was formally kicked-off at UN Headquarters in New York, on February 7th, 2012. This competition aimed at promoting and creating A Society for All Ages through the youth’s extensive participation in the communities of the ageing and at providing a model for resolving a variety of social problems caused by the ageing population from the perspective of long term. For details, please refer to the official website of ICCC: www.international-iccc.org, or log on APECF’s website at www.apecf.org/zh-cn/workupdates.html.

Group photo on the ceremony:

Ms. Dianne Davis, the Founding President of ICCC (2nd from left), Mr. Xiao Wunan, the Executive Vice Chairman of APECF (fourth from left), Sir Tan Sri Tiong Hiew King, Co-Chairman of APECF (fifth from left)