Steering Committee

The Steering Committee comprises of advisory group, secretariat and national focal points. It has the authority to make decisions over all operational matters, including financial and administrative policies and action plans, representing the members of TUNZA-NEAYEN. The decision-making shall be based on consensus among the committee members. For the purpose, the steering committee shall have its meeting at least once a year, which shall be organized by the Secretariat.

1. Advisory Group

a) Advisory group comprises of 4 members who are annually elected in each national TUNZA-NEAYEN network respectively.

b) Advisory group has the status of co-president for TUNZA-NEAYEN.

c) The roles are to:
i) provide guidelines and assessments for the activities and programmes (to be) implemented in the sub-region;
ii) help create linkages with other institutions based on their contacts, experience, etc.
iii) and, facilitate fund-raising at sub-regional and each national level.

d) For the first year of NEAYEN, to be initiated, advisory group comprises of each national focal point’s directors.

2. Secretariat

a) The Secretariat-hosting organization shall bi-annually be elected by the Steering Committee. UNEP National Committee for the Republic of Korea hosts for the fist two year of TUNZA-NEAYEN.

b) The Secretariat has the status of overall coordination body for the implementation of TUNZA-NEAYEN activities at the sub-regional level.

c) The roles are to:
i) provide the overall management and coordination in the implementation of the activities defined by the Steering Committee;
ii) do communication with the Advisory Group and NFPs and the other supporting and partner organizations including the other youth networks to implement decisions taken at the Steering Committee;
iii) provide consultation for NFPs to write their quarterly National Reports, and compile the report;
iii) publicize activities by publishing regular newsletter, establishing website, etc;
iv) organize the Steering Committee meeting at least once a year and sub-regional conference once a year;
v) set up and maintain a management information system including the database of NFPs, members, national reports, sub-regional conference, etc.

3. National Focal Points

a) Each national focal point shall annually be elected in each national TUNZA-NEAYEN network respectively. For the first year of TUNZA-NEAYEN, Friends of Nature (China), Youth Eco League(Japan), UNEP National Committee for the Republic of Korea (Korea), and International Institution for Future (Mongolia) respectively host NFPs for each country.

b) The NFPs have the status of overall coordination body for the implementation of TUNZA-NEAYEN activities at each national level.

c) The roles are to:
i) provide the overall management and coordination in the implementation of the activities in each country defined by the Steering Committee;
ii) do communication with the Secretariat and their country members to implement decisions taken at the Steering Committee;
iii) organize an umbrella network at national level under the instructions of the membership criteria in way of collecting membership applications, scrutinizing them and sending them to the Secretariat;
iv) organize a national workshop or conference at least once a year to compile opinions of their Members.
v) provide quarterly National Report to the Secretariat on their progress of activities and members information;
vi) publicize TUNZA-NEAYEN activities in each country;
vii) select youth representatives for the annual sub-regional conference;
viii) and, raise fund for national activities in collaboration with the Secretariat;