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SPYM
believes in community mobilization and community participation.
It, therefore, launched a massive signature campaign in
1985-86 for lobbying with the Government to strengthen
legislation for drug trafficking and drug abuse effectively.
This received positive attention, in the much needed area
of drug abuse prevention, for relevant policy formulation
from the concerned authorities .
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At
international level in UN and commonwealth forums, SPYM
has also raised questions and concerns on human rights
issues. It has been a great honor for SPYM that its, Chairperson,
Dr. Zeenat has had opportunity to personally address the
UN Human Rights Commission at Geneva on a number of occasions
about these issues.
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Dr.
Zeenat was elected in 1991 as the first Asian representative
to the Commonwealth Youth Caucus, which plays a very important
role in designing 'the youth and women policy' for commonwealth
member countries at the global level.
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In
1992 Youth Ministers as well as youth caucus meeting was
convened in Maldives by Pan-Commonwealth Secretariat,
London, in which participants from Commonwealth countries
elected Dr. Zeenat as a member of the Management Committee,
which is the highest decision making body of Commonwealth
Secretariat, London, for Youth and Women Programs.
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In
1989 Dr. Rajesh Kumar Founder and National Executive Director
of SPYM was honored by the nation when a National Youth
Award was conferred to him by the Prime Minister of India
for his significant contributions towards the health and
welfare of the youth in India.
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SPYM
was also the only elected Asian Organization in the steering
committee of United Nations world NGO congress held in
Bangkok, Thailand in December1994.