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Embassies Making Preparations for WYD

7 English-speaking countries are planning the arrival of their young people

Madrid, December 17, 2010 - Seven English-speaking countries have met to gather information on World Youth Day and coordinate the care of hundreds of thousands of young people from their countries who will spend the third week of August in Madrid. These meetings were held subsequent to the meeting in September of major embassies in Madrid and WYD organizers.

The host of the meeting was the Australian Embassy and it was attended by representatives from Ireland, the USA, the UK, South Africa, New Zealand, and Canada. To date, almost 22,000 people have registered from these countries and the total is expected to eventually reach 75,000 young people.

Among the topics discussed at the meeting were the safety of pilgrims, channels of communication, the routes through Spain that many groups will take prior to the arrival in Madrid, and how to ensure their safety. The various consulates offered various possibilities for coordinating care of their citizens and advice to ensure that their visit to Spain is not ruined by the loss or theft of passports or documents.

Moreover, embassies present at the meeting will now consider other ways of collaboration in the cultural events, with the contribution of space or events, as well as in offering information to their fellow citizens on families who are natives of their countries hosting pilgrims from their same country during WYD.

This is the 21st meeting of WYD organizers with diplomatic delegations present in Spain. The following meetings will be with African and Asian countries.