“Human dignity and social cohesion: youth policy responses to violence” was the theme of a ministerial conference, where Youth Ministers in the countries party to the Council of Europe's Cultural Convention met to agree on practical measures to prevent day-to-day violence.
Kinga Göncz, Hungarian Minister for Youth, the Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, gave the welcoming address and Council of Europe Secretary General Terry Davis opened the discussions on Friday 23 September at 9.30 am.
The Ministers were due to take stock of youth policies in the field of violence prevention, exchange examples of best practices, decide on joint prevention action (relating to violence in the home, in cities, at school, at sporting events, racist or homophobic violence and violence in the media) and encourage closer partnerships between youth ministries and civil society.
The three working sessions were introduced by:
Hibat Tabib (France) speaking about urban violence and violence at school,
Vesna Leskosek (Slovenia) focusing on racist speech and intercultural dialogue
Gavan Titley (Ireland) looking at youth participation in violence prevention in Europe
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