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The North-South Centre is celebrating its 20th Anniversary and expects that a new Statutory Resolution will be adopted.


  News (Site updated on 3 September 2010)

Pilot Encounter Journalism training, Discrimination and Diversity, 30 August- 3 September, Coimbra (Portugal)
The Executive Director of the North-South Center participated in the Pilot Encounter on journalism training, discrimination and diversity, jointly organised by the Council of Europe and the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights at the University of Coimbra. This Encounter, which took place in the framework of the CoE Campaign "Speak out against discrimination", brought together some 30 media professional representing the diversity of European countries.
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University on Youth and Development The UYD 11th Edition will be held in the CEULAJ, Mollina, Spain, on 12-19 September 2010.

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Draft Presentation
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Draft Programme
. Call for Rapporteur
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2010, International Year of Youth

NSC Celebrates the 2010 International Year of Youth, Dialogue and Mutual Understanding, as proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly through resolution A/RES/64/134 in December 2009.

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1st Alliance of Civilizations SUMMER COURSE - University of Aveiro, Portugal, 15-21 August 2010
“Bridging Hearts, Opening Minds and Doing Things Together”
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. Call for Participants
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Second African University on Youth and Development - Cape Verde, 4-12 July 2010
The aim of the Second African University on Youth and Development was created a space for debate and reflection; affirmative youth action and the promotion of youth policies; global education and awareness raising for development; training and non-formal education; as well as intercultural and inter-regional dialogue in the context of Euro-African youth co-operation.
This activity was organised by the North-South Centre of the Council of Europe, under Partnership between the European Commission and the Council of Europe in the field of Youth in partnership with the Cape Verde Federation of Youth, the Portuguese National Youth Council, the Pan-African Youth Union, the European Youth Forum and the Youth Forum of Portuguese Speaking Countries.
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Calendar of activities of the North-South Centre for 2010
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Calendar of activities 2010

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  North-South Centre Publications
 

We the diaspora
The last electronic version of the book resulting from the project IllustrAfricando - "We the Diaspora" is now available. If you want to receive more information about this publication, please contact: nscinfo@coe.int.
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One World, Our World
On the occasion of its 20th Anniversary, the North-South Centre launched a Historical Retrospective publication which looks back on the Centre’s work and helps us understand how it fits into the international and regional context in the last 20 years. It also highlights the pertinence of its actions, its groundbreaking nature and its flexibility as a channel for what have been, are and will always be its priorities. Happy reading!
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Global Education Guidelines
The North-South Centre is happy to announce that the Global Education Guidelines, a handbook for Educators to understand and implement Global Education, is now available on-line. More...

 


 Others publications
 

Blasphemy, insult and hatred - Finding answers in a democratic society (Science and Technique of democracy No.47) (2010)
Mutual understanding and acceptance is perhaps the main challenge of modern society. Diversity is undoubtedly an asset, but cohabiting with people of different backgrounds and ideas calls for a new ethic of responsible intercultural relations, in Europe and in the world. This book tries to answer a series of pertinent and poignant questions arising from these issues, such as whether it is still possible to criticise ideas when this may be considered hurtful to certain religious feelings; whether society is hostage to the excessive sensitivity of certain individuals; or what legal responses there may be to these phenomena, and whether criminal law is the only answer. More...


Intercultural Dialogue in the Framework of European Human Rights Protection (White Paper Series - Volume 1) (2010)
This report analyses the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights in terms of the promotion of cultural diversity, as championed by the Council of Europe particularly through its "White Paper on Intercultural Dialogue" (2008). The Court's views on the governance principles and preconditions of intercultural dialogue - and particularly the case law on freedom of thought, conscience and religion, freedom of expression and freedom of association and assembly - provide guidelines for politicians, academics and practitioners alike. More...
 


Focus

Azerbaijan joined the North-South Centre
In a letter to the Secretary General dated 7 July 2010, the Minister of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan, Dr. Abulfas Garayev, announced that Azerbaijan would join the Centre on 1 August 2010, making it the 23rd member State of the NSC. 
. See declaration made by the Chair of the North-South Centre on this matter

20th Anniversary

 

Round Table - "The 21st Century, a century of global interdependence and solidarity" - 18 May, Paços do Concelho - City Hall, Lisbon (Portugal)
North-South Prize Award Ceremony - 18 May 2010, Lisbon (Portugal)
20 Bridge Builders in the History of Humanity
In the context of its 20th Anniversary, the North-South Centre was organised an exhibition based on 20 personalities in the history of humanity who made a remarkable contribution to building bridges between cultures and civilisations and played a pioneer role in what is today called “intercultural dialogue”.  Call for participation: identify the 21st Bridge Builder, based on a list of 10 names proposed by the NSC or based on personal choice…
Vote now!
. Voting Form. Send it to : nscinfo@coe.int or by fax : 21.358.40.37
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 Council of Europe news

4 November 2010: The European Convention on Human Rights celebrates its 60th anniversary
The year 2010 is an opportunity to remind ourselves that the system established by the Council of Europe 60 years ago has improved the lives of millions of Europeans by bringing about a fundamental change in how they perceive their rights to life, liberty, security, a fair trial, family life and freedom of conscience, religion and expression.
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EU to accede to European Convention on Human Rights.
The union will become a party to the convention in the same way each of its member states has since the 1950s. Although not likely to attract the same attention as an inter-governmental conference, the European Union recently commenced formal negotiations with the Council of Europe on the issue of EU accession to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). This was provided for in the Lisbon Treaty and a Protocol to the ECHR, and means the EU will become a party to the ECHR in the same way each of its member states has since the 1950s.
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Anti-Racism Commission report: racist violence is growing in Europe
The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) published its annual report on 8 July, which examines the trends regarding racism, xenophobia, antisemitism and intolerance in Europe. The Chair of the ECRI, Nils Muiznieks, expresses alarm about the rise in racist violence: ''In 2009 there has been a hardening of the immigration debate and a rise in xenophobic and intolerant attitudes in general, including virulent verbal attacks and violent incidents''. More ...

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