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The Directorate of Youth and Sport is part of the Directorate General of Education, Culture and Heritage, Youth and Sport of the Council of Europe. The youth and sports programmes of the Council of Europe are integral parts of a wealth of initiatives aimed at the development of a common European cultural area and identity.   (more…)


DECLARATION of the 1st
European Youth Work Convention

The 1st European Youth Work Convention took place under the Belgium EU Presidency in July 2010.  For the first time, the focus was exclusively on youth work. The Convention sought to connect the past, present and future thinking and practice of youth work. Over 400 participants from 50 countries took part in an intensive debate. This Declaration is addressed to the Ministers responsible for youth for the 50 countries belonging to the European Union and/or the Council of Europe, other European institutions, and political structures concerned with young people at national, regional and local government, and of course the youth work field and young people themselves.

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Partial Agreement on Youth Mobility through the Youth Card


Latest developments
[03/2010]
The Slovak Republic joined the Partial agreement on 17 February 2010, becoming the 18th member state
Azerbaijan joined the Partial agreement on 23 Febrary 2010 becoming the 19th member state
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Intercultural Learning in
European Youth Work


lntercultural Learning in European Youth Work: Which Ways Forward? by Ingrid Ramberg


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The Human Rights Education Youth Programme of the Council of Europe


The Human Rights Education Youth Programme has been running since 2001 and has embodied the work of the Directorate of Youth and Sport in relation to the promotion of the core mission and values of the Council of Europe related to human rights and democracy.

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DYS LATEST PUBLICATIONS

Manual for facilitators
in non-formal education

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 Youth policy in Albania
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Youth employment and the future of work
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all other youth publications...


List of publications [pdf] September 2010


FORUM ON
 HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION

The forum on human rights education – Living, Learning, Acting for Human Rights – brought together 250 concerned and active young people in Budapest and Strasbourg. They have reviewed the achievements of the HRE Youth Programme and outlined the future of HRE as a strategic dimension of the programme of the Directorate of Youth and Sport. The participants summarised their conclusions in a Message to the Council of Europe.

Message of the Forum
In English
In French
In Russian

Link to the HRE Forum websiteI

Encompassing Human Rights Education with young people
In 2000, the Directorate of Youth and Sport of the Council of Europe launched a Human Rights Education Youth Programme with the aim of "bringing human rights education into the mainstream of youth work and youth policy". The programme has built on the potential of youth work and non-formal learning to strengthen human rights, while human rights education has contributed to anchoring youth work and non-formal education within the human rights ethical, political and normative framework of the Council of Europe. This publication is a review of the main activities and achievements of this programme.

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Call for applications - Study sessions
at the European Youth Centres in 2011


Youth organisations may now apply for study sessions to be held in one of the European Youth Centres of Budapest or Strasbourg during the 2nd Semester of 2011.

The deadline to apply is 1st October 2010 (more…)


Forum 21 - New issue

Forum 21 is a European and international information and communication project of IJAB, Germany, INJEP, France, and the NYA, United Kingdom. Forum21 publishes two journals twice a year:
European Journal on Child and Youth Policy and
European Journal on Child and Youth Research
Forum21 issue 15 (Policy)
Forum21 issue 5 (Research)
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Euro-Arab Ragusa Declaration on Youth, Migration and Development


Within its project "Living together in Diverse Societies - Youth Policy and Youth Work Promoting Intercultural Dialogue" The Directorate of Youth and Sport co-organised the Euro-Arab Youth Conference on Youth, Migration and Development, together with the League of Arab States, the European Youth Forum and the Italian Youth Forum, in Ragusa from 25 to 30 July 2010.
The conclusions of the participants - the Ragusa Declaration - highlight the specific role of youth and youth organisations in Euro-Arab dialogue and co-operation and put forward their claims and expectations for a future youth agenda in Euro-Arab cooperation where matters related to migration, development, human rights and youth participation must be adressed. The conference was also a preparation for and a contribution to the "International Year of Youth."

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CDEJ - New!!


The European Steering Committee for Youth, the CDEJ, has new, updated, dedicated pages on the Directorate of youth and sport website!
This is a good opportunity to become acquainted with the mission, activities and programmes undertaken by this Committee.
These pages may be consulted by clicking on the left handside menu, under Inter-governmental co-operation, or directly below on the page of your choice
CDEJ - presentation
CDEJ - Terms of Reference
CDEJ - activities
CDEJ - adopted texts

Advisory Council Newsletter
Issue No 2 ONLINE!

 
The Advisory Council on Youth is pleased to present its Newsletter issue No 2 of April...

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 COMPASS: 30th language version launched in Lithuania


The Lithuanian KOMPASAS was launched at a conference on human rights education with young people on Friday, 4th June 2010. The event was organised by "In Actio" the non-governmental youth organisation publishing KOMPASAS.

More on Compass in Lithuania and the conference at http://www.kompasas.eu/

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The Enter! project website is available in English and French at: http://www.coe.int/enter. This project is the most visible dimension of the work priority “Social Cohesion and Inclusion of Young People” of the Directorate of Youth and Sport of the Council of Europe.
It aims at sharing experiences and develop innovative and effective youth work and youth policy responses to exclusion, discrimination and violence affecting young people in multicultural disadvantaged neighbourhoods.
The website contains up-to-date information on the development of the long term training course for youth workers, the core of the project, and other activities aimed at identifying and developing youth policy approaches. You might find particularly interesting the description of the thirty ongoing projects run by the participants of the Enter! course with young people, based on active participation, intercultural learning and human rights education. The projects would serve as a basis for a policy recommendation on the access of young people to social rights.