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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…)



The Joint Council on Youth published the final report on the European Youth Campaign for Diversity, Human Rights and Participation, which took place in 2006-2007 throughout Europe.

Read the report… [pdf]
 


Youth Leader meets Thorbjørn Jagland

Chair of Advisory Council for Youth of the Council of Europe Antonia Wulff had talks with Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland and senior officials of the Organisation during a day-visit to the Strasbourg-based institution. more....
 

A Cookbook for a Campaign:
All Different-All Equal Projects

Order now a print copy of this selection of recipes illustrating the projects funded by the European Youth Foundation in the framework of the "all different-all equal" European Youth Campaign for Diversity, Human Rights and Participation

to order a free paper copy write to youth@coe.int and please mention
Cookbook order in the subject line
and mention the post address where you would like to receive it

Seminar report


The report of the Seminar "New ways of youth participation based on Information and Communication Technologies" which took place last March at the European Youth Centre in Strasbourg is now available on line

More info & online report...[pdf]

Intercultural & interreligious dialogue

Conclusions of the Baku youth initiative (pdf)

Intercultural Dialogue and its Religious Dimension:
The Kazan Action Plan

in English
in Russian

DYS PUBLICATIONS

The politics of diversity in Europe more...


Compasito is a Manual on Human Rights Education for Children (more...)



Diversity Youth Forum - a report from a meeting organised in the frame of the All different-All equal youth campaign (more...)

Gender Matters
: a manual addressing gender-based violence affecting young people (more...)

 

European Portfolio for youth leaders
 and youth workers


The Portfolio is an initiative of the Council of Europe, in co-operation with experts and partners such as the European Commission and the European Youth Forum. It provides youth leaders and youth workers in Europe, volunteers or professionals, with a tool which can help them identify, assess and describe their competencies based on European quality standards.
On line version  - print version:  youthportfolio@coe.int

 

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on Wednesday 25 November 2009, the European Youth Centre in Strasbourg will host a day of awareness raising - targeting mainly young people - on all types of discrimination and violence against women.

More info… [in French only]

The same day, the students in Master 2 in International Communication (ITI-RI) of Strasbourg University will organise a conference…

Programme… [in French only]


FORUM ON
 HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION


The Agenda 2020 recognises the important contribution of the Human Rights Education Youth Programme to the mission of the Council of Europe and its youth sector.
A Forum on Human Rights Education with and by Young People took place at the European Youth Centre Budapest on 14-18 October 2009

Link to the HRE Forum website

Not only in Budapest, also in Strasbourg...

In the framework of the Forum on HRE in Budapest, a parallel event was organised in the European Youth Centre Strasbourg on 16 and 17 October for local assocations and local actors involved in Human Rights and youth work.
 
Presentation of the Strasbourg Local Forum

!! NEW !! PORTFOLIO


The Dutch version of the European Portfolio for youth leaders  and youth workers is now available on line...

 


European Youth Centre Strasbourg


The European Youth Centre Strasbourg can accommodate up to 90 guests

and also offers meeting and conference rooms and a  restaurant area... 

Information and reservations:
33(0)3.88.41.23.00 or reception.eycs@coe.int
  


Forum 21

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 13 (Policy)
Forum21 issue 3 (Reseach) read on line...

Agenda 2020: European Ministers adopt a blueprint on future of youth policy


A blueprint for the Council of Europe activities in the youth field for the next decade was agreed by youth ministers and high-level policy makers from the the 49 signatory countries of the European Cultural Convention at the the 8th Conference of European ministers responsible for youth affairs (more...)
Site of the Conference

DYS publications

"Have your say!" Manual on the Revised European Charter on the Participation of Young People in Local and Regional Life (Book + CD) more...

Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue in Youth Work (Symposium Report) more...

All different- all equal Cookbook more...

Supporting young people in Europe
(Volume 2) more...



and also... Compasito in French, Raising young refugees' voices in Europe and beyond...  Eggs in a Pan, reflections by Peter Lauritzen...