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The sixth specialised training "Trauma-Informed Youth Work" brought together youth workers from 8 regions of Ukraine
The Council of Europe Project "Youth for Democracy in Ukraine: Phase III" in co-operation with the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine and the State Institution "All-Ukrainian Youth Centre" conducted a specialised training "Trauma-informed youth work" of the State Programme "Youth Worker" for...
France makes a voluntary contribution for various Action Plans and projects
The Government of France has made a voluntary contribution of €875 000 towards several Council of Europe Action Plans and projects. This contribution will support the Council of Europe Action Plan for Ukraine “Resilience, Recovery and Reconstruction” 2023-2026, the Council of Europe Action Plan...
Human Rights Commissioner calls for stronger support for Ukraine
The new Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O’Flaherty, carried out a visit to Kyiv, Ukraine from 23-25 April. This was his first visit to a member state since taking up his post on 1 April. With the current human rights landscape in Europe being dominated by Russia’s war...
Seminar "European Social Charter and Ukraine"
On 25 April 2024, the Council of Europe project "Enhanced social protection in Ukraine" implemented within the framework of the Council of Europe Action Plan for Ukraine “Resilience, Recovery and Reconstruction” for 2023-2026, organised a seminar in hybrid format “European Social Charter...
Discrimination and fight racism, xenophobia, homophobia and transphobia – Council of Europe HELP training course launched
On April 18, the Council of Europe HELP course "Discrimination and Fight Racism, Xenophobia, Homophobia and Transphobia" was launched at the Kozyn Center, organised by the Council of Europe Projects “HELP (Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals) for Ukraine, including during wartime” and...
World Forum for Democracy 2024 "Democracy and Diversity – Can we transcend the divides?": Call for initiatives
The World Forum for Democracy calls for expressions of interest from innovative initiatives, from all over the world, aiming at enhancing democracy and contributing to sustainable peace. Any public or private organisation is eligible to apply. One presenter for the selected initiatives will be...
Ethics for Judges, Prosecutors and Lawyers – Council of Europe HELP course has been launched
On April 17, the Council of Europe HELP course "Ethics for Judges, Prosecutors and Lawyers" was launched in the Kozyn Center, organised by the Council of Europe Project “HELP (Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals) for Ukraine, including during wartime” in cooperation with the National...
The Head of the Council of Europe Office in Ukraine met with the Head of the Government Office for Coordination of European and Euro-Atlantic Integration
On April 18, 2024, the Head of the Council of Europe Office in Ukraine, Maciej Janczak, met with the Head of the Government Office for Coordination of European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, Oleksandr Ilkov. The Ukrainian side thanked the Council of Europe for its close cooperation and expertise...
Improving dialogue and mutual understanding between the Police of Ukraine and LGBTIQ+ NGOs
Kyiv, 19 April 2024 – Facilitated by the joint EU/CoE project in the field of anti-discrimination, representatives of NGOs joined forces with the National Police seeking to build stronger communication and trust in protecting the rights of the LGBTIQ+ people in Ukraine. The meeting, organised in...
Council of Europe HELP course on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence was launched
On 16 April, the Council of Europe HELP course on “Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence” was launched in the Kozyn Centre by the Council of Europe Project “HELP (Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals) for Ukraine, including during wartime” in cooperation with the National School of Judges...
Call for Tender for the purchase of consultancy services in the field of anti-corruption at local level in Ukraine
The project of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe “Strengthening multi-level governance, democracy and human rights at local level in Ukraine” is launching a Call for Tender for the purchase of consultancy services in the field of anti-corruption at local...
The competence of trainers of the programme “Participatory Youth Policy” has been strengthened
On 18 April 2024 the session of online workshops for trainers (teachers) of providers – participants of the educational and practical programme “Participatory Youth Policy” was completed. The educational and practical programme during from November 2023 to August 2024 is being implemented by the...
Long-term training for trainers in the youth sector: open call for participants
The Council of Europe Project "Youth for Democracy in Ukraine: Phase III" together with the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine are launching a new long-term training course – a training for trainers. The long-term training course will contribute to the implementation of youth projects in...
Personal data protection in constitutional jurisdiction: tailored activities
Two events dedicated to personal data protection in constitutional jurisdiction, were organised on 22 and 23 April 2024 in Kyiv, Ukraine in the framework of the EU/Council of Europe Partnership for Good Governance. The Round table held on 22 April focused on personal data protection in the case...
Official opening and first meeting of the Steering Committee of the DECOPRIS project of the Council of Europe
The information is available in Ukrainian
Call for proposals for grants to enhance participation of national minorities and Roma in the decision-making at the local level
The Council of Europe Project “Supporting the reform of the national minority legal framework and the resilience of national minorities and Roma in Ukraine” announces a call for proposals for grants to enhance participation of national minorities and Roma in the decision-making at the local...
Launch event of the training kit on participatory youth policy took place in Faro
On 19 April 2024 Launch event of the training kit on participatory youth policy took place in Faro (Portugal). Partnership between the European Commission and the Council of Europe in the field of Youth organised this event to launch and promote the T-Kit 15: Participatory youth policy,...
Preliminary examination of individual constitutional complaints: working group discussion
On 19 April 2024, a working group brought together staff of the Secretariat of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine to discuss the content and scope of the preliminary examination of applications to the Constitutional Court of Ukraine (filtration of the constitutional individual complaints). Held...
6 000 students from 67 Ukrainian schools are preparing their own projects as part of the implementation of the School participatory budgeting with the support of the Council of Europe project on civic participation
The Council of Europe's project “Strengthening democratic resilience through civic participation during the war and in the post-war context in Ukraine” continues to help Ukrainian communities in implementation of the School participatory budgeting (School PB) mechanism and its adaptation to...
The fifth training seminar on social cohesion and barrier-free environment in the youth sector was held
On 15-19 April 2024, the Council of Europe project "Youth for Democracy in Ukraine: Phase III" in co-operation with the Ministry of Youth and Sport of Ukraine held the fifth in a series of training seminars on social cohesion and barrier-free environment in the youth sector. The programme is...