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DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 5 May 2024, 23:59 CEST

A seminar on sharing practices of projects and initiatives in support of Young Refugees and Migrants in transition to adulthood

- On the occasion of the World Refugee Day -

The seminar SUPPORTING CONFIDENCE AT 18 aims at reassessing the current needs and situations faced by young refugees and migrants in transition to adulthood and supporting advocacy and practice to implement the Recommendation of the Committee of Ministers on Supporting Young Refugees in Transition to Adulthood.

Aim

To collect experiences in the implementation of the guidelines of the Recommendation on Supporting Young Refugees in Transition to Adulthood and share current challenges faced by practitioners and young people themselves;
To identify priorities for action and advocacy by young people and human rights organisations and by youth policy and youth work actors in the further promotion of the Recommendation.
To raise awareness about the plight of young people affected by migration and refugee policies on the World Refugee Day (20 June)
To reinforce cooperation and support among youth-, migrant- and refugee-led organisations and support he inclusion of a youth perspective in migration and refugee-related policies and programmes which affect their transition into adulthood.

Profile of participants

The participants of the seminar will be practitioners, experts or youth workers who work to ensure a safe transition into adulthood of young migrants, refugees, asylum seekers and those who transition into undocumented adulthood, in a variety of projects and institutions. All participants are also expected to be:

resident in one of the state parties to the European Cultural Convention (exceptions can be made if justified).
committed to uphold and advocate for the rights of young migrants and refugees;
be knowledgeable and motivated to share practices with other actors in the field.
be under 30 years of age (for youth leaders only - exceptions can be made in justified cases).
able to work autonomously in English.
affiliated with a relevant youth organisation, youth centre, NGO or public institution.

The seminar is organised by the Council of Europe Youth Department and PICUM (platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants), in cooperation with VOICIFY, Voice of Young Refugees in Europe and the Special Representative of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe on Migration and Refugees (tbc)