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Human Rights Day - Young People for Human Rights Education: Compass in Azerbaijani and German
On 10 December, Human Rights Day, the Youth Department of the Council marks the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with two important events that make human rights education better and more accessible to young people. In Baku, a Forum on Human Rights and Citizenship...
National Forum on Human Rights and Citizenship Education with Young People in Azerbaijan
The Council of Europe Youth Department and the Ministry of Youth and Sport of the Republic of Azerbaijan are co-organising the National Forum on Human Rights and Citizenship Education with Young People in Azerbaijan. The Forum will be held on 10 December 2018 at Hotel “Hyatt Regency Baku” (1033...
The drafting work begins!
Shaping a new strategy for the youth sector
Following the first steps taken during the consultative meeting held on 15 and 16 May 2018, during which representatives of the Council of Europe youth sector’s major stakeholders debated and reflected on the content of a new strategy for 2020 to 2030, work will today start on drafting the...
HUMAN RIGHTS DAY AT THE EYCB
What are human rights? Why are they important? How can they be protected and whose responsibility is it to defend them? These and many other questions about democracy, human rights, social rights, inclusion and other issues were asked and answered during the annual Human Rights Day celebration at...
Voluntary contribution of the Government of Flanders
The Government of Flanders, Belgium has made a voluntary contribution of €80,000 to support the project “Social Inclusion of Young Refugees” implemented by the Youth Department within the framework of the Council of Europe Action Plan on Protecting Refugee and Migrant children in Europe. The...
Statement of the Advisory Council on Youth of the Council of Europe on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities
International Day of Persons with Disabilities, 3 December
On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the Advisory Council on Youth calls upon Council of Europe member states to intensify efforts to include young people in decision-making processes. Read the statement of the Advisory Council
Consultative Meeting "Intercultural Learning in the educational approaches and practices of the European Youth Centre"
The consultative meeting sets out to discover and analyse different phases of the discourse on intercultural learning and non-formal education and the development of related educational practices in the past years till today, considering milestones such as the international youth year, the All...
Enabling Roma Youth Participation
In 2018 the activities of the Roma Youth Action Plan had a specific focus on developing or enhancing Roma youth participation at national level, notably by building upon processes initiated in 2017 and earlier. Croatia: Non-formal Education and Youth Work with Young Roma - The training workshop...
Remembrance and learning from the World War II - A training seminar about young people and remembrance in Europe
The Council of Europe Youth Department and the National Youth Council of Russia are со-organising the V International Seminar “Remembrance and learning from the Second World War” from 17 to 21 December 2018 in Moscow (Russian Federation). The training seminar aims to strengthen the relevance and...
“50-50” Euro-Arab training course Youth Participation and Gender Equality
Consultative Meeting "Intercultural Learning in the educational approaches and practices of the European Youth Centre"
The consultative meeting sets out to discover and analyse different phases of the discourse on intercultural learning and non-formal education and the development of related educational practices in the past years till today, considering milestones such as the international youth year, the All...
Enter! Policy measures for local authorities
In 2018, for the first time local and regional authorities were specifically invited by the Youth Department to propose measures to implement or improve their work on young people’s access to social rights. Seven activities have been included in the programme, 5 of them recently held:...
Consultative meeting examines the “shrinking civic space” phenomenon and its impact on youth
Civil society under threat?
A consultative meeting focusing on the vital issue of “shrinking civic space” took place on 7-8 November 2018 and brought together stakeholders from different fields – including from the PACE, the Venice Commission, and the Human Rights Commissioner’s Office, international donor organisations,...
Call for activities: 2019 COMPASS National and Regional Training Courses in Human Rights Education (NRTC’s)
2019 REPÈRES - Les cours de formations nationaux et régionaux pour l’éducation par les droits de l'homme 2019 COMPASS National and Regional Training Courses in Human Rights Education (NRTC’s) are aiming to provide an opportunity to train youth leaders, youth workers as also educators in schools...
Young people accessing rights: guidelines on how to make it happen!
At its meeting on 16 and 17 October 2018, the Joint Council on Youth (CMJ) adopted a set of guidelines, the purpose of which is to improve young people’s access to rights. The guidelines are addressed to member states’ national, local and regional authorities, but also youth councils and civil...
Green light for the 2020-21 priorities and mainstreaming disability issues
At a particularly well-attended Joint Council on Youth (CMJ) meeting, the governmental and non-governmental representatives in the youth sector’s co-managed decision-making committee made a number of landmark decisions and proved again the value of this co-operation. The CMJ adopted the draft...
INTRODUCTORY SEMINAR 25 NOVEMBER – 2 DECEMBER 2018
YOUTH. TOGETHER social inclusion of refugees through youth work Long-Term Training Course
YOUTH.TOGETHER seeks to reduce the risks of social exclusion and violence that young refugees, especially minors in transition to adulthood, are exposed to. It supports the social inclusion of young refugees and their access to education, self‐development and autonomy through youth work and...
39th meeting of the Joint Council on Youth (CMJ)
The co-managed decision-making committee of the youth sector met in Strasbourg on 16 and 17 October 2018. More than 110 governmental and non-governmental representatives took part in these statutory meetings. After an exchange of views with the Director of Democratic Participation, the CMJ took a...
Reviewing this year’s activities and deciding future priorities
Taking stock and looking to the future
Meeting in the European Youth Centre in Strasbourg on 16 and 17 October, the co-managed Joint Council on Youth will be both looking to the past and to the future. As the end of the year approaches, the Joint Council will assess the implementation of the 2018-19 priorities and of the...
International expert seminar "Young people's access to rights"
The Council of Europe Youth Department, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation and the National Youth Council of Russia co-organised an international expert seminar “YOUNG PEOPLE’S ACCESS TO RIGHTS: Learning and sharing experiences in youth policy and youth work”....
“50-50” Euro-Arab training course "Youth Participation and Gender Equality"
The Euro-Arab training course "Youth Participation and Gender Equality" focuses on ways to increase meaningful youth participation based on the principles of the Council of Europe Revised Charter on the Participation of Young People in Local and Regional Life and relevant similar dispositions in...
Quality Label Exploratory visit to wannseeFORUM Youth Centre, Berlin
The wannseeFORUM Youth Centre on the outskirts of Berlin welcomes young people from all over the world who want to delve into the core values of democracy. On the 19th and 20th of September, experts of the Council of Europe visited the historic venue in which the centre is located, to assess its...
Think Youth interview with Matjaž Gruden, Director of Democratic Participation
Application deadline: 10 October at 18:00 CET / Paskutinė prašymų pateikimų data – 2018 m. spalio 10 d. 18.00 val.
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS - Workshop on education with young people in Lithuania about the Roma genocide / KVIETIMAS DALYVIAMS - MOKOMASIS SEMINARAS LIETUVOS JAUNIMUI APIE ROMŲ GENOCIDĄ
The Youth Department is organising a training workshop on education with young people in Lithuania about the Roma genocide to be held during 6-9 November in Vilnius, Lithuania. The training workshop will aim to develop the competences and motivation of 25 youth leaders and human rights activists...
International Day of Democracy - Statement by the Advisory Council on Youth
On the International Day of Democracy, the Advisory Council on Youth calls for more efforts to restore and increase confidence in democracy in Europe. Read the statement by the Advisory Council on Youth on the International Day of Democracy
Extended deadline for applications: 24 September 2018, 13:00 p.m (CET)
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: International seminar “From Policy to Practice: Youth Work Supporting Access of Young People to Social Rights” / Заявка на участие - Международный тренинг-семинар «От политики к практике: молодёжная работа в поддержку доступа молодёжи к социальным правам»
The international seminar will explore the role of youth work in supporting young people’s access to social rights. Furthermore, it will foster peer-exchange on the approaches and frameworks of cooperation between local authorities and youth workers, in order to promote social inclusion for young...
Deadline for applications: 7 October 2018 at 14:00 CET
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Seminar on the role of Roma youth in policy and decision-making bodies and structures
The Council of Europe within the framework of the Roma Youth Action Plan project is organizing a seminar on the role of Roma youth in policy and decision-making bodies and structures, scheduled to take place during 19-20 November 2018 at the European Youth Centre Strasbourg. The seminar will...
Deadline for applications: 1 October 2018
Call for activities to be held in co-operation with the European Youth Centres in Strasbourg and Budapest - 2nd semester 2019
The Youth Department of the Council of Europe invites non-governmental youth organisations, networks and other non-governmental structures involved in areas of youth work relevant to the Council of Europe's youth policy to submit applications for activities to be held in co-operation with the...
Call for tender - catering services (2019-2023) - European Youth Centre Budapest
A new call for tender for the catering services for the European Youth Centre Budapest (EYCB) has been launched with a deadline of 12 October 2018.
Deadline for applicatons: 27 October 2018, at 23:59 Central European Time
Together Have Your Say! - “50-50” Training Course (Armenia ) 2018 / Մասնակցության հրավեր - Միասին ասեք ձեր խոսքը
“50-50” training course for specialists from public authorities working with young people and representatives of youth non-governmental organisations in Armenia Aims and objectives of the course The course aims to improve participants’ competences to develop youth participation in youth policy...
Deadline for application: 9 September 2018
Brain Drain or Brain Gain?
The Seminar «Brain drain or brain gain?” will take place in Zagreb, Croatia, on 28-30 October 2018 as part of the programme of the Croatian Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (18 May - 21 November 2018). Three partners joined forces for its implementation: the...
Deadline for applications: 31 August 2018 / Date limite : 31 août 2018
Cooperation with local authorities / Coopération avec les collectivités locales
The Youth Department of the Council of Europe encourages and supports local and regional authorities to devise and set in place specific activities or project which contribute to the implementation of the Enter! Recommendation. Le Service de la jeunesse du Conseil de l’Europe vise à encourager et...
Deadline for applications EXTENDED: 28 August 2018, 13:00 PM (CET)
TRAINING COURSE FOR FACILITATORS OF STUDY SESSIONS HELD BY YOUTH ORGANISATIONS IN COOPERATION WITH EUROPEAN YOUTH CENTRES
The 2018 edition of the training course aims to introduce the revised Manual for facilitators which is currently being finalised as a result of the evaluation of study sessions carried out in 2015. The Manual offers updates and new topics which are important for the quality in delivering Study...
European Youth Event 2018
EYE 2018 - Living Library
The Youth Department of the Council of Europe partnered with the European Parliament and the European Youth Forum at the European Youth Event (EYE) in Strasbourg on 1 and 2 June where 8000 young people from Europe attended. One of the seven activities run by the Youth Department was a Living...
Living Library in the city of Caen
"In Europe, a Push to Fight Discrimination Through Living Libraries"
The latest Living Library took place in the city of Caen on 7-8 June 2018. Read the article by Lisa Bryant on voanews.com
World Refugee Day
On World Refugee Day, the Advisory Council on Youth (CCJ) welcomes the Council of Europe’s work to protect refugee and migrant children in Europe whilst emphasising the importance of including young refugees in seeking solutions to their situation. Today, we mark World Refugee Day with record...
A FUNDAMENTAL STEP TOWARDS MORE QUALITY-CENTERED YOUTH WORK
9TH EUROPEAN PLATFORM of YOUTH CENTRES
The 9th European Platform of Youth Centres takes place on 5-6 June and will be hosted by the European Youth Centre Budapest. The meeting will bring together representatives from almost 20 youth centres across Europe – Council of Europe Quality Label awarded youth centres as well as candidate...
Deadline for applications: 3 June 2018
“Together Have Your Say!”: training course on democratic citizenship and youth participation for specialists from government bodies working with youth, and representatives of youth non-governmental organizations from the Republic of Azerbaijan
The Council of Europe Youth Department in co-operation with the Ministry on Youth and Sport of the Republic of Azerbaijan is launching the call for participants for a National training-course on democratic citizenship and youth participation for specialists from public authorities working with...
Shaping a new strategy for the youth sector
The main stakeholders brainstormed the content of a new Council of Europe youth sector strategy for 2020 to 2030 in the European Youth Centre Strasbourg this week. During two days of intensive debate and reflection, around fifty participants took stock of the current strategy (Agenda 2020), drew...
The Advisory Council on Youth "comes out for human rights"!
The Advisory Council welcomes the statement by Eva Kjer Hansen, Minister for Equal Opportunities of Denmark, on behalf of the Chair of the Committee of Ministers, paying tribute to all those who are promoting the rights of LGBTI people and fighting discrimination and prejudices. The Council of...
Living Library at the Europe Day Festival in Budapest
Held in the centre of the city, the Europe Day Festival is an annual event organised by the European Commission Delegation to Hungary in cooperation with the European Parliament Information Office. It is a day full of programs celebrating Hungary’s 14 years of membership in the European Union....
Destination 2030 Shaping a new strategy for the youth sector
Around fifty of the main stakeholders in the Council of Europe youth sector will gather to brainstorm the content of a new Council of Europe youth sector strategy for 2020 to 2030. The meeting will define the added value of the Organisation in the European youth sector and beyond, notably in its...
Délai: mercredi 25 avril 2018, à 23h00.
Stage de formation pour combattre le discours de haine par l’éducation aux droits de l’homme
Le Service de la jeunesse du Conseil de l’Europe organise à Tunis du 7 au 11 mai un stage de formation à l’éducation aux droits de l’homme basé sur le manuel « Connexions – Manuel pour la lutte contre le discours de haine en ligne par l’éducation aux droits de l’homme». Ce stage s’inscrit dans la...
Healing the crack in our society with the NHSM’s values
Anja Olin Pape, chair of the Advisory Council on Youth, addresses the NHSM conference
No hate speech movement youth campaign
IS THIS IT?...
The Evaluation Conference of the Council of Europe’s youth campaign No Hate Speech Movement will review and celebrate the achievements of the campaign and will define future actions to strengthen Human Rights online. The conference will gather 150 representatives of national campaign committees,...
Taking the Youth for Democracy Programme forward - CMJ decisions on the next steps in the youth sector’s programme
At the first of its two meetings in 2018, the Joint Council on Youth (CMJ), the youth sector’s co-managed decision-making body, discussed the youth sector’s priorities and decided on the next steps. The main decisions were about: implementation of the Enter! recommendation: the CMJ decided the...
Deadline for applications: 23 April 2018, 13:00 CET / Кінцевий термін подачі заявок: 23 квітня 2018 13:00 Центральноєвропейського часу
Together Have Your Say! “50-50” training seminar in Ukraine / З УСІМА І РАЗОМ: СКАЖИ СВОЄ СЛОВО! тренінг-семінар “50-50”
“50-50” training seminar for specialists from national and local authorities of Ukraine working with young people and representatives of youth non-governmental organisations The seminar 50/50 in 2018 will take place from 14 to 20 May 2018 in Lviv, in the framework of the programme of the Youth...
Looking to the future: Space for civil society - Strategy for the youth sector - Steps for implementation
The governmental and non-governmental members will debate together the issue of the shrinking space for youth civil society organisations; they will put their heads together to compare their vision for a new strategy for the Council of Europe youth sector for 2020-30; and they will assess the...
From youth policies to good practices: the European Youth Card as a tool to promote access to social rights for all young people
Expression of interest for European Youth Card Association Seminar
The Council of Europe is one of the leading institutions in promoting inclusive, human-rights based youth policies. With legislative framework such as the Council of Europe Charter on Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education and The European Social Charter, citizens and...
an event for young people organised by young people
European Youth Event EYE 2018
EYE 2018: over 12 000 young people from 48 countries will gather at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on 1 & 2 June Programme: 170 speakers, 40 MEP, almost 300 activities and artistic performances, high-level speakers like European Commissioner Marianne Thyssen, European Ombudsman Emily...
Ms Linda Hofstad Helleland visited the European Youth Centre on Monday 19 March
Norwegian Minister for Children and Equality
The Norwegian Minister for Children and Equality, Ms Linda Hofstad Helleland, accompanied by Ambassador Walaas, visited the European Youth Centre on Monday 19 March starting her first official visit to the Council of Europe. She exchanged with the Head of the Youth Department on the educational...
Upcoming: Evaluation Conference of the No Hate Speech Movement
The preparations of the Evaluation Conference of the No Hate Speech Movement campaign are on their final stage. Updates and latest info on the conference will be shared on social media, please check it regularly. Ahead and during the conference the webpage will be updated with additional...
Youth Participation and No Hate Speech Movement at Internet Governance Forum 2017
On 18-21 December the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Genève brings together over 2000 representatives from national authorities, Internet businesses and civil society. The Youth Department runs two sessions on youth participation and combatting hate speech. On 19 December the session ‘How...
Training course on taking action on hate speech with Commonwealth secretariat
Training course on taking action on hate speech aimed at countering violent radicalisation amongst young people will be run by the Commonwealth Secretariat and the Youth Department of the Council of Europe. The training will bring some 40 youth workers, activists, teachers, policy officers,...
Action Day for Human Rights: every day, everyone, everywhere
On 10 December the Action day Love Human Rights raises awareness of the valuable contributions Human Rights make to our daily lives and the risks posed by hate speech to human rights and democracy. Human rights shape our communities and the ways we live together, solve our differences and share...
International Day of Persons with Disabilities, 3 December
Empowering young people with disabilities – leaving no one behind Statement of the Advisory Council on Youth of the Council of Europe on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities
2017 Human Rights Forum & Fair at the EYC Budapest
Learning to Live Together - The present and future of citizenship and human rights education in Hungary The 2017 edition of the EYCB’s Human Rights Forum focuses on strengthening and promoting citizenship and human rights education in Hungary. The 2017 “Learning to Live Together” report on the...
Deadline for applications: 20 December 2017 (at 23.00 CET)
CALL FOR PROPOSALS - NATIONAL TRAINING COURSES ON HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION WITH YOUNG PEOPLE 2018
This call for proposals is launched in the framework of the Council of Europe “Youth for Democracy” programme. It is intended at supporting and/or co-funding national or regional projects aimed at implementing of the Council of Europe Charter on Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human...
New youth-policy tool adopted
Thanks to the self-assessment tool for youth policy, member states and other public stakeholders can assess their compliance with Council of Europe standards, based on the six areas of intervention: participation, information, inclusion, access to rights, youth work and mobility. All member...
Decisions of the Joint Council on Youth (CMJ)
The Joint Council on Youth (CMJ), the co-managed decision-making committee of the youth sector – met in Strasbourg on 17 and 18 October. The successes and challenges in the implementation of the 2016-17 programme were identified, and proposals on how to achieve the priorities for 2018-19 were...
Conclusions and recommendations from the seminar
On 24-26 October the Youth Department organises the seminar Youth participation in Internet Governance at the European Youth Centre Strasbourg. The seminar explores how youth participation in Internet Governance can be ensured in a meaningful and inclusive manner and will formulate...
Quality youth work – young refugees – hate speech
The Joint Council on Youth (CMJ), the co-managed decision-making committee – composed of both governmental and non-governmental representatives – of the youth sector will meet in Strasbourg on 17 and 18 October. It will examine progress in the implementation of the Youth Department’s work...
TRAINING OF TRAINERS IN HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION WITH YOUNG PEOPLE (TOTHRE) 2017
Phase 2 – The residential training seminar (2-12 October 2017)
CONCLUSIONS - Summer School - Young refugees as actors for social inclusion and intercultural dialogue
Co-organised with the Global Platform for Syrian Students In cooperation with Kiron - Open Higher Education for Refugees and Voice of Young Refugees in Europe Braga Portugal, August 2017 Aims and Objectives of the Summer School The Summer School follows on the experience and proposals of the...
Deadline for applying: 20 October, midday CET. / Deadline per l’iscrizione: 20 Ottobre 2017
Training seminar on combating antigypsyism and online hate speech / Seminario di formazione sul contrasto all’antiziganismo e sull’ hate speech online
The Youth Department of the Council of Europe in partnership with the National Office Against Discrimination of Italy and local partners are launching a call for Italian participants for a training seminar on combating antigypsyism and online hate speech which scheduled to be held during 13-15...
Bookmarks Trainings Hungary
Following the initial pilot project of 2016, in 2017 members of the Hungarian National Campaign Committee of the No Hate Speech Movement are expanding and broadening the teacher training programme based on the Hungarian edition of Bookmarks in cooperation with the European Youth Centre Budapest....
Deadline for applications: 1 October 2017
Call for activities to be held in co-operation with the European Youth Centres in Strasbourg and Budapest
The Youth Department of the Council of Europe invites non-governmental youth organisations, networks and other non-governmental structures involved in areas of youth work relevant to the Council of Europe's youth policy to submit applications for activities to be held in co-operation with the...
Deadline for applications: 5 December 2017, NOON CET
Training Course "Enter! Youth Centres and access to social rights of young people"
Training course for the staff of youth centres in the network of the Council of Europe Quality Label for Youth Centres The training course aims to develop participants’ competences in developing and running educational programmes and youth work on access to social rights of young people,...
European University on Youth Policies
The European University on Youth Policies, also known as the Summer University, gathered 40 representatives of ministries responsible for youth issues and of youth organisations from across Europe. The Summer University, which took place at the European Youth Centre Budapest on 29-31 August 2017,...
Call for applications Seminar on « the role of NGO in Remembrance of the Holocaust »
Deadline for applications is Wednesday, 6 September 2017, 13:00 CET
Seminar "Youth participation in Internet Governance"
The seminar “Youth participation in Internet Governance” will explore how participation of young people in shaping the Internet can be ensured without reproducing and creating new patterns of exclusion and will formulate recommendations for future action to be taken by the Youth Department of the...
Declaration, Key Actions and Expected Outcomes
Learning to Live Together - Conference on the Future of Citizenship and Human Rights Education in Europe
Declaration, Key Actions and Expected Outcomes on Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Learning to Live Together: a Shared Commitment to Democracy - Conference on the Future of Citizenship and Human Rights Education in Europe Strasbourg, 20 – 22 June 2017 Read full document
Remembering the victims of hate crime
The Advisory Council on Youth supports the Action Day for Victims of Hate Crime Read the statement
Call for participants
Study Session: Empowering Young Refugees
Voices of Young Refugees in Europe is organizing on 09-15 October 2017 at the European Youth Centre Strasbourg a study session aiming at empowering young refugees to take an active role in their new communities and contribute to positive change of the existing image about refugees. See the call...
Deadline for applications: 30 August 2017 at Noon CET
Utoya training course on Counter and Alternative Narratives
The ‘Training course on Counter and Alternative Narratives to hate Speech’ develops the competences of youth workers, youth leaders and educators to use the manual We CAN! with young people. It is organised on 16-20 October 2017 at Utoya island, Norway, by the European Wergeland Centre and Youth...
Bookmarks training event in Pécs, Hungary
The first of a series of trainings utilizing the Hungarian edition of Bookmarks was held on July 1-2, 2017 in Pécs, Hungary. The event was supported by the Council of Europe Youth Department and is part of the local series of activities organised in coordination with the European Youth Centre...
Advisory Council on Youth condemns violations of LGBTQI persons’ human rights in Turkey
© Şener Yılmaz Aslan / MOKU photo The Advisory Council on Youth has strongly condemned the violations of LGBTQI persons’ human rights in Turkey following the ban of the Istanbul LGBTI+ Pride March for the third year in a row. Voicing their concerns together, the International Lesbian, Gay,...
Deadline for applications: 2 p.m (CET) on 24 July 2017
IX International Youth Camp “Dialogue”
The Council of Europe Youth Department is co-organising in cooperation with the National Youth Council of Russia and with support of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation the IX International Youth Camp “Dialogue” to be held from 23 to 27 August 2017 at the...
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Human Rights Education in Action - Practices of Human Rights Education with and by young people
This publication aims to share good practices of Human Rights Education. The good practices come in a variety of forms, from training courses and publications to educational tools and strategies, and are primarily based on the principles and methodology of non-formal education. The intention is...
Just published
Have Your Say! manual in Albanian and Macedonian
The OSCE mission to Skopje has produced, under the agreement with the Council of Europe, the Albanian and Macedonian versions of the Have your say! Manual – a publication of the Youth Department. This publication is based on the Congress Revised European Charter on the Participation of Young...
Learning to Live Together - Conference on the Future of Citizenship and Human Rights Education in Europe
Advisory Council on Youth - Statement on World Refugee Day
On World Refugee Day, the Advisory Council on Youth of the Council of Europe welcomes the Council of Europe’s Action Plan on Protecting Refugee and Migrant Children in Europe whilst emphasising the importance of supporting young people’s transition to adulthood and protecting their human rights...
Deadline for applications: Tuesday, 11 July 2017, at CET 13:00 (1 p.m.)
World Forum for Democracy 2017
Is Populism a problem? The sixth edition of the Council of Europe’s World Forum for Democracy will engage with decision-makers, young people and opinion-formers to review novel initiatives and approaches which can enhance democratic practices and help parties and media, but also other political...
Coyote magazine: Open consultation
Coyote magazine is changing format and will become an online magazine in the near future. So we would welcome your opinions to enable us at the EU-CoE youth partnership to meet your wishes and needs as readers! Please fill in this short survey before 14 June 2017. Your responses will be...
Deadline for applications: 22 June 2017 at 13:00 p.m, CET
Summer School - Young refugees as actors for social inclusion and intercultural dialogue
Co-organised with the Global Platform for Syrian Students In cooperation with Kiron - Open Higher Education for Refugees and Voice of Young Refugees in Europe Aims and Objectives of the Summer School The Summer School follows on the experience and proposals of the 2016 seminar to develop the...
New Recommendation to the Council of Europe member states on youth work
Young people are a key resource for building a social and just Europe, and providing them with structured support is an important investment Europe has to make for its present and future. This is the underlying idea of the new Recommendation to the Council of Europe member states on youth work,...
KDYS Killarney Youth Centre to receive the Council of Europe’s Quality Label for Youth Centres
On 6 June 2017 the Council of Europe awarded its Quality Label to the KDYS Killarney Youth Centre in Ireland. This is the tenth youth centre to receive this recognition of its achievements in promoting Council of Europe standards and values in youth policy and youth work. The award ceremony took...
Help us making Compasito better!
Dear friends, human rights educators, It has been 10 years now since we have launched the COMPASITO, the manual on Human Rights Education for Children. To honor its anniversary, the Council of Europe has undertaken to update it and make it fit for the next 10 years! In order to integrate the...
Deadline for applications: 13.00 PM, Friday, 9th June 2017, CET
Training of Trainers in Human Rights Education with Young People (TOTHRE 2017)
This training course will support the role of youth organisations and develop the competences of trainers and multipliers to apply and develop quality human rights education with young people, especially at national and local level and to advocate for the further mainstreaming of human rights...
UPCOMING IN EYC STRASBOURG
Study session: “Inclusion Culture – Promoting Leadership in Intercultural Understanding within Mixed-ability Groups”
organised by the European Network on Independent Living Youth (ENIL Youth) and the Erasmus Student Network (ESN) in co-operation with the European Youth Centre Strasbourg Both ENILYouth and ESN hold Intercultural inclusive learning inclusion as a central theme in their work. But how inclusive...
Handbook on Education with Youth People on the Roma Genocide
Second Edition of the Right to Remember
The Youth Department of the Council of Europe within the framework of the Roma Youth Action Plan project has recently made available the second edition of the Right to Remember – Handbook for Education with Youth People on the Roma Genocide. The handbook includes educational activities as well...
Deadline for applications: 15 June 2017 at 14:00 CET
Mirrors training course on combating antigypsyism through Roma youth participation
The Youth Department of the Council of Europe within the framework of the Roma Youth Action Plan project is organising a training course on combating antigypsyism through Roma youth participation to be held during 11-16 September at the European Youth Centre Strasbourg. The training course aims...
Advisory Council on Youth concerned about new law in Hungary and risk of exposing unaccompanied asylum-seeking children to sexual violence
The Advisory Council on Youth (CCJ) has joined Claude Janizzi, Chair of the Lanzarote Committee, and the National Youth Council of Hungary in expressing concern about a new law amending certain acts adopted by the Hungarian authorities. According to this law, unaccompanied asylum-seeking...
Youth Peace Camp 2017
The annual Youth Peace Camp, organised by the Youth Department engages young people and youth organisations from conflict affected regions in dialogue and conflict transformation activities based on human rights education and intercultural learning during and after the camp. In 2017, between 30...
Deadline: 22 May 2017 at 23:59, CET
Call for Proposals: Evaluation No Hate Speech Movement youth campaign 2016-2017
The Youth Department of the Council of Europe is seeking a consultant/s to conduct the evaluation of the No Hate Speech Movement (NHSM) youth campaign, according to the guidelines, requirements and criteria outlined in the call. The evaluation covers the period 2016-2017, including the...
Deadline for applications EXTENDED: 24 May 2017, midnight CET
Access of young people to social rights - 50-50 training seminar Ukraine
Access of young people to social rights - 50-50 training seminar for specialists of national and local authorities and representatives of non-governmental organisations working with young people in Ukraine The Council of Europe Youth Department is organising together with Ministry of Youth and...
Training Module for National and Municipal Civil Servants
BACKGROUND The Council of Europe carries out its governmental action in the field of youth through the European Steering Committee for Youth (CDEJ). This committee brings together ministries or public administrations in charge of youth affairs in the 50 States Parties to the European Cultural...
Deadline for applications: 28 April 2017, 13:00 CET
8th European Platform of Youth Centres
8th European Platform of Youth Centres The European Platform of Youth Centres is organised annually and is a platform for exchange and knowledge sharing among the centres associating to the Council of Europe. It ensures networking amongst centres recognised with the Quality Label and those...
Deadline for applications: 31 May 2017 at midday CET
Call for youth representatives to sit on the Council of Europe’s Advisory Council on Youth (2018-2019)
The Council of Europe’s youth sector works on the basis of a partnership between non-governmental youth organisations and governments, in what is known as the co-management system. This means that representatives from non-governmental youth organisations (NGYOs) and youth networks cooperate...
Flexibility for the duration of international activities
At its December 2016 meeting, the Programming Committee on Youth decided that, as from January 2017, the European Youth Foundation (EYF) will not apply the 4 working days minimum duration as a hard criterion for one-off international activities and international activities within an annual work...
Deadline for applications: 13 April 2017, 13:00 CET
Enter! Training for Youth Workers
A Council of Europe long-term training course Initial seminar (Budapest, 21 – 29 May 2017) Project development E-learning – Mentoring - Networking Evaluation seminar (Strasbourg, June 2018) The call for the Enter! Training for Youth Workers: Empowering youth workers to counter discrimination,...
MESSAGE TO THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE / MESSAGE AU CONSEIL DE L’EUROPE
MESSAGE AU CONSEIL DE L’EUROPE MESSAGE TO THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE
"LEARNING EQUALITY, LIVING DIGNITY" PHOTO AND ILLUSTRATIONS COMPETITION - SHOWCASING THE IMPACT OF HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION!
ILLUSTRATIONS COMPETITION - SHOWCASING THE IMPACT OF HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION!
The Youth Department has recently launched an international photo and illustration competition dedicated to human rights education in order to give further visibility to human rights education and to encourage creativity on the themes related to human rights education. The photo and illustration...
