Actualités
Applying intersectionality in the youth field
The consultative meeting “Applying intersectionality in the youth field” is set up to search of a cooperative approach among youth organisations and other stakeholders in their work on non-discrimination. It takes place from 24-26 February online, with some 30 participants from different...
Travail de jeunesse : le rôle des pouvoirs locaux et régionaux
Lors de la réunion de son Forum statutaire (12 février 2021), le Congrès des pouvoirs locaux et régionaux du Conseil de l’Europe a témoigné de sa conviction que les jeunes sont de puissants agents de changement et que le travail de jeunesse apporte une contribution importante pour leur permettre...
Compass programme on human rights education
Preparing young people to exercise and defend their democratic rights and responsibilities and advocate for better education about human rights and fundamental freedoms is a task of youth and human rights organisations. Human rights activists, educators and youth leaders get together on 22 and...
Rendre le secteur jeunesse du Conseil de l'Europe plus vert !
Un nouveau groupe de travail, créé par le Conseil mixte sur la jeunesse en octobre dernier, se réunira pour la première fois le 19 février 2021 pour examiner les moyens d'inclure une perspective verte et le droit des jeunes à un environnement sain dans le travail du secteur jeunesse.. A l'heure...
Partial Agreement Board of Co-ordination next meeting
The next meeting of the Board of Co-ordination of the Partial Agreement on Youth Mobility through the Youth Card will take place on 18 March 2021, a few days ahead of the youth sector’s statutory bodies. This meeting will be dedicated to the overview of the preparation of the implementation of...
Partial Agreement on Youth Mobility through the Youth Card
Get to know the new Partial Agreement logo!
This year the Partial Agreement on Youth Mobility through the Youth Card, together with the European Youth Card Association (EYCA), will celebrate its 30th anniversary! The Partial Agreemeent was set up in 1991 on the initiative of the then Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Catherine...
Council of Europe Grant Agreement with the European Youth Card Association (EYCA)
Grant Agreement for 2021 signed
The new Council of Europe Grant Agreement for this year with the European Youth Card Association (EYCA) was signed in January 2021. The purpose of the agreement is the implementation of a number of joint activities of the Partial Agreement on Youth Mobility through the Youth Card and EYCA, such...
Project Routes 4U
A “Letter of Intent” on cooperation between the Secretariat of the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe (EPA), Eurail and the European Youth Card Association (EYCA) was signed by the Director General of Democracy Mrs. Snežana SAMARDŽIĆ-MARKOVIĆ, on behalf of the...
Deadline: 9 March 2021-12:00 noon
Promotional Seminar of the Partial Agreement on Youth Mobility through the Youth Card
Please note that the deadline for your expression of interest is Tuesday 9 March 2021 at 12:00 noon CET, to be sent to youthmobility@coe.int. The seminar is part of the 2021 programme of activities of the Council of Europe Partial Agreement on Youth Mobility and the European Youth Card...
Consultative meeting "The climate crisis, young people and democracy"
To reflect the growing concerns with the acuteness of the climate crisis and its impact on the present and future of current young generations, the Youth Department of the Council of Europe organises a consultative meeting which will take place on 16-18 February 2021 online. The meeting will be...
Call for service providers: proofreading services for various publications and documents
The Youth for Democracy Programme aims to find adequate responses to challenges related to human rights, personal development, meaningful participation and inclusion in society and to fears about climate change and the sustainability of democratic societies. By the inclusion of young people in...
International Youth Summit hosted by EurOg Youth Centre
The International Human Rights Youth Summit took place online on the 18th December 2020 as a prelude to what can be achieved by young people around the issue of Covid-19. The event was hosted by EurOg which is one of the centres holding the Council of Europe Quality Label for Youth Centres, KDYS...
Follow-up meeting to the 3rd European Youth Work Convention (EYWC)
17 representatives of 11 youth centres holding the Council of Europe Quality Label for Youth Centres gathered on 21-22 January 2021 for a virtual follow-up meeting to the 3rd European Youth Work Convention (EYWC) which took place in December last year. On the occasion of this unique event, the...
Publication de ERYICA
L'Information et le Conseil des Jeunes en Europe en 2020
Dans le cadre de l’Accord de partenariat entre le Conseil de l’Europe et ERYICA, les deux organisations publient le livret: ''L’Information et le conseil des jeunes en Europe en 2020''. Cette publication offre un panorama détaillé des organisations qui coordonnent les services d’information des...
The trainers are ready for 2021
Over the current week, from 20-23 January, members of the Trainers Pool met for the 10th consultative meeting, and first one held online. The meeting brought together some 40 members of the Trainers Pool with the aim of reviewing the developments within the Council of Europe and its Youth for...
Bureaux des organes statutaires du secteur jeunesse : démocratie, Covid et les prochaines réunions statutaires
Les bureaux du Comité directeur européen pour la jeunesse (CDEJ) et du Conseil consultatif sur la jeunesse (CCJ) se sont réunis en ligne les 18 et 19 janvier 2021 pour discuter des travaux en cours du secteur jeunesse du Conseil de l'Europe en 2021 et au-delà. Au cours d'un débat stimulant avec...
Call for participants: Online Consultative Meeting - The climate crisis, young people and democracy
To reflect the growing concerns with the acuity of the climate crisis and its impact on the present and future of the current youth generations Youth Department of the Council of Europe launches the call for the consultative meeting which will take place on 16-18 February 2021 online. The...
Call for participants: Online Consultative Meeting APPLYING INTERSECTIONALITY IN THE YOUTH FIELD
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE MEETING The consultative meeting aims to build a common understanding of the experiences, opportunities and roles of the youth sector in promoting social inclusion, fostering active participation and combating discrimination taking an intersectional approach...
Youth for Democracy in Ukraine
Co-operation between the Council of Europe and Ukraine in the field of youth policy has been going on for several years through a bi-lateral programme of co-operation. The main activities have included an international review of Ukraine’s youth policy, the publication of the Compass manual in...
Revitaliser les démocraties pluralistes, débat en direct
Pour son premier événement de 2021, le Conseil consultatif sur la jeunesse (CCJ) du Conseil de l'Europe organise un débat sur le thème « Revitaliser les démocraties pluralistes » ce 11 janvier 2021 à 17 heures CET. Ce sujet est fondamental pour assurer la participation démocratique et la santé...
Stratégie 2030 du secteur jeunesse : brochure désormais disponible en 37 langues !
En 2020, le Comité des Ministres a adopté la stratégie 2030 du secteur jeunesse du Conseil de l'Europe, qui a été officiellement lancée par la Secrétaire Générale et le Président des Délégués des Ministres. Depuis lors, la pandémie de Covid-19 a démontré la capacité de cette stratégie à long...
Bureaux des organes statutaires du secteur jeunesse: droit au but en 2021!
Alors que la crise de Covid-19 continue d'avoir un impact négatif majeur sur la vie de millions de jeunes en Europe, les bureaux du Comité directeur européen pour la jeunesse (CDEJ) et du Conseil consultatif sur la jeunesse (CCJ) se réuniront en ligne le 18 et 19 janvier 2021, afin de garantir...
International seminar “Remembrance and Learning from the Second World War”
What may we take from the past to live better today and tomorrow?
The international seminar “Remembrance and Learning from the Second World War” was held online from 14-18 December 2020 and brought together around 50 participants from 23 countries – youth activists and leaders, youth workers and representatives from local and regional authorities, educational...
Vacancy notice - Technician - European Youth Centre Budapest
The European Youth Centre Budapest of the Council of Europe Youth Department (Directorate General of Democracy - DG II) - is looking for qualified applicants to fill the position of Technician (temporary employment, part-time). The deadline for applications is 12 January 2021, 17 hrs CET. ...
The report of the Greek Chairmanship Seminar in the youth field is now available!
The seminar “New challenges and opportunities for innovative youth services. The role of the European Youth Card in promoting the rights of young people in the post-Covid era” took place on the 5th and the 6th of November 2020, partly in Athens and partly on-ine, as part of the of the Greek...
Active involvement of the Quality Label network of Youth Centres in the 3rd European Youth Work Convention
“The Bonn Process is our common effort and it is no less than the young people of Europe demand and deserve.” 21 representatives from 11 youth centres holding the Council of Europe Quality Label for Youth Centres participated in the 3rd European Youth Work Convention (EYWC) with the main aim to...
The European Youth Centre Budapest is celebrating its 25th birthday!
On 15 December 1995, the European Youth Centre Budapest was inaugurated. The second European Youth Centre, its mission was to extend the scope of the Council of Europe's work to include young people in central and eastern Europe and to be the Organisation’s institutional presence in the region....
Discussion by the Russian Federation youth policy stakeholders
Нow to respond effectively and in time to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on young people and the youth policy sector
From 7 to 11 December 2020 twenty-six participants from different regions of the Russian Federation took part in a training seminar “50-50” for specialists of local and regional authorities and representatives from non-governmental organisations working with young people from the Russian...
Now available
Report of the Enter! Youth week ''Our Rights, Our Lives!''
The Report of the Enter! Youth Week ‘Our Rights, Our Lives!’ held in Strasbourg from 7-11 July 2019 is now available Please visit our webpage Enter! Youth Week. OUR LIVES. OUR RIGHTS (coe.int) or download it >>>
New horizons of cooperation and hope in holding face-to-face events in 2021
Management Committee on Cooperation between the Council of Europe and the Russian Federation in the field of youth policy
This year, much is being done for the first time in an online format and the annual meeting of the Management Committee on Cooperation between the Council of Europe and the Russian Federation in the field of youth policy is no exception. It was held on 11 December 2020 and brought together...
Les jeunes pour les droits de l'homme, maintenant plus que jamais !
A l'occasion de la Journée des droits de l'homme, alors que nous célébrons le 70e anniversaire de la Convention européenne des droits de l'homme, le Conseil consultatif sur la jeunesse est fier de soutenir le Conseil de l'Europe dans son objectif de promotion et de protection des droits de...
Rapport du séminaire de novembre
Déclaration sur la participation des jeunes à la gouvernance de l'IA
Les 23-27 novembre 2020, des jeunes ont participé à un séminaire en ligne: '' Intelligence artificielle: Comment les jeunes peuvent-ils participer?'' La Déclaration sur la participation des jeunes à la gouvernance de l'IA est l'aboutissement des travaux menés par les participants et s’inscrit...
7-10 décembre 2020, 3e Convention européenne sur le travail de jeunesse
L'Allemagne défend les jeunes et le travail de jeunesse !
La présidence allemande du Comité des Ministres du Conseil de l'Europe a placé les jeunes et le travail de jeunesse au cœur de ses priorités. La 3e Convention européenne sur le travail de jeunesse, l'événement phare, se déroule en ligne du 7 au 10 décembre et accueille un millier de travailleurs...
Label européen de qualité de l'information jeunesse
Le label européen de qualité de l'information jeunesse (EQLYI), inspiré du label de qualité du Conseil de l'Europe pour les centres de jeunesse, est le résultat de deux années de travail bien remplies dans le cadre de l'accord de partenariat entre l'Agence européenne d'information et de conseil...
Reste ouvert jusqu’au 15 Décembre
APPEL À CANDIDATURES: STAGES DE FORMATION NATIONAUX REPÈRES SUR L’ÉDUCATION AUX DROITS HUMAINS AVEC LES JEUNES - 2021
L'appel à candidatures, pour les stages de formation nationaux et régionaux REPERES sur l’éducation aux droits humains (NRTC) qui se tiendront en 2021, est toujours ouvert. Tous ceux intéressés à faire acte de candidature sont invités à soumettre leur formulaire jusqu'au 15 décembre. Les cours...
3e Convention européenne sur le travail de jeunesse
Du 7 au 10 décembre, l'Allemagne, qui assure actuellement à la fois la présidence du Conseil de l'UE et la présidence du Comité des Ministres du Conseil de l'Europe, organise la 3e Convention européenne sur le travail de jeunesse (CEJE). La Convention fera le point sur les développements du...
Human Rights Matter, a Road to Equality!
Compass training courses in Armenia - Armenian Progressive Youth (APY)
As part of the Youth for Democracy programme, this year two interrelated National Training Courses in Human Rights Education took place in late November in Armenia- the main intention behind organising two activities was to reach out to as many young people from two regions of Armenia as possible...
Human Rights Matter, a Road to Equality!
Compass training courses in Armenia - Solution Hub
As part of the Youth for Democracy programme, this year two interrelated National Training Courses in Human Rights Education took place in late November in Armenia- the main intention behind organising two activities was to reach out to as many young people from two regions of Armenia as possible...
De Hoge Rielen Youth Centre receives Council of Europe Quality Label for Youth Centres award
De Hoge Rielen Youth Centre in Kasterlee, Belgium has been awarded the Council of Europe’s Quality Label for Youth Centres for the period 2020-2022 and thus became the 14th youth centre to be honoured. The European Steering Committee for Youth (CDEJ) decided to award the Quality Label to de Hoge...
COVID-19 impact on the youth sector
Youth Partnership launches Knowledge HUB
EU-Council of Europe Youth Partnership explores the various effects of the pandemic on young people through their research networks and supports the partner institutions and other stakeholders in data collection and analysis of their findings. Illustration by Mireille van Bremen for EU-CoE...
Supporting young people’s access to rights during the COVID-19 pandemic - responses of youth policy and youth work
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS: 50-50 training-seminar for local and regional authorities and youth organisations from the Russian Federation
The Council of Europe Youth Department and the National Youth Council of Russia, with the support of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, are co-organising a training-seminar for specialists from local and regional authorities and youth organisations from the...
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: How can youth take part?
This online seminar will be held from 23 to 27 November for learning and knowledge-sharing around two key questions: What do young people need to know to feel part of the social, technological and political processes around AI? What should public and private actors in AI take into account to...
11th European Platform for Youth Centres in the Quality Label network
Directors, managers and colleagues of youth centres gather online to hold an in-depth exchange on the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic The European Platform for Youth Centres is organised annually in order to encourage professional knowledge sharing among youth centres recognised with the Quality...
Living Library in Schools Programme - online version
The pilot project on the online version of the Living Library in Schools programme has been kicked off on 12 November. The very first online Living Library in Schools in Hungary was organised with the participation of two classes of the Lauder Javne High School in Budapest. Two teams of 9...
EXTENDED DEADLINE: MIDDAY 30 NOVEMBER 2020 / CPOK: 12 ч. 30 ноября 2020
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS: “REMEMBRANCE AND LEARNING FROM WORLD WAR II” - online training seminar
Strengthening the relevance and quality of remembrance activities with young people today, at the occasion of commemoration of the 75 years of the end of the Second World War and of the 70th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights On-line seminar to learn together from the past to...
HUMAN RIGHTS MATTER: Educate, Promote and Protect
The Portuguese Red Cross (Youth section) is implementing the Compass national training course on Human Rights Education. The course is held online and is run in partnership with the Council of Europe, Amnesty International and the Portuguese Institute of Sports and Youth. The course runs from 3...
The youth sector in the Internet Governance Forum
The Council of Europe youth sector is taking part in the Internet Governance Forum which is being held online until 25 November. A group of activists, including members of the Advisory Council on Youth is following particularly human rights questions such as data protection and security,...
Athens, 5-6 November 2020
New challenges and opportunities for innovative youth services. The role of the European Youth Card in promoting the rights of young people in post COVID era
A webinar “New challenges and opportunities for innovative youth services. The role of the European Youth Card in promoting the rights of young people in post COVID era” will be held un the Greek Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers that declared youth one of its priorities. Niki...
Peace activists plan their advocacy work in the European Youth Centre
The study session “Peace Advocacy” took place at the European Youth Centre Strasbourg from 19-24 October. It was prepared and held in cooperation with the Youth Peace Ambassadors Network (YPAN) with an aim to empower young people to take an active role in peace-building by equipping them with...
12-14 octobre 2020
Le secteur jeunesse innove : les organes statutaires en ligne
Pour la première fois en près de 50 ans d'histoire, les organes statutaires cogérés du secteur jeunesse ont tenu leurs réunions semestrielles entièrement en ligne du 12 au 14 octobre. Résolus à ce que la pandémie n'entrave pas indûment la continuité des activités, jusqu'à 120 membres et...
8 octobre 2020
Le changement climatique et les droits environnementaux : renforcer la coopération entre l'Assemblée parlementaire et le Conseil consultatif sur la jeunesse (CCJ)
Ouvrant la porte à une coopération plus étroite avec les commissions de l'Assemblée parlementaire (APCE), Rik Daems, Président de l'APCE, lors d'une réunion avec Andrea Ugrinoska, présidente, et Mihai Dragos, vice-président du Conseil consultatif sur la jeunesse, a invité le CCJ à faire valoir le...
Prolongation du délai de candidature
Intelligence artificielle: Comment les jeunes peuvent-ils participer ?
Ce séminaire est organisé comme un espace d'apprentissage et de partage des connaissances entre les participants, identifiant des points concrets pour des actions futures concernant l'IA et les jeunes, et notamment autour des questions clés suivantes : Que doivent savoir les jeunes pour se sentir...
Croatian COMPASS training course completed
The National Training Course for Human Rights Education in Croatia was held from 14 - 18 October in Zagreb. The course was organised in cooperation with the Croatian Youth Network and the association Carpe Diem. A total of 15 participants, coming from different nongovernmental organizations from...
Deadline for applications: 28 October 2020
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS: Learning Together Online - Human Rights Education and Youth Participation for Euro-Arab Dialogue
The Council of Europe and the League of Arab States invite you to apply as participants for the online learning course “Human Rights Education and Youth Participation for Euro-Arab Dialogue” . The activity also contributes to the fourth phase (2020-2024) of the World Programme for Human Rights...
Evaluation and training seminar
Long-term training course for youth trainers from the Russian Federation
Twenty-eight participants from 23 regions of the Russian Federation gathered from 3-10 October 2020 at the cultural-educational centre “Ethnomir” (Kaluga region) to finalise a year-long training course aimed at developing competences of youth trainers in non-formal education based on the...
Official launching of the project
Youth for Democracy in Ukraine
On 8 October 2020, representatives of the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine and the Council of Europe Secretariat officially launched the project “Youth for Democracy in Ukraine”. The event was held in hybrid format at the Ukrinform conference centre and on-line, and was broadcast; you can...
Avis de vacance - Conseiller pédagogique
Le Service de la jeunesse du Conseil de l'Europe - Direction générale de la démocratie (DG II) - cherche des candidats qualifiés pour le poste de conseiller pédagogique. La date limite des candidatures est le 2 novembre 2020. Veuillez consulter notre site Web pour l'avis de vacance détaillé...
12 au 14 octobre 2020
Réunions statutaires en ligne: faire le point sur la réponse du secteur jeunesse à la pandémie de Covid-19 et regarder vers l’avenir
Pour leurs toutes premières réunions plénières qui se tiendront entièrement en ligne, les organes statutaires cogérés du secteur jeunesse du Conseil de l'Europe traiteront d'un certain nombre de questions cruciales. Le Conseil Mixte sur la Jeunesse (CMJ) évaluera notamment la manière dont le...
Launch of new long-term educational programme for educational staff of youth centres holding the Council of Europe Quality Label for Youth Centres
This year, the Council of Europe Quality Label for Youth Centres network introduced a long-term educational programme with the main aim to develop competences of youth centres’ pedagogical staff for incorporating human rights education in their educational activities and to support centres to...
W(e)-participate! Young people raise questions about digital youth participation at local level
The European Youth Centre was home to the first residential activity since March. The study session "W(e)-participate: Harnessing Digital Innovation for Youth Participation at the Local Level" organised in cooperation with DYPALL Network, was held in Strasbourg from 28 September to 2 October 2020...
Journée européenne des langues
À l'occasion de la Journée européenne des langues, le Conseil consultatif sur la jeunesse célèbre la diversité linguistique en tant qu'outil permettant une meilleure compréhension interculturelle et un élément clé du riche patrimoine culturel de notre continent. Lire la déclaration du Conseil...
70 ans de participation allemande au Conseil de l'Europe : où en sommes-nous, quelle est la suite ?
Soixante-dix ans après l'adhésion de la République fédérale d'Allemagne au Conseil de l'Europe et en vue de la prochaine présidence allemande du Comité des Ministres du Conseil de l'Europe à partir de la mi-novembre 2020, ce débat en ligne a été organisé pour célébrer l'engagement de l'Allemagne...
Avec la participation de Boriss Cilevičs, président de la commission des questions juridiques et des droits de l'homme de l'Assemblée parlementaire
Solidarité avec le Bélarus – Jeunes militants en dialogue
Préoccupé par l'intimidation et les arrestations de représentants de la société civile de jeunesse et d'autres jeunes citoyens du Bélarus, le Conseil consultatif sur la jeunesse organise une table ronde en ligne sur l'évolution de la situation au Bélarus depuis les élections d'août dernier....
www.coe.int/questions-de-genre
Le tout nouveau site Questions de genre est né!
Le site Questions de genre est basé sur Questions de genre, le manuel qui aborde la violence fondée sur le genre affectant les jeunes. Le site est utile aux animateurs de jeunesse, aux enseignants et aux autres éducateurs actifs dans le domaine des droits humains et de la lutte contre les...
21 septembre: journée d'action européenne contre l'islamophobie - déclaration du Conseil consultatif sur la jeunesse
A l'occasion de cette journée d'action européenne contre l'islamophobie, le Conseil consultatif sur la jeunesse rappelle l'importance de lutter contre toutes les formes de racisme. Le Conseil consultatif commémore et se souvient de toutes les victimes de l'islamophobie, du génocide de Srebrenica...
DEADLINE TO ANSWER THE SURVEYS: 10 OCTOBER 2020
Surveys on Roma youth participation
The Youth Department of the Council of Europe is currently conducting a study regarding the opportunities and challenges faced by Roma youth in participating in the elaboration and implementation different standards, policies, and programmes in Europe, mainly in the field of youth and Roma. The...
Deadline for applications: 18 March 2020
Appel à candidatures: RomaActiveYouth - A training course on Roma youth participation for social inclusion, gender equality and combating antigypsyism
The Roma Youth Action Plan was a project of the Youth Department of the Council of Europe which, between 2011 and 2019, supported the participation and inclusion of Roma youth across Europe. Capacity-building and the development of competencies of young Roma, organisations and networks were a...
Prix européen de la prévention des drogues 2021 – l'appel à candidatures est ouvert
LA DATE LIMITE POUR SOUMETTRE LES CANDIDATURES EST LE: 15 OCTOBRE 2020
Appel à candidatures pour des activités menées en coopération avec les Centres européens de la jeunesse de Strasbourg et de Budapest - 2e semestre 2021
Le Service de la jeunesse du Conseil de l’Europe invite les organisations non gouvernementales de jeunesse, les réseaux et autres structures non gouvernementales oevrant dans les domaines de travail jeunesse pertinents pour la politique de jeunesse du Conseil de l’Europe, à soumettre des...
COMPASS training course in Poland
Empower Youth with Human Rights Education
The Bezlik Foundation in Poland, in cooperation with and with the support of the Council of Europe organised the National Training Course titled "Empower Youth with Human Rights Education" from 3 to 8 August 2020. Participants came from various backgrounds, among them were teachers, activists,...
Advisory Council on Youth and Covid-19
The Advisory Council and its response to Covid-19 Sensing the possible threats to the Council of Europe's values that may be posed by the current pandemic, the Advisory Council on Youth (CCJ) took steps to mitigate these threats by proposing to the European Steering Committee on Youth (CDEJ) the...
The Advisory Council on Youth (CCJ) expresses its support for young people in Belarus
The Advisory Council on Youth stands in solidarity with its counterparts, young people in Belarus who are striving for democracy, fairness, equality, freedom and respect for fundamental human rights through peaceful protests. We share the concerns expressed on this situation by the Council of...
Samarkand Human Rights Forum for Youth
Mainstreaming human rights education for youth
Nika Bakhsoliani, Bureau member of the Advisory Council on Youth co-ordinator of the Access to rights priority focus group, spoke about human rights education at the Samarkand Human Rights Forum on 13 August 2020. As an expert in human rights education (HRE), Nika referred to HRE as "a many-faced...
International Youth Day - Statement by the Advisory Council on Youth
On the occasion of International Youth Day, the Advisory Council on Youth celebrates all young people who are not only the future but also the present of Europe, who represent and claim the values of the Council of Europe and who strive to create more opportunities for everyone to grow, change,...
Statement by the Chairs of the Council of Europe Youth sector statutory bodies
International Youth Day 2020
Ivan Hromada Chair of the European Steering Committee for Youth and the Joint Council on Youth Andrea Ugrinoska Chair of the Advisory Council on Youth and Vice-Chair of the Joint Council on Youth International Youth Day this year comes at a time when two major challenges are facing young...
Le mouvement « Black Lives Matter » - Que peuvent faire les jeunes en Europe ?
Depuis la mort de George Floyd en mai dernier, le mouvement « Black Lives Matter » (BLM) s'est considérablement développé. Partout dans le monde, on se mobilise pour défendre cette cause. Le Conseil consultatif sur la jeunesse du Conseil de l'Europe (CCJ) a organisé un débat en ligne pour...
TRAINING4ROMA (AND NON-ROMA) YOUTH - Compass training course in Spain
From 6 to 10 July, the Federation of Roma Associations in Catalonia) organised in collaboration with Plataforma Khetané, the Compass national training course "Training4Roma, Human Rights Training for Roma and non Roma youth activists" in La Mina, Barcelona. The activity brought together Roma and...
DON’T GIVE UP ON HUMAN RIGHTS! - Compass training course in Romania
This training course on human rights education with young people took place between 30 July and 2 August, in Timisoara. The course was organised by Timis County Youth Foundation (FITT) and the Youth Department of the Council of Europe in the Youth House of Timisoara, managed by FITT, a youth...
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: Sunday 4th October 2020, 23:59 PM (CET)
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS-Seminar: ''New challenges and opportunities for innovative youth services. The role of the European Youth Card in promoting the rights of young people in post-covid era''.
The deadline to apply is now extended to Sunday 4 October 2020. The seminar “New challenges and opportunities for innovative youth services. The role of the European Youth Card in promoting the rights of young people in post-Covid era” is planned to take place in Athens, Greece, on 5-6 November...
Deadline for application: 23 August 2020, 23:59 PM (CET)
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS: Training course "Gender Equality in Youth Work"
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE TRAINING COURSE The training course will build capacities of multipliers, notably youth workers and youth leaders, to introduce gender equality standards and practices in their organisations and activities and to advocate for changes that support gender equality based...
Redémarrez l’Europe ! – une conférence en ligne
A l'occasion du 20e anniversaire de l'Initiative dans les pays d’Europe du Sud-Est de l'Office franco-allemand de la jeunesse (OFAJ), Redémarrez l’Europe ! – une conférence en ligne pour les jeunes citoyens d'Albanie, de Bosnie-Herzégovine, de Croatie, de France, d'Allemagne, du Kosovo*, du...
COMPASS national training course in Bosnia and Herzegovina
A COMPASS national training course on human rights education with young people in Bosnia and Herzegovina "Gender Equality - Equal Society" took place in Trebinje between 7-10 July 2020. The course was co-organised by the Trade Union Education Centre from Banja Luka and the Youth Department of...
15 July: World Youth Skills Day - Statement by the Advisory Council on Youth
Worldwide, millions of young people still lack access to quality education, especially those from vulnerable and marginalised groups such as youth from low-income households, with migrant and Roma[1] background, and youth with disabilities. The Advisory Council on Youth is calling for action on...
Call for partnerships with municipalities from regions of Ukraine to foster youth participation and civic engagement at local level
The Council of Europe Youth Department invites partnerships with local authorities from Ukraine within the project “YOUNG PEOPLE, FULL CITIZENS” which aims to support municipalities and amalgamated communities in Ukraine to implement innovative youth-friendly policies and programmes for youth...
Deadline for applications: 28 July 2020 CET 13:00 (1 p.m.)
Call for applications: World Forum for Democracy 2020 - Youth Delegation
The World Forum for Democracy is a unique platform for political decision-makers and activists to debate solutions to key challenges for democracies worldwide. By identifying and analysing experimental initiatives and practices, the Forum highlights and encourages democracy innovations at the...
Promoting Diversity through Youth Political Participation
The participants of the online workshop “Hear me out! Take me in!” held their first webinar today. The activity aims to explore challenges and good practices from political youth organisations in promoting participation in an inclusive, meaningful and sensitive to diversity approach. The...
Youth Peace Week online
The 2020 edition of the Youth Peace Camp has been postponed to 2021 due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 disease. However, as an alternative, the Council of Europe decided to offer an online Youth Peace Week, a learning opportunity to bring together applicants and former participants of the Youth...
Identité, inclusion et intersectionnalité
Le nuancier de la diversité
L’atelier en ligne “Colours of Human Diversity’’ a tenu aujourd’hui son premier webinaire. Cette atelier a pour objectif d’introduire les questions d’inclusion, d’intersectionnalité et d’identité à ses participants. Ceux-ci proviennent de différentes universités et associations et syndicats...
Online course on Advocacy for Human Rights Education training course gathered a high number of participants!
Over the course of the next four weeks, the online training course on advocacy for human rights education will take place. This course is clearly more relevant than ever, as over 196 people have shown interest in participating. This e-learning course will develop competences of learners in...
No Hate Speech - Workshop Week
The No Hate Speech workshop week successfully started with a workshop on media and information literacy. The workshop week takes places from 22-26 June and aims to provide practical tools to address hate speech. Some 50 multipliers active with young people on combating hate speech signed up for...
Protecting and Supporting Young Refugees
On the occasion of World Refugee Day, the Youth Department of the Council of Europe highlights the importance of implementing the Recommendation on supporting young refugees in transition to adulthood adopted by the Committee of Ministers in 2019. With the Covid-19 pandemic ravaging the world,...
Journée mondiale des réfugiés
Le Conseil consultatif sur la Jeunesse (CCJ) célèbre la Journée mondiale des réfugiés avec une déclaration qui invite les pays membres du Conseil de l’Europe à mettre en œuvre les recommandations du texte CM/Rec(2019)4 sur l’aide aux jeunes réfugiés en transition ver l’âge adulte.. Pour de plus...
Crise climatique et gouvernance mondiale
Le Conseil mixte sur la jeunesse examine les effets de la crise climatique sur l'accès des jeunes aux droits 17 juin 2020 : à la suite d’une proposition du Conseil consultatif sur la jeunesse, le Conseil mixte sur la jeunesse – l'organe décisionnel cogéré du secteur jeunesse du Conseil de...
New series of publications - Quality Label for Youth Centres
The Council of Europe Quality Label for youth centres programme was launched more than a decade ago, with the main aim to enhance quality in youth work and networking among youth centres across Europe aspiring to the values of the Council of Europe. A new series of publications have been...
ROMA YOUTH: EQUAL PARTICIPATION MATTERS - First meeting of the Task Force
As a follow to the results of the Roma Youth Action Plan, the Joint Council on Youth set up a Task Force to prepare proposals for the continuation of the work on Roma youth participation in the 2020-2021 biennium and within the 2030 Youth Strategy. The first meeting is held online on 18 and 19...
Consultative Meeting - Supporting Young Refugees in Transition to Adulthood through Youth Work and Youth Policy
Online meeting 16-17 June 2020, 9:30 – 13:00 Purpose of the meeting The Youth Department organises this consultative meeting to identify, prioritise and further organise the ways to support the implementation of the measures proposed by the Recommendation CM/Rec(2019)4 through youth policy and...
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS: Youth Peace Week 2020 - Online activity
The Youth Peace Camp is a project initiated by the Council of Europe in 2003, to bring together young people from conflict regions and to support them in initiating dialogue and cooperation. The 2020 edition of the camp has been postponed to 2021 due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 disease. As...
Deadline for applications: 25 June 2020 13:00 PM (CET)
Online course on Advocacy for Human Rights Education Call for participants is open!
The value of competences in advocacy for human rights education go beyond the strict area of the right to human rights education and are useful in other areas of youth work and policy. Especially in the period of deconfinement and after COVID19, when many young people struggled to meet basic...
European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG)
Youth participation in Internet Governance remains a priority in the Youth for Democracy programme which emphasises the development of competences of young people for influencing decision-making processes in respect to e-forms of youth participation and promotion of human rights online. Every...
