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OSCE gathers youth, local authorities in Albania to encourage engagement for better air quality and health
Publishing date: 12 March 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Environmental activities, Youth
About 70 members of Youth Councils and local authorities from the municipalities of Elbasan, Shkodra and Roskovec actively engaged in a comprehensive training seminar on improving air quality in their communities. The main objective of the workshops that took place from 5 to 12 March 2024 was to
Advancing youth crime prevention: OSCE organizes study visit to Germany for law enforcement representatives from Albania and Tajikistan
Publishing date: 24 January 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities, Transnational Threats Department
What we do: Youth
Children and youth are particularly vulnerable to getting drawn into criminal and corrupt activities. Practitioners and institutions can play a crucial role in the early identification and prevention of delinquent behavior among young people. To foster their knowledge and expertise on this topic,
OSCE strengthens young people’s resilience to organized crime and corruption in South-Eastern Europe
Publishing date: 18 December 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: Transnational Threats Department, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Good governance, Policing, Youth
Strengthening youth resilience to organized crime and corruption in South-Eastern Europe was the aim of a civil society organizations’ regional grants programme, carried out by the OSCE Transnational Threats Department, the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities and the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime.
OSCE Mission in Kosovo helps strengthen civil society exchanges through Civil Society Forum
Publishing date: 15 December 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Human rights, Good governance, Youth
The OSCE Mission in Kosovo concluded today its 7th edition of the annual Civil Society Forum, a platform that gathers civil society organizations (CSOs) to address challenges and issues they face and facilitates constructive exchanges amongst them. Around 80 representatives and activists of civil
Montenegrin students voice their priorities at OSCE-supported mock election
Publishing date: 5 December 2023
Between 15 and 24 November, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro and the Faculty of Law of the University of Montenegro administered a mock election asking students to write down their priorities on a ballot. The ballot was a questionnaire that canvassed youth on a range of issues and priorities. Ballot boxes were placed at the Faculty of Law, Political Sciences, and Economics in Podgorica. An email address for online voting was set up too.
OSCE Mission continues to engage youth in countering violent extremism and radicalization
Publishing date: 30 November 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro
What we do: Youth, Tolerance and non-discrimination
On 27 and 28 November, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, together with the Ministry of Sports and Youth, gathered 19 young athletes – nine boys and ten girls from eight sports disciplines at the workshop on engaging youth in countering violent extremism and radicalization.
Encouraging young people to be “Informed, motivated and active” focus of OSCE-supported seminar in Montenegro
Publishing date: 27 November 2023
Digital and media literacy, gender equality and human rights of persons with disabilities were the main topics of the seminar “Informed, motivated and active youth”, organized in Budva from 22 to 24 November by the NGO Centre for Youth Education, with the support of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, for 20 young people aged 18 to 30 from across Montenegro.