Western Balkans

BELGRADE – RYCO Secretary General Mr Đuro Blanuša, together with RYCO Local Branch Officer in Serbia Ms Marija Bulat, visited the United Nations Head Quarter in Belgrade on Friday, 8 September. They met with UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative Ms Karla Hershey and UNDP Deputy Resident Representative Ms Steliana Nedera and discussed possible ways of cooperation. Mr Blanuša expressed RYCO’s openness

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BELGRADE – RYCO Secretary General Mr Đuro Blanuša and RYCO Local Branch Officer in Serbia Ms Marija Bulat held a meeting with Executive Director of the Balkan Trust for Democracy (BTD) Ms Gordana Delić and Senior Program Officer of BTD Ms Nataša Petrović on Friday, 8 September when they discussed mutual cooperation between the two organizations. BTD has been actively supporting

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Since 2000, each year on 12 August, the world is observing the International Youth Day, established by the United Nations General Assembly. This year’s celebration is dedicated to young people’s contributions to conflict prevention and transformation, as well as inclusion, social justice, and sustainable peace. As the organization with its crucial aim in fostering reconciliation

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RYCO SG and DSG at Dokufest, Prizren; Photo: Krenare Gashi

PRIZREN – RYCO Secretary General Đuro Blanuša and RYCO Deputy Secretary General Fatos Mustafa discussed together with the OSCE Dialogue Academy alumni who are young activists of the “Follow Us” initiative the role which youth should have to shape the region’s social and political landscape, as well as new ways to participate in public life and

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PRISTINA – RYCO Local Branch Officer in Kosovo* Krenare Gashi had a number of meetings with representatives of international organizations and the civil society in Pristina during the last week. Gashi had a coordination meeting with representatives of UN, EU Office in Kosovo, UNMIK, Play International, OSCE and local civil society organizations on Tuesday. They

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Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) became fully operational on July 4. One of the common goals and tasks set at the last year’s Western Balkan Summit in Paris was achieved. Exactly one year after the representatives of the six Contracting Parties signed the Agreement, RYCO was on the agenda of the Western Balkan Summit again,

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