NORTH MACEDONIA – In the framework of the “Supporting the Western Balkan’s Collective Leadership on Reconciliation” project, supported by the UN Peacebuilding Fund, the Regional Youth Cooperation Office and the United Nations Population Fund – UNFPA workshops were conducted by the youth trainers of a group of young people in order to strengthen the role
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WESTERN BALKANS – To carry out the implementation of the campaign “YOUth Inspired by Peace”, the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) is seeking a service provider for implementation of communication and visibility campaign on the results achieved through the implementation of the project “Supporting the Western Balkan’s Collective Leadership on Reconciliation: Building Capacity and Momentum for
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PODGORICA – The five Youth Representatives in the RYCO Governing Board gathered in a joint activity in Podgorica, Montenegro in the last days of February. The meeting served as a platform to jointly discuss the activities for 2021, deliberate with the RYCO Secretary General and Deputy Secretary General and exchange on challenges, opportunities and the
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PODGORICA – Head of the RYCO Local Branch Office in Montenegro Mr Edin Koljenović met with Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Montenegro Ms Oana Kristina Popa and Civil Society Sector Representative of the EU Delegation Ms Ana Mariguesa on Tuesday, 9 March 2021. The meeting took place at the premises of
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WESTERN BALKANS – Within the project “Supporting the Western Balkans collective leadership on reconciliation: building capacity and momentum for the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO)”, UNDP is looking to engage international and national evaluation experts. The general objective of these assignments is to contribute to the conduct a final evaluation of the project outcome in
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WESTERN BALKANS – The Governing Board of the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) appointed Mr Albert Hani as the new RYCO Secretary General during its online meeting held on Friday, 5 March 2021. The decision was made by the representatives of the Western Balkan governments and youth representatives in the RYCO Governing Board. The mandate
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EUROPE – Head of the RYCO Local Branch Office in Kosovo Ms Krenare Gashi-Krasniqi took part in the celebration of the World NGO Day by participating in the webinar Challenges Facing NGOs in Conflict and Post-Conflict Situations organized by the Conference of INGOs of the Council of Europe and supported by the Council of Europe
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TIRANA – Head of RYCO Local Branch Office in Albania Mr Kreshnik Loka met with General Director of the National Youth Agency Ms Kleina Kasanai on Thursday, 25 February when they discussed the organizations’ upcoming plans for 2021 and possible synergies for future cooperation. Mr Loka shared RYCO’s ongoing programs with a special focus on
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WESTERN BALKANS – For the last four months, 137 young entrepreneurs gathered in 46 teams from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia worked on developing their social business ideas. In the upcoming days, they will compete in front of a jury for financial support and access to a regional incubation program
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MONTENEGRO – If you are a high school student, aged 14-19, coming from Montenegro, we invite you to apply for the online workshop “Reach the Future” to be held on 27 – 28 February 2021. The workshop was designed with the aim to connect high school students from different backgrounds in order to overcome existing
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