TIRANA – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office applauds an adopted decision of the Government of Serbia to enable citizens of Albania to enter the territory of Serbia without a travel document, with a valid biometric ID card. The decision was made on Thursday, 19 November 2020. RYCO also welcomes the official statement of the Government
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SKOPJE – Head of the RYCO Local Branch Office in North Macedonia Mr Albert Hani participated in a public debate organized by the Union of School Students on the occasion of the Union’s third anniversary and the International Students’ Day which was marked on 17 November. The debate took place at the Europe House Skopje
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WESTERN BALKANS – The International Day for Tolerance is observed annually on 16 November. It was first proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in 1996, as a reminder of the importance of human rights and freedoms in the diverse communities we live in. RYCO’s efforts to shape the present and build a better future
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BELGRADE – Youth Representative of Serbia in the RYCO Governing Board Mr Marko Kostić gave an interview for the Belgrade-based Diplomacy & Commerce magazine. He spoke about RYCO’s goals and projects, why the integration of young people is important in terms of mobility, education and exchange in the region but also about the five youth representatives’
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WESTERN BALKANS – After they successfully completed the Training of Trainers, and to utilize their newly gained skills and knowledge, expand the ypeer network among their groups and promote best innovative ideas of peacebuilding, the Western Balkan youth are organizing local workshops in Albania. The workshops are organized with the support of RYCO and UNFPA
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PODGORICA – Head of the RYCO Local Branch Office in Montenegro Mr Edin Koljenović participated in a meeting organized by the Civic Alliance (CA) in Montenegro, organized on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights. The event took place at the Information and Documentation Center (IDC) in Podgorica, last
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WESTERN BALKANS – Within the framework of the advocacy project “A Better Region Starts with Youth”, implemented with the support of the Federal Republic of Germany, RYCO gathered 130 young people from the Western Balkans in a series of twelve online consultations, which took place in October 2020. During the online meetings, young people discussed
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WESTERN BALKANS – Developed and conducted by the two researchers, Teo Petricevic and Jelena Andjelic, and coordinated by the RISE consortium, the Regional Study and Guidelines on Social Entrepreneurship in the Western Balkans provides the most recent, relevant, and concise information on the current state of social entrepreneurship and youth entrepreneurship in the Western Balkans.
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SKOPJE – President of North Macedonia H.E. Mr Stevo Pendarovski received the representatives of the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) today. Head of the RYCO Local Branch Office in North Macedonia Mr Albert Hani and Youth Representative of North Macedonia in the RYCO Governing Board Mr Vladimir Gjorgjevski represented the organization in the meeting. The RYCO
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WESTERN BALKANS – The Steering Committee of the “Supporting the Western Balkan’s Collective Leadership on Reconciliation: Building Capacities and Momentum for the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO)” project supported by the UN Peacebuilding Fund, met online on Tuesday, 27 October. Co-chaired by the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Albania Ms Fiona McCluney and RYCO Secretary
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