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TIRANA – Upon the closure of the “Supporting the Western Balkan’s collective leadership on reconciliation: building capacity and momentum for Regional Youth Cooperation Office – RYCO” project, the UN and RYCO organized a final project event in Tirana on Thursday, 29 July 2021. The event brought together over 60 representatives of RYCO and UN agencies

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RYCO Project Leader Ms Vladica Jovanović speaks about the “YOUth Inspired by Peace” campaign which has been launched recently and the achievements of the “Supporting the Western Balkan’s Collective Leadership on Reconciliation: Building Capacity and Momentum for RYCO” project. Let us start with a general question. What is the RYCO mission and values you represent?

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WESTERN BALKANS – RYCO and UNFPA are calling for 18 enthusiastic young people, ages 18 to 27 from the Western Balkans 6, who will become peer trainers. The participants will take part in the main training based on y-peer methodology adapted to peacebuilding and reconciliation, and continue to work at local level in their communities

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SHËNGJIN – The Steering Committee of the UN Peacebuilding Fund supported project Supporting the Western Balkan’s Collective Leadership on Reconciliation: Building Capacities and Momentum for the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) took place in Shëngjin, Albania on Tuesday. The meeting discussed the overall project and major activities in 2019 but also other relevant peace-building interventions

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WESTERN BALKANS – As the world marks the very first International Day of Education, we want to underline that it is clear that young people who are more exposed to civic education programs have different attitudes and behaviors than less educated young people, and than older generations. Empirical evidence shows that these attitudes and behaviors change

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PODGORICA – RYCO Secretary General Mr Đuro Blanuša and RYCO Local Branch Officer in Montenegro Mr Edin Koljenović met on Thursday in Podgorica with United Nations Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative to Montenegro Ms Fiona McCluney. Possible ways of cooperation between the organizations that interlocutors represent were discussed at the meeting. Mr Blanuša and Mr

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TRIANA – RYCO Secretary General Mr Đuro Blanuša met on Tuesday with United Nations Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Albania Mr Brian J. Williams with whom he discussed possible ways of cooperation between RYCO and UN agencies in Albania and the Western Balkans. Secretary General Mr Blanuša updated Mr Williams about ongoing RYCO

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