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G-20 Youth Summit is an international youth forum where students and young professionals from all over the world gather together for a 3-4 days program, in order to discuss the most intensive topics regarding world politics, economy, inclusive growth and interrelated themes, and they simulate global leaders, finance ministers , foreign ministers and central bank
Read more →Civica Mobilitas invites CSOs and their activists to take active part in the Civica Mobilitas Festival “CSO Day”. The event is an opportunity for the CSOs to promote their efforts and their contribution to society and the community. Through such informal outreach, citizens will be better informed about the work of the CSOs and will
Read more →The Academy aims to bring Western Balkan female politicians and activists together in a broad front to fight for an equal, developed, responsible society, based on European values of peace and prosperity – a women-friendly society. The program will include theoretical and practical aspects – interactive lectures, panel discussions, workshops and group work, with special
Read more →The Wilson Center invites scholars, practitioners, journalists and public intellectuals to take part in its flagship international Fellowship Program and to take advantage of the opportunity to engage actively in the Center’s national mission. The Center awards approximately 15-20 9-month residential fellowships each year with a stipend of USD 90,000. The Center aims to unite
Read more →The crucial aim of this initiative is to continue to bring together the many national coalitions that are at the heart of pushing for change in each country. There is a strong opportunity to further develop national coalitions and widen their membership base to include engagement of a range of national and local partners, including
Read more →The program’s overall goal is to enhance community resilience to violent extremism and outside influence in the Western Balkans through increased connectivity among networks of stakeholders and by providing targeted resources opportunities to vulnerable communities. Applicants should design a program that is regional in scope that includes all (or nearly all) of the following countries
Read more →The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) is seeking submissions for a collection of narratives about inspirational females from Europe and Central Asia. These narratives will be part of a collection aimed at encouraging young readers’ self-actualization by providing stories of women and girls who have realized their
Read more →The North-South Centre of the Council of Europe is promoting a capacity-building course on democratic participation for youth organisations working on human rights and peacebuilding in the Euro-Mediterranean region. The course will take place in the framework of the 20th University for Peace and Development (UYD). The training course will build up the capacities of
Read more →Stanford’s Global Digital Policy Incubator and the International Center for Not-forProfit Law invite CSOs working on questions such as: the legal framework for civil society and philanthropy which are curious how AI and machine learning, facial recognition technology, and how big data will transform society on Tech Camp for Civic Space Defenders. Curriculum will include:
Read more →Since 2017, The international Youth forum (IYF) has become a platform where young people can contribute to policy discussions at the International Platform through their collective ideas, solutions and innovations. The Forum allows representatives of youth-led and youth-focused organizations and networks, youth advocates and others to dialogue with International Policy makers, and to explore ways
Read more →The Robert Schuman Institute (RSI), with the support of the Eduardo Frei Foundation starts again the series of courses entitled “Young Leaders” in September, 2019. The event will be provided for 16 young politicians who are working in EPP sister parties in the following countries: Albania, Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Georgia, Kosovo,
Read more →The Young Professionals Programme (YPP) is a recruitment initiative for talented, highly qualified professionals to start a career as an international civil servant with the United Nations Secretariat. It consists of an entrance examination and professional development programs. The YPP examination is held once a year and is open to nationals of countries participating in
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