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2008 Youth Solidarity Fund winner Cultural Centre DamaD goes from success to success
Youth Recommendations were presented to Serbian state and local officials and non-government organizations at a Regional Forum for interethnic dialogue on November 30 in an attempt to gain greater recognition and integration of young people in intercultural, interfaith and interethnic dialogue. The Regional Forum was organized by Cultural Centre DamaD, one of six recipients of [...]
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Open Minds Pakistan
Since 2001, terrorism has grown to become the biggest security threat to Pakistan, although a range of other internal security threats are still present, due to enduring problems with sectarianism, religious extremism, drug and weapon smuggling, and violent ethnic and religious disputes. The country is often known for terrorism, extremism, violence, conflict and extremist propaganda [...]
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UN Security Council Youth Event
As part of its December Presidency of the UN Security Council, the United States will host an innovative event to bring the voices of youth directly to the Council. Young people, representing nearly 50 percent of the world’s population, have a major stake in the key decisions on global peace and security made every day [...]
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Vital Actions for Sustainable Development
Bookmark this category Geographic focus: Africa The organization is based in Yaoundé, Cameroon. Founded in 2008 by youth green entrepreneurs the NGO aimed to promote eco-citizenship among people in Cameroon in order to bring each citizen to become an eco-citizen in his daily activities. The NGO works very closely with the UNFCCC and IPCC Focal [...]
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Africa Challenge Foundation (AFRICAF)
Bookmark this category Geographic focus: Africa We members of Africa Challenge Foundation (AFRICAF) are committed to promoting a healthy spiritual, social, cultural, and economic environment for all Africans. The Foundation is formed in response to the current problems facing the people of Africa, and recognizes the myriad risk factors they face daily. Africa is faced [...]
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The Freechild Project
Bookmark this category Geographic focus: Americas The mission of The Freechild Project is to advocate, inform, and celebrate social change led by and with young people around the world, especially those who have been historically denied the right to participate. We do this by facilitating training and workshops, and through this online database. Website: http://www.freechild.org [...]
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Arms Down! The WCRP Campaigns for Shared Security
The World Conference of Religions for Peace (WCRP) has recently launched Arms Down!, a year-long global multi-religious youth campaign that will focus on “advancing shared security by abolishing nuclear weapons, stopping the proliferation and misuse of conventional arms, and reducing military expenditure” ICCI, which is the Israeli chapter of the WCRP, is cooperating with this [...]
CISV Peace Day Challenge