OSCE-supported Regional Youth Co-operation Office Advisory Board meeting held in Podgorica
A second meeting of the Regional Youth Co-operation Office (RYCO) Advisory Board, supported by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro in an effort to strengthen the Board’s role and visibility, was held on 31 October 2018 in Podgorica.
Some 20 members of the Advisory Board discussed the body’s rules and regulations, terms of reference and procedures. They assessed the work already done and discussed improvements of the forthcoming RYCO call for project proposals. RYCO Advisory Board has a structure with a unique diversity of skills being that its members come from different backgrounds and professions which resulted in the proposal to establish specific working groups that would reflect RYCO’s key aspects, such as working group in action, advocacy, in mobilizing resources, working group in Youth in RYCO structures.
The Head of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, Maryse Daviet, congratulated the Board for the outstanding results delivered so far and assured it of the Mission’s continuous and stable future support to RYCO and its structure.
The Mission to Montenegro assists the RYCO Montenegro Office in many aspects, including capacity building, outreach and visibility. The Mission has had a sound partnership with the RYCO branch since its establishment.
RYCO was founded in July 2016 as an independent institutional mechanism to promote a spirit of reconciliation and co-operation among youth through youth exchange programmes.