Drafting 2020-2021 Action Plan for Montenegro’s Youth Strategy focus of OSCE-supported seminar
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro organized a two-day training course to help the Ministry of Sports and Youth to develop a third Action Plan for the implementation of the Government’s Youth Strategy 2017–2021 on 2 and 3 December 2019 in Budva.
Around 30 representatives of national and local institutions, and NGOs dealing with youth policy issues, attended the seminar. They discussed the level of implementation of the 2019 Action Plan and how the 2020–2021 Action Plan should be developed.
Nenad Koprivica, Director-General of the Ministry’s Directorate for Youth thanked the Mission for its continued support with improving youth policy. “This seminar is an example of the open and transparent relations of the Ministry of Sport and Youth towards all youth policy actors — state institutions, local governments and non-governmental organizations dealing with youth policies,” said Koprivica.
Ivana Vujović, the Mission’s National Programme Officer for Democratization said that youth policy is key as it seeks to address all issues affecting young people to allow them to realize their full potential. “You are here as representatives of different institutions and organizations. I would like to encourage you to go the extra-mile and keep a ‘youth’ perspective. Ask yourselves if the measures that will be included in the Action Plan reflect youth priorities and needs and have a positive impact on their life,” said Vujović.
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro will continue its co-operation and partnership with the Ministry of Sports and Youth on implementing activities aimed at improving youth policies in the country.