Developing youth strategy for Sarajevo: OSCE multi-stakeholder event

The OSCE Transnational Threats Department, the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities, the Ministry of Science, Higher Education and Youth of the Canton of Sarajevo and the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina delivered the second multi-stakeholder event to discuss the draft of the 2024-2028 Canton of Sarajevo youth strategy.

Building on the results of the first event in September, the second event, held on 20 November in Sarajevo gathered experts from academia and civil society. The members of thematic working groups discussed the 2024-2028 youth strategy and agreed on the steps to finalize it, aiming to meet the needs and aspirations of young people within the Canton of Sarajevo. Participants particularly focused on learning about international best practices in youth crime prevention, representing an essential part of the strategy.

Final consultations and presentation of the strategy to stakeholders and the Canton Parliament are planned for the beginning of 2024.

These efforts are part of the OSCE-wide multi-year project, Enhancing youth crime and drug use prevention through education on legality and awareness campaigns addressing threats of organized crime and corruption, which is funded by Italy. Other donors supporting this project are Andorra, Germany and Poland.