OSCE training course helps to develop 2019 Action Plan for implementation of Montenegrin National Strategy for Youth
A two-day training course on developing the 2019 Action Plan for the Implementation of the Montenegrin National Strategy for Youth concluded on 4 December 2018 in Petrovac. The event was organized by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro and the Directorate for Youth within the Ministry of Sports.
Around 30 participants representing public institutions, local youth offices and NGOs dealing with youth discussed the pace and level of implementation of the National Strategy for Youth 2017-2021 in Montenegro. They also examined the implementation of the Action Plan for 2018 and developed the first draft of the Action Plan for next year based on the results achieved so far in the implementation of the Strategy. Draft 2019 Action Plan, which includes measures with budgetary implications, will be finalized after further consultations between the Ministry of Sports and relevant institutions.
“The importance of youth policy can never be overemphasized, as it seeks to address all issues preventing young people from realizing their full potential,” said Ivana Vujović, National Programme Officer at the OSCE Mission to Montenegro. She recalled that the Mission has a partnership with the Ministry’s Directorate for Youth and Regional Youth Co-operation Office (RYCO) initiative in Montenegro, through which it supports the implementation of the youth policy in the country.
Nenad Koprivica, the General Director for Youth in the Ministry of Sports, stressed the continued engagement of the Ministry in the process of consulting the interested public and preparing strategic documents for young people. He especially thanked the OSCE Mission to Montenegro for the support and very successful co-operation.
This activity is part of the overall support that the Mission provides in the area of youth participation through better positioning and increased co-operation among youth in the region. This support includes assistance to the RYCO initiative and the Directorate for Youth in the Ministry of Sports.