Regional Youth Cooperation Office
| Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) |
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|---|---|
| founding | 4th July 2016 on the occasion of the Western Balkans Conference in Paris |
| founder | Albania , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Kosovo , Montenegro , Macedonia and Serbia |
| Seat | Tirana , Albania |
| people | General Secretary: Ðuro Balnuša (Serbia) Deputy: Fatos Mustafa (Kosovo) |
| sales | € 1 million (2016) |
| Employees | 13 (2018) |
| Website | rycowb.org |
The Regional Youth Cooperation Office ( abbreviation : RYCO, dt . : Regional Youth Cooperation Office ) is an independent international organization that was founded by the Western Balkans (WB 6) on July 4, 2016 on the occasion of the Western Balkans Conference in Paris , in order to promote the spirit of reconciliation and cooperation between young people in the region through youth exchange programs, to deepen mutual understanding and thereby bring them closer to the culture of the neighboring country.
RYCO was founded on the model of the Franco-German Youth Office under Albanian law, but without a peace treaty.
Seat
The RYCO main office is located in Tirana. Local branches are in all capitals of the region: Podgorica , Sarajevo , Skopje , Pristina , Belgrade .
organization
The basic organization of RYCO is based on Article 13 of the Statute.
The board of directors, consisting of six representatives of the WB 6 governments and six youth representatives, defines the basic direction of the organization.
The General Secretariat conducts the ordinary business of the organization in accordance with the statutes.
Various European institutions are represented on an advisory board:
- International Federation of Liberal Youth ,
- Youth Department of the Council of Europe ,
- Franco-German Youth Office (OFAJ),
- Ministry of Civil Affairs in Bosnia and Herzegovina,
- United Nations Population Fund ,
- FES offices in Kosovo and Macedonia,
- Balkan Trust for Democracy ,
- Youth Initiative for Human Rights ,
- European Youth Forum ,
- Youth Alliance Krushevo ,
- Youth Council of Republic of Srpska ,
- Hate Fighters Network ,
- Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Serbia and Montenegro,
- Representatives of the European Commission ,
- CIVIKOS ,
- Center of Youth Work .
Further tasks can be carried out in working groups.
financing
RYCO is basically financed by the governments of the region and supported by the EU and other donors and can approach other donors of its own accord. The budget is drawn up for a period of three years.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Articles 1 and 4 of the RYCO Statute.
- ^ Albania , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Kosovo , Montenegro , Macedonia and Serbia .
- ↑ Article 7 of the RYCO Statute.
- ↑ Article 2 of the founding statute, Article 2, paragraph 1 of the RYCO statute.
- ↑ IDM, 5/2018, Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe (IDM), p. 6.
- ↑ Nako, A. (2019). Building a Positive Peace for the youth of the Western Balkans: Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) in comparison with the Franco-German Youth Office (FGYO). Journal of European Social Research , 2 (1), 1-7. [1]
- ↑ Article 3 Paragraph 1 of the RYCO Statute.
- ↑ Welcome , RYCO website.
- ↑ Articles 14 to 20 of the RYCO Statute.
- ↑ Representatives , RYCO website.
- ↑ Articles 21 to 30 of the RYCO Statute.
- ↑ Head Office , RYCO website.
- ↑ Articles 31 to 34 of the RYCO Statute.
- ↑ Advisory Board , RYCO website.
- ↑ Articles 35 to 51 of the RYCO Statute.