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Taking It Seriously: Guide to Recommendation CM/Rec(2015)3 of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe to Member States on the Access of Young People from Disadvantaged Neighbourhoods to Social Rights

At times of economic and social crisis, feelings of powerlessness and anxiety about the future risk deepening local tensions and underlying conflicts. Young people are often at the centre of these tensions because they are more vulnerable and insecure, and because they are more directly affected by uncertainties regarding the development of their autonomy, as well as participation in society and contribution to its development.

The Council of Europe has challenged itself to respond to these situations by adopting recommendations for its member states that encourage and support them in finding adequate policy responses to situations of exclusion, discrimination and violence affecting young people in disadvantaged neighbourhoods. In early 2015, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe adopted a policy recommendation with proposals for policy measures to member states in order to promote access to social rights for young people.

This guide accompanies Recommendation CM/Rec (2015)3 of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe to member states on the access of young people from disadvantaged neighbourhoods to social rights.

This publication is an accompaniment to this recommendation, and aims to bring its content closer to policy makers, youth work practitioners, youth organisations and youth workers, and provide step-by-step information and guidance on the implementation of the recommendation. The publication also offers advice and examples of actions to take and policies to develop so that the social rights of young people are taken seriously by all the actors concerned by social inclusion and social cohesion.

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Uploaded on: May 23, 2017
Last Updated: Jun 14, 2017
Year Published: 2016


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Resource Type: Practitioner Resources Issues: Children's Rights, Education, Governance, Accountability & Transparency, Health, Housing Rights & Informal Settlements, Labor & Employment, Policy Advocacy Tool Type: Policy Papers / Briefs, Reports / Research Method: Improving Governance, Accountability and Transparency, Promoting Citizens' Participation in Governance, Research Languages: English Regions: Europe