Director of the World Bank Office in Serbia at the YVG meeting

[May 11, 2007] Mrs. Carolyn Junger, the chairman of the World Bank Office in Serbia was a special guest at the Youth Voices meeting held on the 11th of May 2007.   Mrs Junger got a chance to get better acquinted with the work of the group, ideas and plans of its members. Some of the themes were: youth employment, energy efficiency as well as the representation of youth in the media.   Clarifying the EE programme, Mrs. Junger pointed out that it achieves energy savings up to 44% and pays for...  more...

Rome Conference

[May 21, 2007] The World Bank, in partnership with the Italian Development Cooperation and with the participation of the International Labour Organization, organized a Conference entitled "Young People in Eastern Europe and Central Asia: From Policy to Action" that took place in Rome, Italy, on May 21-24, 2007. The Conference was managed by the Social Development Team in the Sustainable Development Department for Europe and Central Asia Region (ECA) of the World Bank, and was sponsored by the ECA...  more...

Report on Rome conference

[May 21, 2007] In Rome from the 21st to the 24th of May 2007 the World Bank and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs organized a conference entitled “Youth in Europe and Central Asia – From Policy to Action”. The conference gathered about 400 participants from over 20 European and Asian countries that included representatives from international organizations and governments. During the opening...  more...

Youth Voices Group IN ACTION! --- Valjevo - Petnica – Ivanjica – Katići

[May 21, 2007] The first concrete action of the YVG, mainly connected to energy efficiency but also with a look at education and employment went very successfully and so we bring great results from this little trip!!   The group members first visited Valjevo and met with the current situation „in the field“ regarding employment and education issues as well as those with keeping energy efficiency in this region.   Next up was a visit to the Petnica Research Station situated several...  more...

ROME - Conference "Youth in Europe and Central Asia - From Policy to Action"

[May 24, 2007] The World Bank and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a conference called „Youth in Europe and Central Asia – From Policy to Action“ in Rome, from the 21st to the 24th of May 2007. The conference gathered about 400 participants from more than 20 countries around Europe and Asia,representatives of international organisations and goverments, and the official inauguration was made by the Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi.   Serbia was, next to a few other...  more...