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About Commission on Youth Issues (COYI)
Union of the Baltic
Cities (UBC) is a constantly growing
organisation with over
100 member
cities in ten countries around
the Baltic Sea. UBC consists of eleven
commissions where most of the work takes
place.
In 2003, a Network on Youth Issues was
established during the VII General
Conference in Klaipėda.
In 2005, at the General Conference in Turku,
the Network was "upgraded" to a Commission
on Youth Issues.
Why youth
issues?
Youth is a very important resource to develop both the
cities and the region. The participation of
youth brings in new dimensions, perspectives
and expertise in the municipal work. This is
the core of the commission work.
The Commission on Youth Issues works
actively to promote youth co-operation in
the Baltic Sea Region and works towards
youth influence and participation in the UBC
member cities.
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Mission of
COYI
The tasks of the Commission on Youth Issues (COYI) are to
promote youth co-operation in the Baltic Sea Region and to work
towards youth involvement, youth exchange and youth participation in
the UBC member cities.
The Commission should serve as a basis for UBC contact persons on
youth issues. The Commission is also monitoring the agenda of UBC
from a youth perspective.
Organisation
The Commission is represented by one civil servant/ politician and
one youth representative from each participating city. Each
representative should also have a deputy representative appointed.
The work of the Commission is led by one coordinating city and one
deputy coording city. The City of Tallinn in Estonia is coordinator
and the City of Kalmar in
Sweden is co-coordinator for the period
2008-2009.
The Commission meets approximately 2 times per year.
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