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The Coalition of youth organizations SEGA will be holding a seminar on the topic “Youth Information Center – successful tool for implementation of youth policies” from 03 – 05 of September 2010 in the city of Stip, Republic of Macedonia. This event aims to give room to an exchange of experiences with the implementation of Youth Information centers in FYROM and the region of Lower Normandy – France focusing on the Youth Information centres role in the implementation process of youth policy.

ERYICA has published the summer newsletter 2010 and we gladly present you the latest news on and around Youth Information. In this issue you will find:

Mexico and the United Nations invite all nations to celebrate with them in the World Youth Conference (WYC) in León, Mexico from 23-27 August 2010. This event brings together youngsters, non-governmental organisms, governments and parliamentarians to discuss youth issues, and to review the youth's role in attaining the Millennium Development Goals (MDG), ten years after the United Nations' Millennium Declaration.

In resolution 54/120, the United Nations declared the 12th August as the International Day of Youth - a day dedicated to celebrating on a global scale the achievements of all young people who with their work actively contribute to society. This year's International Day of Youth also marks the start of the UN International Year of Youth.

The city of Istanbul, Turkey is currently hosting the 5th World Youth Congress (WYC) on Youth and Development. In the wake of Istanbul’s current position as Europe’s Capital of Culture, the WYC gathers 1,400 young people – young activists, young journalists and entrepreneurs – from all over the world who have come to Istanbul to directly engage with development professionals, UN agencies and government officials.

ERYICA is pleased to announce the publication of the booklet "Good Practice in Youth Information", produced within the "Better Youth Information for New Times" -project. The publication is a collection of good practices in Youth Information work with focus on the three thematic areas: "youth participation", "peer-to-peer" and "reaching out".

The first European Youth Work Convention, organised by the Belgian EU presidency, will start today in the city of Ghent, Belgium. From 7-10 July youth workers from 50 European countries will meet to discuss about the role of youth work especially concerning its needs, strengths and assets in order to initiate discussions for its developments on a European level.

The Council of Europe has issued a new recommendation on Youth Information. Adopted by the Committee of ministers on June 16th 2010, the recommendation CM/Rec(2010)8 shall serve as an update of the Recommendation 90(7), a core reference for Youth Information in Europe. The document takes into account new information needs of young people, who require more guidance than in the past for coping with the increasing amount of information and the urge to be able to assess it and evaluate its quality. The text recommends intra alia

The second training in the YIntro - Stepping into Youth Information module starts today in Pirovac, Croatia. The event goes on from 18.- 26.6. and is hosted by our Croatian member PRONI - Centre for Social Education co-founder of the Association of Youth Information Centers in Croatia. Other attending countries are Slovenia, Turkey and Luxembourg.

The city of Prilep, in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, celebrates the opening of its first Youth Information and Counselling Centre today, on May 31st 2010. The centre "INFO NOW" has been founded with the support of the Agency for Youth and Sports of the Republic of Macedonia, among others, to provide information and advice and to deliver training and education in relevant areas of young people's lives.