EESC Civil Society Organisations' Group/Webinar: Youth in the post-war reconstruction process

 

INVITATION Dear Madam/Sir,   The Civil Society Organisations' Group of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is pleased to invite you to the webinar the "Youth in the post-war reconstruction process" on 29 June 2022, from 10 a.m. to 12.00 p.m. Brussels time.   The panels will address the youth dimension of the war in Ukraine and the new youth realities following the conflict, which are particularly important in the context of this European Year of Youth (EYY).   By looking at the role of youth organisations in the reconstruction process, the speakers will discuss short- medium- and long-term challenges facing young people with a view to producing concrete proposals on youth empowerment.   The proposals will answer the following questions:   How youth and youth organizations could be supported in short-, medium-, and long term to make them more resilient, strengthen their capacity and their role in the reconstruction process? What can the EESC do to help young people and to strengthen youth organizations?   The event will be opened by Mr Séamus Boland, the President of the Civil Society Organisations' Group, and moderated by the President of the EESC coordination group for the EYY Ms Katrīna Leitāne. The webinar will be an informal and fully virtual event in English only.    Please note that it will take place on the platform Microsoft Teams. You can either use the browser format (with Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome) or download the application what permits the use of 'Live Captions'. Register here Speakers: Ms Natalia Shevchuk, chair of the Ukrainian Youth Council Speaker from an Ukrainian local youth organisation (tbc) Ms Anzhelika Saldetskaya, 15-year-old girl from Odessa Mr Martin Muehleck, Policy coordinator of the Support Group for Ukraine, DG NEAR Ms Sabine Verheyen, Member of the European Parliament, European People’s Party (EPP) Mr Jaroslav Kurfürst, Ambassador, Special Envoy for the Eastern Partnership, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Ms Kinga Dziadowicz, Volunteer at the Polish NGO Fundacja Strefa Dorastania Mr Horia Oniță, President of the National Alliance of Students Organizations in Romania (ANOSR) and member of the Romanian Economic and Social Committee  Ms Monika Dreik, International Commissioner, Polish Scouting and Guiding Association (ZHP) Ms Catriona Graham, Director, advocacy and partnerships, World Scout Bureau – European Support Centre Ms Louise Grabo, EESC Member, Youth representative of National Council of Swedish Youth Organisations (LSU), President of Digital Transition and Single Market Observatory    If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at YouthWebinar@eesc.europa.eu   Kind regards,   The Secretariat of the Civil Society Organizations' Group

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