Children & young people
22 Nov 2024
Norway strengthens child rights in groundbreaking policy update
Norway has revised its policy framework to ensure that children's best interests are thoroughly evaluated before implementing new reforms. T [...]
Children & young people
8 Oct 2024
Empowering youth to shape democracy at the Nordic Baltic Youth Summit
More than 250 young leaders from the Nordics and the Baltic countries gathered in Vilnius, Lithuania, for the first ever Nordic Baltic Youth [...]
Children & young people
1 Feb 2024
“Leaders rarely talked to children”
“Decision-makers were poorly prepared to hear and involve youth during the pandemic.” That is what the majority of the 120 youth partic [...]
Children & young people
29 Jan 2024
Don’t cherry-pick a youth “alibi”!
Don’t just use youth to put a stamp of approval on decisions they weren’t part of! That is one of the five principles that The Norwegian [...]
Children & young people
9 Mar 2023
New report about children’s participation and influence during Covid-19
Institutions working for and with children and youth in the Nordic region were not prepared to protect children’s rights when the Covid-19 [...]
Children & young people
31 Oct 2022
“Every decision that the government makes affects us!”
”Give. Youth. Real. Power! Give youth real power!” “Every decision that the government makes affects us. Young people need to be info [...]
Children & young people
22 Jun 2022
Spreading the Nordic agenda on involving children and youth
Around 150 people, public authorities, professionals, and care providers from all over Europe signed up for our event in Hamburg in the begi [...]
Children & young people
16 Jun 2022
Young people prepare decision-makers to involve them in crises
During the covid-19 pandemic, Nordic authorities focused on establishing effective ways to stop the spread of the infection. Consequently, s [...]
Welfare policy
7 Jun 2022
Many ways to hear and involve young people in Finland
In Finland, government agencies and organisations are working in many ways to hear and involve young people in decisions. The expert group i [...]
Welfare policy
1 Apr 2022
Många unga upplever ett utanförskap
Unga i Norden är engagerade i samhällsfrågor men har ett litet förtroende för demokratiska institutioner och många upplever ett utanf [...]
Disability issues
4 Feb 2021
New report: Unequal opportunities to participate for children and young people with disabilities
Nordic studies reveal that children and young people with disabilities do not have the same opportunities as their peers. They describe an e [...]
Disability issues
24 Jan 2020
Hon kämpar för större inflytande för grönländska unga med funktionsnedsättning
- På Grönland är unga med funktionsnedsättning trötta på att människor tycker synd om dem. De vill vara starka och självständiga. [...]
Disability issues
22 Jan 2020
Better decisions when young people with disabilities are involved
Organisations for young people with disabilities must be invited to forums where decisions are being made, they must be invited at an early [...]
Disability issues
11 Jun 2019
Ingen ska lämnas efter – temat för nordiska FN-möten
I veckan pågår ett antal viktiga möten i FN:s högkvarter i New York. Syftet är att främja rättigheter för personer med funktionsneds [...]
Disability issues
18 Jan 2016
Teckenspråkstolkar för personer med medfödd dövblindhet
Danska Socialstyrelsen beskriver i en intressant artikel ett pilotprojekt där man har undersökt om och hur teckenspråkstolkar, som är va [...]
