Children and young people
The Nordic Council of Ministers’ strategy states that “the Nordic Region must be the best place in the world for children and young people”. This means that the Nordic Region must lead the way in efforts to promote the welfare of children and young people, to ensure that children and young people are aware of their rights and are able to exercise them, and to ensure the participation of children and young people in decisions that concern them. Children and young people are important right now, not just in the future.
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Bring Nordic children and young people home from forced marriages abroad
The Nordic authorities need to be able to do more to bring Nordic children and young people home when they find themselves in forced marriages abroad, according to a recommendation made to the governments by the Nordic Council Welfare Committee at this year’s Session. The key is for th...
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The competencies of the future
The idea behind the agenda for the competencies of the future is to better prepare people of all ages for the society that lies ahead. We want everybody in the Nordic Region to have the knowledge and skills to cope with a more complex future. Perhaps just as importantly, we also want th...
