The Nordic Region must pioneer being a region where children and young people thrive, know their rights, and are involved in the decisions that concern them.
The Ministers for Nordic Co-operation ensure financial support for the area, and that children and young people have the opportunity to influence decisions that affect them.
NORDBUK is the Nordic Council of Ministers’ advisory and co-ordinating body for matters relating to children and young people. NORDBUK operates in all areas of co-operation within the Nordic Council of Ministers.
All of the Nordic Council of Ministers’ projects must outline whether they are relevant for children and young people, how they involve children and young people, and which indicators are used to measure the value and results of children’s and young people’s participation.
New management system for objectives and results
Rights-based analysis for children and young people in the Nordic Council of Ministers
There are many ways to get involved in Nordic co-operation. Here are some of the Nordic and national associations for children and young people with whom the Nordic Council of Ministers co-operates.
Associations for children and young people in the Nordic Region
FNUF — Youth Leagues of the Norden Associations
Based on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Nordic Council of Ministers seeks to protect and promote the rights of children and young people and to provide opportunities for them to exercise these rights and participate in society.
This means that all children and young people in the Nordic Region must have the right to a decent standard of living and to exert influence on their lives, regardless of their sex, gender identity or expression, ethnic background, religion or other expression of faith, disability, sexual orientation, or age. All children and young people have the right to social and financial security, to good physical and mental health, to recreational and cultural opportunities, to their own identity and language, and to opportunities to learn and develop.
When the Nordic Council of Ministers involves children and young people, it does so based on principles taken from the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child's guidance; General Comment No. 12 on the involvement of children and young people, cf. the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
