NYCUkraine - National Youth Council of Ukraine

The Public Union “NATIONAL YOUTH COUNCIL OF UKRAINE” is national youth platform established to revive youth movement in Ukraine. The platform is established by the leading international and national youth organizations to promote and protect the youth rights all over Ukraine and on the international level. The main goal of the NYCU: to consolidate and develop democratic youth NGOs of Ukraine for protection and representation of the interests of young people at the national and international levels. Platform unites over 106 youth organizations: All-Ukrainian youth NGOs and local youth NGOs all over Ukraine. NYCUkraine has Branches in 16 oblast (regions) of Ukraine. NYCUkraine works on youth policy development on local, regional and national level, youth rights development and protections, youth participation, surveys and researches on youth issues (Youth index in Ukraine, Youth Index in EaP), position papers, amendments and recommendations to the Action Plans, Strategies of governmental structures, development of youth work in Ukraine, involvement of young people into decision-making processes and democratic processes, representation and protection of position of Ukrainian youth and taking part in the creation of the global youth policy. NYCUkraine organizes capacity-building trainings for member organizations, seminars, conferences, forums on different youth issues,international events etc. NYCUkraine is the member of the European Youth Forum. The European Youth Forum is the platform of the national youth councils and international NGOs. National Youth Council of Ukraine is member of International Youth Union «Great Silk Way» NYCUkraine is coordinator of Eurodesk in Ukraine. NYCUkraine works in the frame of Eastern partnership, Black sea region, Visegrad cooperation, cooperates with CoE, UNICEF, OSCE, Great Silk way, National Youth Councils of other countries.