24/06/2011 Session
In a recommendation adopted today on the basis of a report by Elvira Kovács (Serbia, EPP/CD), PACE asked the Committee of Ministers to instruct the relevant intergovernmental bodies "to study the possibility of drafting a framework convention on the rights of young people”, which would be based on ten principles.
These principles, which are appended to the recommendation, relate to the protection and promotion of young people’s rights in the spheres of education and training, employment, housing, health, culture and sport, and participation in community life and democratic processes. They also concern non-discrimination, communication on youth policies and the effective implementation of national and international provisions applicabble to young people.