United in diversity: An intersectional fight against discrimination
What does discrimination look like in Europe? Alessia Rollo via Unsplash / Bittani Burns According to the words of the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, the motto of our European Union is “United in Diversity” and claims to be happy to live in a society that condemns racism.[1] In fact, according…
Unsettled: The Human Toll of Climate Change in the Sahel
Climate Mobility in the Sahel Laura Maschio via Unsplash / Annie Spratt As has been thoroughly explained before, climate change can act as a multiplier of threats, exacerbating existing vulnerabilities and making it difficult for people to survive where they are. In order to fully grasp the potential for massive climate migration in the Sahel,…
YOUCAN project: third transnational project meeting in Brussel
The YOUCAN project is a KA2 European Project aimed at modernizing and reinforcing education, training systems, and youth policies to address the challenges faced by migrant youth school dropouts and social exclusion. As part of this project, a transnational meeting was held on the 3rd and 4th of April in Brussels, organized by the European…
YOUCAN project: multiplier event in Brussels
We are thrilled to announce that the YOUCAN project, coordinated by the European Centre for Economic and Policy Analysis and Affairs (ECEPAA), has successfully held yesterday its multiplier event in Brussels! On March 30th, in fact, we disseminated our best practice publication on migrant youth school drop-out and social exclusion. The YOUCAN project,…
Unsettled: The Human Toll of Climate Change in the Sahel
The Sahel: A Climate Change Hotspot Laura Maschio Recent literature has defined climate change hotspots as regions where climate signals combine with high human vulnerability. As a consequence, these regions are the most likely to be impacted by climate change, but the least likely to successfully adapt to its negative effects. The Mediterranean region, with…
Unsettled: The Human Toll of Climate Change in the Sahel
Does Climate Change Drive Migration? Laura Maschio The mission statement of the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goal 13 (SDG 13) is to “take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.” In the last decades, climate change has gradually been pushed at the forefront of public debate, thanks to the relentless environmental campaigns…
Youth participation into practice
Giammarco Frattoli As proved by the series of articles dedicated to the path ahead the 2024 European Parliament elections, there is a wide variety of aspects to consider while analysing the last elections turnout and the levels of democratic participation in general. Therefore, this last article aims to highlight the main European strategies and programmes…
Participation & young migrants
Giammarco Frattoli The 2015 EU Youth Report identified young people with migrant background as «1 of the 2 groups most at risk of poverty and social exclusion», making it harder for them to succeed in the integration process and take an active part in community life.[1] Therefore, this article, the third of the series, aims…
YOUCAN | Second Transnational Partner Meeting in Italy
From 5th to 6th of October, 2022 the consortium of the YOUCAN project has met in Milan (Italy) for the second Transnational Partner Meeting (TPM). The consortium of the YOUCAN project is formed by the following partners: YOUCAN (Youth with migrant drop-out tackling: capacity building) is a KA2 Erasmus project co-funded by the European Union, and its aim is to contribute…
Italy’s unwavering support for Ukraine
Elena Di Martino To begin with, Italy condemns in the strongest possible terms Russia’s unjustified and unprovoked aggression against Ukraine, which is a blatant violation of international law and humanitarian principles.So far, out of the 8 million people who fled from Ukraine more than 120 000 people have arrived in Italy. Almost 94 000 have…