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 Are you a youth leader, interested in Youth participation & Peace in Europe, Africa and Asia?  UNITED is excited to join “Erasmus+ Worldwide: Global Dialogue on Youth Participation & Peace initiative” and invite you to expand your network by joining a global community of youth experts and peace-builders. If selected, you will have a chance… Read more »

A delegation of UNITED joined the General Assembly of the European Network Against Racism “Decolonising Justice: A vision for a future of racial justice in Europe“, held between May 19th and May 21st.  Together with over 80 Network representatives from across Europe, UNITED took part in engaging and at times challenging discussions on quality data… Read more »

From 14 to 27 March 2022, the annual European Action Weeks Against Racism will take place. It’s one of the central campaigns we focus on here at UNITED. Every day, we are reminded that racism is still very much around in our societies. In crisis situations, people of colour are discriminated against, making them even… Read more »

On the 5th and 6th February, UNITED for Intercultural Action, in partnership with Prague Spring 2 against Right Wing Extremism and Populism, organized the online conference European Spring 2022 – Universal Disarmament for the Creation of a Culture of Peace and Socio-ecological Transition towards the 2022 World Social Forum in Mexico. The discussion lasted for… Read more »

  The concern of a new all-out war between Russia and Ukraine grew into a sad and worrying reality, and today marks the end of a long time of peace in Europe, as international diplomacy failed to prevent a conflict turning into an invasion of Ukraine by the Russian military. We know this conflict is… Read more »

A wide range of initiatives is possible for a Europe that is solidarity-based and humane. Civil society should become active to achieve this. The International Day Against Racism, around March 21st, is suitable for this. This day is a focal point for initiatives and collaborations and can be extended to one or more weeks.  … Read more »

  The new year has just begun, but we are already looking ahead to our first campaign of 2022: the European Action Weeks against Racism. This campaign traditionally takes place around the 21st of March, the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. This year, the campaign will run for two weeks, starting on… Read more »

by Riccardo Mattone Fantini A new target for nationalist politicians Historically, authoritarian regimes have identified certain social, ethnic, or political groups as scapegoats, to explain the political, social, and economic issues in the country. Often, these scapegoats were defined as “foreign agents” to underline that they had acted against national interests. Then, after labeling anyone… Read more »

  From 22 to 27 November 2021, UNITED for Intercultural Action organised the training ‘Let’s make it better! – Mentoring youth workers’. The training took place in Budapest, Hungary. 25 participants from all across Europe took part in the training.   The training was about human rights education. It also focused on including an anti-racist… Read more »