Perspectives 20-30

What is the perspective of young people on the future of European security? Which topics are important to them, what do they identify as the biggest challenges, which practical recommendations do they have?

Young people constitute a majority of population in the OSCE area, but are not sufficiently involved in policy-making and public debate. Many of them actively engage in their local communities and care about peace in Europe at large. They are worried about unresolved conflicts, increasing distrust and decline of international cooperation. Their voices deserve being heard. Perspectives 20-30 is an initiative of the OSCE and FES ROCPE to provide a platform for young women and men to formulate and discuss with decision-makers a vision for how a safer future in the OSCE area could look by 2030 and beyond.

The recommendations of the young experts were debated with diplomats and young delegates at the OSCE-wide Youth Forum in Bratislava in October 2019. An official handover of the final report “Perspectives 20-30” to the Chairman-in-Office Miroslav Lajčák followed at the OSCE Ministerial Council in Bratislava in December 2019.

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About the Perspectives 20-30 Initiative

Members

  • Mr Abdulvahhobi Muminjoniyon, Tajikistan
  • Ms Aigerim Seitenova, Kazakhstan
  • Ms Amela Saric, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Ms Anna Blue, United States
  • Ms Anneka Shally, United Kingdom
  • Mr David Ruah, Portugal
  • Ms Galya Rebecca Hovhannisyan, Armenia
  • Ms Hande Taner, Netherlands
  • Ms Heather Mann, United Kingdom
  • Ms Iuliia Maskova, Russian Federation
  • Ms Ivana Vuchkova, North Macedonia
  • Mr Julian Demmer, Germany
  • Mr Kanatbek Abdiev, Kyrgyzstan
  • Ms Katarina Kertysova, Slovakia
  • Ms Kristina Arakelova, Georgia
  • Mr Mikhail Frolov, Russian Federation
  • Ms Nicole Grajewski, United States
  • Mr Ognjen Markovic, Montenegro
  • Mr Taha Kaan Isleyici, Turkey
  • Mr Turan Gafarli, Azerbaijan
  • Ms Uliana Yehorova, Ukraine
  • Mr Zarije Kocic, Serbia

The members of the Core Group of Experts were selected from hundreds of applicants responding to an open call. These twenty-two young professionals, between the ages of twenty and thirty, were chosen on the basis of their expertise, motivation, and networks. They reflect the gender and geographical diversity of the OSCE area and come from a wide range of backgrounds including academia, civil society, policymaking, and the media. They contribute to the Perspectives 20-30 initiative in their personal capacity on a voluntary basis.

Publications

Perspektivy 20-30

Perspektivy 20-30

Vovlečeniye molodeži v rabotu po postroeniju bolee bezopasnogo buduščego
Wien, 2021

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Perspectives 20-30

Perspectives 20-30

Engaging youth for a safer future
Wien, 2020

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Dare to change

Dare to change

Inspiring perspectives and key ideas for Helsinki 2025
Wien, 2022

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Nothing about us, without us

Nothing about us, without us

Youth empowerment mechanisms in rule of law
Wien, 2022

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Preventing VERLT on social media

Preventing VERLT on social media

Youth perspectives on the prevention of violent extremism and radicalization leading to terrorism within a human rights framework
Wien, 2022

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Public-private partnerships

Public-private partnerships

Preventing cyberattacks on critical Infrastructure in the OSCE region
Wien, 2022

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Resilience by design

Resilience by design

How COIVD-19 has shaped digitalization in education
Wien, 2022

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Youth & good environmental governance

Youth & good environmental governance

The OSCE role in strengthening youth involvement on environmental policy
Wien, 2022

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Climate of change

Evergreen, Lilybell; Lorca Arce, Aida; Simić, Saška

Climate of change

Reshaping military emissions reporting
Wien, 2022

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Timeline

2020 – 2022

Roadshow (public presentations) in several European cities by FES in partnership with the OSCE. The aim is to generate debate about concrete steps towards a safer future. At the end of the roadshow will be an analytical paper reflecting all discussions.

Throughout 2019

Members of “Perspectives 20-30” speak at various OSCE events

December 2019

OSCE Ministerial Council in Bratislava; side event “Young voices for a safer future” together with the OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger and Chairman-in-Office Miroslav Lajčák

October 2019

OSCE Youth Forum in Bratislava; discussing “Perspectives 20-30” with diplomats and young delegates from across the OSCE space

July 2019

Second meeting of the Core Group of Experts at FES ROCPE; elaboration of the final report “Perspectives 20-30”

May 2019

First meeting of the Core Group of Experts at the OSCE Secretariat; brainstorming in six thematic sub-groups

March 2019

Open OSCE-wide call for participation in the project and selection of 22 young participants (Core Group of Experts)