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UNICEF’s young reporters’ podcast: It’s about abilities
PODGORICA, 3 December 2024 – To mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities, celebrated globally on 3 December, UNICEF’s young reporters are releasing two podcast episodes that provide an honest insight into the lives, challenges and achievements of young people with disabilities. In the first episode , ho...
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Clean air for every child
Grahovo, 23 June 2024 – Initiatives – such as setting up “ballot” boxes for recycling, charity concerts, collaboration with local festivals, cleanup and planting actions, the establishment of local scout associations and digital monitoring of planted trees – are some of the ideas that young people are proposing to...
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#YouthAskingPoliticians
PODGORICA, 8 JUNE 2023 – On the morning of Friday 9 June, from 9:00 to 11:00 am, UNICEF Montenegro’s young reporters will organize a live public dialogue between Montenegro’s young people and representatives of all political lists running for parliamentary elections scheduled for 11 June. After an invitation was s...
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A culture of dialogue – the foundation of democracy
PODGORICA, 3 November 2022 – A culture of dialogue is the foundation of democracy. It is learned from a young age, and the programme “Simulation of the Work of Parliament for Secondary School Students” provides young people with the opportunity to develop a culture of dialogue and, in this way, strengthen democrac...
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A health club and a roommate search platform – the winning ideas in the youth competition
PODGORICA, 14 August 2022 – The ‘BFit’ and the ‘WithMe’ teams have been declared winners of the Generation Unlimited ‘imaGen Ventures’ Youth Challenge and will be representing Montenegro at the global level with 35 contesting countries. The national competition was co-organized by UNICEF and the NGA Digitalizuj.Me...
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For mutual love between society and me: Young reporters call for intergenerational solidarity
PODGORICA, 12 August 2022. Young people need the wisdom of older generations in order to build a happier, more equitable and prosperous society – this is the message of UNICEF young reporters and their senior interlocutors on the occasion of International Youth Day. The United Nations (UN) is celebrating 12 August...
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Summer provides opportunities for vacation and new work experiences for young people
PODGORICA, 15 July 2022 – Young people in Montenegro mostly use the summer to take a vacation. However, many of them opt to work and thus, in addition to pocket money, which always comes in handy, acquire new knowledge, skills and contacts that can help them in future employment. Those who decide to work during th...
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Young people in the Parliament say that they are both the present and future of Montenegro
I would like to say to you and to everyone present here that young people are the future of Montenegro only when they take responsibility for the present. Therefore, it is important that young people are more represented in the decision-making process and consulted at least as an advisory body, before taking any i...
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Rambo Amadeus: You Can Count on Science
PODGORICA, 5 NOVEMBER 2021 – Five centuries ago, the authorities persecuted scientists, and Giordano Bruno, a mathematician and astronomer, was burned at the stake for claiming that the Earth revolved around the Sun. The danger today lies in the fact that scientific evidence and scientific assessments are largely ...
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Mina, a young female developer is breaking gender stereotypes in the IT industry
Podgorica, 21 October 2021 - Mina Kontic loves graphic design and programming. This 17-year-old girl from Niksic dreams of becoming a web designer after she finishes secondary school. Thanks to the “Prilike” (Opportunities) programme, implemented by the NGO ADP-Zid, with the support of UNICEF and the TUI Care Foun...
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UNICEF: invest more in mental health
PODGORICA, 10 October 2021 – On World Mental Health Day, celebrated on 10 October, UNICEF is calling on governments and the public and private sectors to invest more in the mental health of children, adolescents and caregivers and to break the stigma around this issue. We need to provide every child and adolescent...
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Young people believe coronavirus conspiracy theories less than other Montenegrin citizens
PODGORICA, 3 OCTOBER 2021 – Young citizens of Montenegrins aged 18–29 years believe coronavirus conspiracy theories less compared to the overall population: only one in five young people (19%) believe coronavirus conspiracy theories, while this is the case with as many as one-third of adult citizens of Montenegro ...