Environment, education, and youth participation. Those were some of the most intensely debated topics when 120 young persons from the Nordic region gathered for the second Nordic youth summit. “It's crucial to empower young people with a voice and the opportunity to influence the issues that will shape our world”, said Ágústa Arnthorsdóttir, from the youth council in Stykkishólmur.
Read the article about the Nordic youth summit in Iceland |
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Building age-friendly cities and communities can reduce public spending on healthcare and social care, while making use of the resource that older adults represent in our communities. Today, thirteen Nordic cities are part of the WHO Global Network for Age-friendly Cities and Communities. The Nordic cities in the network actively share their best practices of how to create cities that are economically, socially, and culturally inclusive for an ageing population.
Read the article about how Nordic cities strengthen their work for age-friendly cities |
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The Nordic countries are facing labour shortages. Still many refugees and immigrants have difficulties in establishing themselves on the labour market. Why are we in this paradoxical situation? The Nordic Welfare Centre and Nordregio warmly invite you to the webinar Employers’ perspectives on hiring immigrants – Experiences from the Nordic countries. The webinar will be held 15 February at 13:00–14:30 (CET).
Sign up for the webinar here
Find our new study on the subject here |
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Vår vetenskapliga tidskrift Nordic studies on alcohol and drugs innehåller artiklar om alkohol, narkotika, spel och rökning. I det senaste numret hittar du bland annat följande artiklar:
- Ways to get a more balanced gender representation in addiction journals’ management and workforce
- Rettigheter og tvang i kommunale hjelpetilbud til personer med alvorlige samtidige rus- og psykiske lidelser
Läs nyaste numret av NAD här |
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