{"id":20194,"date":"2026-05-28T14:17:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T13:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yihr.rs\/?p=20194"},"modified":"2026-05-28T15:46:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T14:46:49","slug":"open-call-for-participants-novi-pazar-youth-summit-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yihr.rs\/bhs\/open-call-for-participants-novi-pazar-youth-summit-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Call for Participants: Novi Pazar Youth Summit 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are you a young changemaker passionate about democracy? Do you want to take part in interesting discussions and exchange opinions with peers across the region? If so, Youth Initiative for Human Rights invites you to apply for the Novi Pazar Youth Summit! <\/strong><\/p>\n

This year, the Summit will take place in Novi Pazar, Serbia, from June 22nd to 24th, bringing together over 100 participants from the region who are eager to amplify their voices in building better societies. <\/span><\/p>\n

What is YIHR Youth Summit?<\/b><\/p>\n

YIHR Youth Summit is biannual regional gathering that unites youth from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Serbia, Croatia, along with the activists from other countries. Participants discuss and work together on burning issues of democracy, transitional justice, reconciliation, human rights and rule of law, civil society resilience and accountability. <\/span><\/p>\n

This year, the slogan of the Summit \u201c<\/span>Democracy Speaks Back!\u201d <\/b>is inviting to empower youth to address some of the region\u2019s most urgent challenges: democratic backsliding, captured institutions, youth political participation, reconciliation and memory politics, media manipulation and disinformation, freedom of speech, and the future of human rights in increasingly polarized societies.<\/span><\/p>\n

Since the first Youth Summit in 2009 in Belgrade, YIHR organized Youth Summits in Prishtina (2012), Sarajevo (2015), Zagreb (2017), Skopje (2019), Podgorica (2022) and Tirana (2024). You can see more about these Summits <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

What to Expect?<\/b><\/p>\n

A number of interactive panels, workshops and networking sessions during the Summit will provide you with an opportunity to gain valuable insights into the challenges that youth is facing across the region. Despite the rising nationalism, slow European integration and stalled reconciliation efforts followed by the growing undemocratic tendencies, the Youth Summit presents a space for open dialogue. <\/span><\/p>\n

Why should you join NPYS 2026?<\/b><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n