Policy Paper on a further youth commitment to promote peace and non-violence
Peace and non-violence are among the core values of the European Youth Forum (YFJ), stemming from the organisation’s current and the past priorities as well as from the spirit of its Statutes. The YFJ understands peace as a broader definition than the sole absence of violence and war, encompassing all factors – internal, social and environmental- which contribute to the free and full enjoyment of existence.
Read the policy paper adopte at the Council of Members, Torino, Italy, 13-14 November 2009.
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