NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS OF REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN PUBLIC UNION

“National Assembly of Youth Organizations of the Republic of Azerbaijan (NAYORA) is a united youth platform which was founded by 11 youth organizations on 21st of November of 1995 and was registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Azerbaijan on 31st of January of 1996. Since its creation the number of members has reached to 128. NAYORA is a united youth platform, the leading youth organization cooperating with international organizations, organizing international integration of youth. NAYORA is: - Full member of European Youth Forum since 2000; - Full member of World Assembly of Youth (WAY) since 2014; - Full member of the World Union of Turkish Youth; - Islamic Conference Youth Forum; - Has Consultative Status in United Nations ECOSOC since 2002; - Founder of Great Silk Way International Youth Union; - Founder of World League of Turkic Youth. It is an umbrella organization which provide interests of youth and youth organizations in the various fields such as education, culture, active citizenship, voluntariness and etc. Working towards strengthening civil society is the one of the main activities of NAYORA. It implements many projects as a result of the cooperation with international partners. NAYORA: - Organized “1st UN – NGO Community Relations Conference” in a partnership with UNDP in February, 2002; - The officials of our organization participated at the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on Children in New York. - Actively participating at the Interagency Task Force on Youth Health and Development which is supported by UNICEF Azerbaijan. - With UN office in Azerbaijan organized joint conference titled “Youth: Opportunities, Achievements and Perspectives” with participation of the representatives of UN in 2010; - With the support of European Youth Forum and YEU organized youth event. For the first time, more than 20 youth participants from Europe participated in Internet Governance Forum (IGF); - In cooperation with the European Youth Centre, Budapest organized Study Session “Together we can overcome the challenges for Equal Participation in Budapest on December 2-9, 2012; - Holds GUAM Youth Leaders Forum in Baku on 22-24 December, 2012; - Is partner in different ERASMUS+ (YIA) projects; - Realized YE Go for Green and TC Pathways to Peace in the framework of Youth in Action programme; - Accredited EVS Hosting and Sending since 2013. - Coordinator of NHSM in Azerbaijan. - Within partnership IFESCCO organized “CIS Youth Start-Up Platform” in 2018; - Coordinator of “Start it UP, Keep it UP” Erasmus+ KA2 project. Our aims are as the following: • To coordinate activities of child and youth member organizations; • To raise the participation of youth and youth organizations in the process going on in society and especially in decision making; • To represent the interest of youth organizations in regional and international level and create conditions for their development; • To impact positively on formation of policy concerning the youth and youth organizations; • To achieve solidarity among youth and their organizations in solution of nationwide problems; • To organize the exchange of knowledge, ideas and experience.