The National Youth Council of Armenia was founded in 1997, comprising NGOs, student organisations and political youth organisations. It was registered on 6 December of the same year with the Ministry of Justice.
Objectives
– Promote the consolidation and strengthening of Armenia
– Promote a deepening of the democratic processes, and the establishment of a legal state and civil society in Armenia
– Assist in the development and promotion of youth policy in Armenia
– Promote the involvement of young people in tackling national tasks
– Work to disseminate the notion of the protection of human rights (particularly those of children and youth)
– Consolidate Armenian youth around the concepts of patriotism, freedom and democracy.