This paper examines the role of grassroots activities in Sweden concerning children's rights protection and how the country has become a role model for the whole world in terms of human development and children's rights with special reference to the best practices they have elaborated throughout their history.

It is the pleasure of GPoT Center to host Erik Boel, former President at the European Movement Denmark, as a key-note speaker during today's roundtable on EU-Turkey relations in Istanbul.

GPoT Center organized a week-long Democracy Training Workshop, which brought together 30 exiled Syrian youth community representatives, between the 11th and 15th of March in Istanbul, Turkey.

From February 27th to the 28th, 2013 Mensur Akgün and Sylvia Tiryaki participated in the United Nations Alliance of Civilization's (UNAOC) 5th conference in Vienna, Austria. The forum, which focused on the promotion of responsible leadership in diversity and dialogue, brought together decision-makers and experts from all around the world.

Dr. Sylvia Tiryaki, Deputy Director at GPoT Center, attended the first of two seminars as part of the United Nations Group of Friends of Mediation Spanish-Moroccan Initiative. The seminar, entitled "Mediation in the Mediterranean: Developing Capacities and Synergies" took place in Madrid from the 11th to the 12th of February, 2013.