Democratization  •  23  This infographic is based on the report, “Promoting and Increasing Youth Political Participation and Civic Engagement in the OSCE Region”. This Forum brought together almost 100 experts and young leaders from 37 OSCE participating States including politicians, journalists, civil servants, civil society, media representatives and online activists. The purpose of the event was to discuss how the OSCE and its institutions can better assist participating States in meeting their commitments on promoting the inclusion of youth in democratic processes. Forum participants discussed the challenges to democratic institutions and youth political participation. “ Increasing the capacities of young leaders plays a crucial role in developing democratic institutions, giving them a better understanding of the skills and competencies necessary to be successful young policy advisers.” Nighina Azizov, Deputy Minister of Labour, Social Protection and Family, Republic of Moldova, speaking during the 2nd Policy Advisers Course for Eastern Partnership Countries Enhancing Youth Political Participation ODIHR continued to address the decline in traditional forms of political participation by taking into account specific challenges to youth political participation. In May 2015, ODIHR published the report “Promoting and Increasing Youth Political Participation and Civic Engagement in the OSCE Region”, which builds on recommendations from almost 100 young men and women leaders and experts. understand their role and the tasks that are essential to deliberating, shaping and implementing policy. As follow-up to this report, and in co-operation with the Serbian OSCE Chairperson and the OSCE Mission to Serbia, on 2 June ODIHR also organized a regional youth conference in Belgrade to discuss youth political participation and promote the report and its recommendations with youth leaders from South-Eastern Europe. These issues were further discussed during a side event organized by the OSCE Youth Ambassadors and ODIHR with the support of the Chairperson-in-office at the 2015 Human Dimension Implementation Meeting. Building on the Youth Leadership Forum recommendations, ODIHR continued to support young political advisors across the OSCE region though specific training events, including one held on 13 November in Budapest. The training helped political advisors to better MIGRATION AND FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT The OSCE region remains an attractive destination for migrants. Responding to the influx of more than one million new migrants, refugees and stateless persons to the OSCE region during 2015 was a top concern for many participating States. This presented new challenges and highlighted the need to continue ongoing reforms to population-registration systems, development of efficient national migration-management mechanisms, and cross-border co-operation while safeguarding the rights of asylum seekers, refugees and other persons in need of protection. Freedom of movement within state borders and the ability to travel or