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UNOY Peacebuilders

26 October, 2020

In the last few weeks, millions of young Nigerians at home and abroad joined the #EndSARS protests to demand an end to police brutality, human rights abuses, extrajudicial killings, and the excessive use of force…

Leonardo Parraga

9 October, 2020

By Leonardo Párraga, Executive Director of BogotArt, UNOY member in Colombia (follow up from the ‘Las Vidas Jóvenes Importan’ article) Some famous metal bands like Metallica have positioned themselves in the scene with songs like fight…

UNOY Peacebuilders Call for Immediate Ceasefire and Meaningful Dialogue to De-escalate Violence in South Caucasus

UNOY Peacebuilders

6 October, 2020

UNOY Peacebuilders are deeply concerned about the current military escalation in the South Caucasus region around the unresolved Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The new wave of violence began early morning on September 27, with shelling surrounding towns…

Shaping Peace Together – International Peace Day 2020

UNOY Peacebuilders

5 October, 2020

The theme of this year’s International Peace Day was ‘Shaping Peace Together’, which is precisely what the United Network of Young Peacebuilders is all about. We’ve captured some of the incredible initiatives that UNOY Peacebuilders across…

Las Vidas Jóvenes Importan

Leonardo Parraga

1 September, 2020

By Leonardo Párraga, Executive Director of BogotArt, UNOY member in Colombia (*Spanish version below) Las vidas jóvenes importan. Youth lives matter. Las vidas jóvenes importan. I should repeat this phrase another 30 times and yet,…

The A-YAT on ‘Silencing the Guns’

UNOY Peacebuilders

26 August, 2020

Written by the UNOY African Youth Advocacy Team (A-YAT) The African Union (AU) vowed to ‘Silence the Guns’ of armed conflict by the year 2020. Yet here we are and the guns remain deafening. Why…

YPS Resolutions: From Paper to Reality

Khaled Emam

12 August, 2020

Written by Khaled Emam, Human Rights Lawyer and Executive Manager of Justice Call for Rights and Development (Egypt), GPPAC YPS Working Group Member, inspired by an online discussion organised by UNOY Peacebuilders The new UN…

20 Years of Warsaw Declaration: How Nigeria is Faring

Lucky Chinwike and Rafiu Adeniran Lawal

24 June, 2020

Written by Lucky Chinwike and Rafiu Adeniran Lawal, Leading Directors of Building Blocks for Peace Foundation, UNOY member It was four months after he bagged his Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science. He was 22. Alhaji Sammani Zango,…

UNOY Peacebuilders Call for the Protection of Citizens from Gang Violence in Haiti

UNOY Peacebuilders

14 May, 2020

Haiti has faced a long history of violence due to the presence of gangs. Unfortunately, a young peacebuilder from our network is one of the victims of the most recent episode of violence. On 5…

Wise Words from the Youth: UN Security Council Open Debate on Youth, Peace and Security

UNOY Peacebuilders

30 April, 2020

This week, on 27th April 2020, under the presidency of the Dominican Republic, the United Nations Security Council held an open video conference on Youth, Peace and Security. The debate builds on the landmark resolution…

The Future of Peacebuilding

Ali Altiok

22 April, 2020

Written by Ali Altiok, independent researcher on youth and peacebuilding & co-author of “We Are Here: an integrated approach to youth-inclusive peace processes” Covid-19 pandemic is a new risk to human society. In the past…

Civil Society Welcomes Bipartisan U.S. Legislation to Advance the Global Youth, Peace and Security Agenda

UNOY Peacebuilders

11 March, 2020

Washington, D.C., USA – Introducing the Youth, Peace and Security Act of 2020 UNOY Peacebuilders and partners, Alliance for Peacebuilding, Search for Common Ground, STAND: the student-led movement to end mass atrocities, Peace Direct, FCNL, and Generations…

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#EndSARS Protest in Nigeria: UNOY Members Call for Young People’s Protection

UNOY Peacebuilders

Responding to Police Brutality with Compassionate Civility

Leonardo Parraga

UNOY Peacebuilders Call for Immediate Ceasefire and Meaningful Dialogue to De-escalate Violence in South Caucasus

UNOY Peacebuilders

Shaping Peace Together – International Peace Day 2020

UNOY Peacebuilders

Las Vidas Jóvenes Importan

Leonardo Parraga

The A-YAT on ‘Silencing the Guns’

UNOY Peacebuilders

YPS Resolutions: From Paper to Reality

Khaled Emam

20 Years of Warsaw Declaration: How Nigeria is Faring

Lucky Chinwike and Rafiu Adeniran Lawal

UNOY Peacebuilders Call for the Protection of Citizens from Gang Violence in Haiti

UNOY Peacebuilders

Wise Words from the Youth: UN Security Council Open Debate on Youth, Peace and Security

UNOY Peacebuilders

The Future of Peacebuilding

Ali Altiok

Civil Society Welcomes Bipartisan U.S. Legislation to Advance the Global Youth, Peace and Security Agenda

UNOY Peacebuilders