Youth groups from diverse backgrounds have united to form the National Coalition on Youth Peace and Security (YPS) in Liberia which has been officially launched as the Liberia Coalition on Youth Peace and Security (LCYPS),…
UNOY Co-Director Eliška (29) and Comms Coordinator Rachel (23) attended the UN SDG Summit and Action Weekend in September. This blog captures their experiences as young people attending a High Level event. The UN presented…
Afghans for progressive Thinking (APT) is a youth-led non-profit organisation in Afghanistan that actively addresses human rights crises, with a specific focus on women’s rights, while simultaneously promoting girls’ access to education through creative and…
The author, Bukar Atiyaye is a humanitarian, peacebuilder and a community development activist and member of the African Youth Advocacy Team (A-YAT). He has more than 6 years cognate experience in the nonprofit sector and…
The Author, Emmanuella Ikomon, is the Head of Programmes at Angel Support Foundation (ASF). ASF is a non-governmental organisation from Nigeria with special consultative status within the United Nations Economic and Social Council (UN ECOSOC)…
The author, Melchade Kevin Samvura is the Coordinator at PEACE BUILDING TEAM which is local non-profit organisation located in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo and is currently a member of UNOY’s African Youth Advocacy Team…
Pride Month is celebrated every year in the month of June. Thus, UNOY Project Officer Fatma Escalante, with the support of Saraban Tahura Sara from Inclusive Bangladesh, Paula Camino, member of UNOY Pool of Trainers, and Claudia…
The author, Emmanuel Singa, is a Member of the African Youth Advocacy Team (AYAT) as well as: An Associate Researcher at the Center for Research and Information on Disarmament and Security (CRIDS) Focal Point of CRIDS…
The Author: This story is written by Nkurunziza Raphael, a young peacebuilder from Burundi, working for the Youth Empowerment and Leadership Initiative (YELI), former Regional Coordinator at UNOY Peacebuilders in East and Southern Africa, chair…
Important progress has been made since the adoption of UN Security Council resolution (UNSCR) 2250 in 2015. We have gained UNSCRs 2419 and 2535; an independent progress study on Youth, Peace and Security (YPS): ‘The…
Over the past two weeks, the streets of Iran have been witnessing countless accounts of wounds, bloodshed, and arrests following the public rage from the murder of Ms. Mahsa Jina Amini, a Kurdish-Iranian 22-year-old woman…
the role young people played in the process I’m Joseph Akilimali, co-chair of the Congolese Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) coalition, and this is how the first National Action Plan (NAP) on YPS came to…
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