Protection

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…

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,…

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…

Youth Campaign Against the Siege in Yemen

UNOY Peacebuilders

6 November, 2019

Press release from our member in Yemen, Youth Without Borders Organisation for Development The ‘Youth Campaign Against the Siege’ closely follows the siege imposed on Taiz for almost five years and the close of Sana’a International…

Inner Peace and Advocacy: How mindfulness can improve your communication and advocacy skills

Anna Oleshkevych

23 April, 2019

Written by Anna Oleshkevych from UNOY member World Peace Initiative In recent years, numerous studies have shown that mindfulness and meditation practices can benefit both body and mind, by reducing emotional instability, anxiety, and stress, improving…

Young Refugees and Peacebuilding – A Missing Link

UNOY Peacebuilders

23 May, 2016

By Dylan Jones and Matilda Flemming There are today almost 60 million forcibly displaced people around the world. To put that in perspective, that’s a number fairly equal to the population of Italy. The most…

Responding to Police Brutality with Compassionate Civility

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

Las Vidas Jóvenes Importan

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

Youth Campaign Against the Siege in Yemen

Inner Peace and Advocacy: How mindfulness can improve your communication and advocacy skills

Young Refugees and Peacebuilding – A Missing Link