Youth Peace & Security

María Alejandra Zorro

12 May, 2026

In recent years, the international agendas on WPS and YPS have gained increasing relevance as frameworks for promoting more just, inclusive, and peaceful societies. Both agendas recognize that building sustainable peace requires expanding who participates…

Flutura Brakaj

26 February, 2026

In July 2025, I had the opportunity to facilitate a National Training on the Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) Agenda with municipal youth workers from across Albania – implemented by Youth Voice Network of Organisations…

Young Iranian Peacebuilders

17 February, 2026

Do not speak over us. Do not speak for us. Stand with us. Amplify our voices. Protect us. What is happening in Iran? It has been 51 days since the start of the protests that…

Santiago Gutiérrez and Felipe Tamayo

8 January, 2026

Global Beginnings, Local Transformations: How YPS Arrived in Colombia On December 8, 2015, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 2250, which established the global framework for the Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) Agenda. Through…

Rachel Viney

9 December, 2025

“Do you remember the moment that Resolution 2250 was passed?” I ask. Across from me, Matilda’s Zoom square lights up. “I remember being in the Security Council hall. The whole Coalition was there. It was…

Bukar Atiyaye

8 April, 2025

Introduction Today, perhaps two of the most pressing problems on a global scale, violent conflicts, and climate change, are increasingly intertwined. Climate change worsens existing vulnerabilities, intensifies competition over resources, leading to tensions and conflicts…

Franck Ngenzebuhoro

13 March, 2025

This article offers an overview of Burundi’s recently adopted National Strategy on Youth, Peace, and Security, along with its corresponding National Action Plan. It explores the strategy’s content, the development process, and the author’s recommendations…

Helen Berents and Khaled Emam

9 December, 2024

Amid global crises, decision makers have the opportunity to seize the moment to meaningfully support and include youth. Will they take action? Introduction: Youth under threat Globally, young people are under threat. Their ability to…

Khaled Emam

16 October, 2024

“This summit is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reinvigorate global action…” – UN Secretary-General António Guterres After two years of preparation and over nine months of negotiations, world leaders gathered in New York at the “Summit…

Mpagi Derrick

10 October, 2024

This article discusses the nexus between Youth, Peace, and Security (YPS) and health, especially in relation to Black indigenous Africans living with autoimmune diseases in Uganda. Additionally, it also discusses the influence of colonialism and…

Galia Kademian

20 September, 2024

Intervention by Galia Kademian from Argentine Youth Organization for the United Nations and International Steering Group Representative for UNOY’s Americas members, at the Summit of the Future Action Day side event: ‘#YouthLead: Governance for human rights,…

Abdullah O. Bility

26 June, 2024

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),…

Youth Peace & Security

Weaving Peace Agendas in Colombia

María Alejandra Zorro

YPS in Albania: Peace begins in youth offices

Flutura Brakaj

In Iran, young people are disappearing…

Young Iranian Peacebuilders

Let’s Open the Conversation: What is the YPS Agenda and why is it Important in Colombia?

Santiago Gutiérrez and Felipe Tamayo

The road to Resolution 2250: UNOY’s story

Rachel Viney

Bridging the Divide: Young People Leading the Way in Peacebuilding and Climate Resilience

Bukar Atiyaye

National YPS Strategy & National Action Plan in Burundi

Franck Ngenzebuhoro

Seizing the Moment: Youth, Amicability, and Security between Action and Avoidance

Helen Berents and Khaled Emam

United Nations’ Summit of the Future: Three Key Issues Overlooked in the Outcome Document

Khaled Emam

The Effects of Racial Injustice in the Health Sector on Black Indigenous Africans in Uganda

Mpagi Derrick

Governance for human rights, peace and security and political processes

Galia Kademian

The Launch of Liberian coalition on YPS

Abdullah O. Bility