Youth Peace & Security – Page 4

E-YAT’s First Mission to Strasbourg

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8 December, 2016

By Ludmila Andrade The Council of Europe (CoE) has played a pioneering role in promoting and supporting youth participation, capacity building and active citizenship. Within the topics of democracy, rule of law and human rights,…

Youth, Peace, and Conflict Management & Transformation – Empowering youth from South Asia

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17 November, 2016

Youth for Peace International, a UNOY Peacebuilders member organisation, the Rajiv Gandhi National Institute for Youth Development, and the Commonwealth Youth Peace Ambassadors Network (CYPAN) gathered young peacebuilders from across South and South-East Asia…

Moving forward the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 2250

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12 August, 2016

By Matteo Tonella With the announcement by UN Secretary-general Ban Ki-Moon of Graeme Simpson as Lead Author for the Progress Study on Youth, Peace and Security, as well as an advisory group of experts…

Young Refugees and Peacebuilding – A Missing Link

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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…

Affecting Power Structures: Gender and Youth Perspectives

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4 April, 2016

By Hajer Sharief In areas of conflict, support from the international community is often greatly needed. However, the design of this support directly affects power structures in the affected community. A crucial question is therefore:…

Complementary Agendas: Women and Youth Building Peace

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23 March, 2016

We in the youth peacebuilding movement have been greatly influenced and inspired by the women, peace and security community. Women and youth are both large groups, forming roughly 50% and 25% of humanity respectively, which have been…

Youth participation 101: Five simple tips for including youth in peacebuilding

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23 March, 2016

So you want to work with youth in peacebuilding, but don’t know how to start? UN Security Council Resolution 2250 calls for the inclusion of youth in peacebuilding and the prevention of violence. That means…

Young People’s Participation in Peacebuilding: A Practice Note

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8 February, 2016

“…engaging young people positively and giving them a stake in their societies during the transition period after violent conflict is important for long-term peace and security.” The UN Inter-Agency Working Group on Youth Participation in…

The path towards a Security Council Resolution on Youth, Peace and Security

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11 December, 2015

At UNOY Peacebuilders, we have been advocating for a strengthened policy framework in the shape of a Security Council Resolution around youth, peace and security since 2012. With the adoption of UN Security Council resolution…

UN Security Council adopts resolution on Youth, Peace and Security

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9 December, 2015

On 9 December 2015 the United Nations Security Council adopted resolution 2250 on Youth, Peace & Security. The historical document is the first of its kind to recognize the positive role young people play in building…

Rashid Zuberu talks to Cordaid about youth participation and empowerment

UNOY Peacebuilders

24 November, 2015

Rashid Zuberu (30) is the founder of Young Peace Brigades, one of our member organizations located in Ghana. Rashid is also a member of International Steering Group (ISG) and focal point for the Sub-Saharan youth…

Youth Advocacy Team at the Global Youth Summit Against Violent Extremism

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24 November, 2015

The UNOY Peacebuilders’ Youth Advocacy Team (YAT) carried out a lobbying mission in New York, between 27 September and 2 October 2015, in the occasion of the Global Youth Summit Against Violent Extremism (28 September)….