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1 June, 2015

Introduction For much of its history, UNOY Peacebuilders has worked primarily on two pillars: developing the capacities of young peacebuilders and advocating for greater youth participation in peacebuilding activities and processes. In our strategic plan…

Roundtable Discussion with Norwegian UN Mission

UNOY Peacebuilders

30 April, 2015

The UNOY Youth Advocacy Team attended an informal breakfast meeting with representatives of the Norwegian Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York last week. The meeting brought together young peacebuilders and policy makers…

Youth Advocacy Team in New York

UNOY Peacebuilders

25 April, 2015

UNOY Peacebuilders’ Youth Advocacy Team (YAT) is finishing its first 2015 trip to New York, meeting with a number of key stakeholders around the UN Security Council debate on Thursday 23 April on ‘The Role…

10 Guiding Practices for Countering Violent Extremism from a Human Security and Young Peacebuilders’ Perspective

UNOY Peacebuilders

16 April, 2015

To effectively address violent extremism, a human security approach which is holistic, context-specific and person-centred is a necessity. The ultimate goal and responsibility of any security policy, including policies on countering violent extremism should be…

11 commandments of international campaigns – for children and youth participation in peacebuilding

UNOY Peacebuilders

8 April, 2015

Matthew Scott, the director of Peacebuilding at World Vision, and an experienced campaigner, shared his experiences of campaigning in order to support the team’s campaign for a Security Council resolution! 1. Invest in relationships. Across…

UNOY’s input for the UN Peacebuilding Architecture Review

UNOY Peacebuilders

26 March, 2015

The UN is reviewing it’s peacebuilding architecture in 2015. This means that the work of the Peacebuilding Fund, the Peacebuilding Commission and the Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO) is being assessed, and it offers an excellent…

Report from Expert Meeting: The role of young leaders in creating secure communities

UNOY Peacebuilders

25 March, 2015

On March 5th, 2015, an expert meeting was organized by UNOY, Human Security Collective and Cordaid. The goal of the meeting was to raise awareness on how young community leaders from conflict areas successfully contribute…

Story 24: Activities That Unite

UNOY Peacebuilders

23 February, 2015

BENARD OCHIENG Mathare is one of the biggest collection of slums in Africa. It is located around 5 km from Nairobi and serves as a home for more than half a million of its inhabitants….

Story 23: What Youth Peace Work Has Taught Me

UNOY Peacebuilders

16 February, 2015

MEGHANN AUREA VILLANUEVA My name is Meg. Half of my friends from all over the world used to refer to me as their ‘friend who works in the UN’ or ‘my friend who works to…

Story 22: Do Not Let Them Disappoint You

UNOY Peacebuilders

2 February, 2015

SAJA ELGREDLY The sarcasm falls within the contradiction of mentioning the word “peace” recently; as it usually comes within the context of war. The first image that comes to ones mind are pictures of rockets,…

Story 21: Inner Peace

UNOY Peacebuilders

26 January, 2015

IPPOLITO FORNI The beginning of my involvement in the peace-building field came with my own personal struggle to bring peace within myself. Due to my personal experiences, at a young age I came to the…

Story 20: Chasing A Dream

UNOY Peacebuilders

19 January, 2015

ABERAMY SIVALOGANANTHAN A few years ago, I was reading a news article from Bangladesh about a young girl and her mother who had been at a refugee camp at Vavuniya, Sri Lanka. While there, they…

Annual Review 2014

Roundtable Discussion with Norwegian UN Mission

Youth Advocacy Team in New York

10 Guiding Practices for Countering Violent Extremism from a Human Security and Young Peacebuilders’ Perspective

11 commandments of international campaigns – for children and youth participation in peacebuilding

UNOY’s input for the UN Peacebuilding Architecture Review

Report from Expert Meeting: The role of young leaders in creating secure communities

Story 24: Activities That Unite

Story 23: What Youth Peace Work Has Taught Me

Story 22: Do Not Let Them Disappoint You

Story 21: Inner Peace

Story 20: Chasing A Dream