Americas – Page 2

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…

Civil Society Welcomes Bipartisan U.S. Legislation to Advance the Global Youth, Peace and Security Agenda

UNOY Peacebuilders

11 March, 2020

Washington, D.C., USA – Introducing the Youth, Peace and Security Act of 2020 UNOY Peacebuilders and partners, Alliance for Peacebuilding, Search for Common Ground, STAND: the student-led movement to end mass atrocities, Peace Direct, FCNL, and Generations…

The Decade of Action

Michelle Belfor

28 February, 2020

Written by Michelle Belfor, UNOY Young Peacebuilders’ Forum participant, Youth Advisory Group of the UNFPA Suriname 2020 marks the start of the decade of action. One where young people are standing at the forefront of…

Building Synergies at the 2019 Young Peacebuilders’ Forum

Munyaradzi Chitsuwa

1 October, 2019

Written by Munyaradzi Chitsuwa, Programme Coordinator of UNOY member, Youth for Peace and Development, & GPPAC Youth, Peace and Security Working Group Member Young people who have participated in former UNOY events have created effective…

#WeAreNotComplete: Young Peacebuilders’ Forum 2019

UNOY Peacebuilders

19 July, 2019

Bogotá, Colombia Amid an oppressive air of ever-shrinking civic space, this is a week of culminating momentum. On the 17 July, our member was one of three young experts briefing the Security Council on the…

Personal & Political Dimensions of Peace World Peace Forum in Brazil

UNOY Peacebuilders

8 November, 2016

By Ludmila D. Andrade Between 22-25 September 2016, the Schengen Peace Foundation organised the tenth edition of the World Peace Forum and most importantly, the second edition of the Youth World Peace Forum. The Forum…

Story 19: The Audacity Of Peace

UNOY Peacebuilders

2 December, 2014

LUIS ALFONSO MIRANDA PÉREZ I would like to share with you a piece of my childhood in Mesoamerica. From my abrupt arrival to the land of the Mayas and my difficult upbringing in a post-war…

Story 14: Creating A Peaceful Environment

UNOY Peacebuilders

3 November, 2014

SYD BOYD This story is about the particular moment when I personally understood that peacebuilding may start with things as simple as helping one young boy that needs to be reassured that he is safe…