an opinion article from the “Race, Power and Peacebuilding” report The term ‘conflict’ is widely employed in development discourse about Israel and the Palestinians.It has created a distorted view of reality which suggests an abstract…
an insider’s perspective It is a sunny and warm day when UNOY members from all over the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are meeting in Amman, Jordan to take part in UNOY’s Protection and…
a case study from the “Race, Power and Peacebuilding” report All over the world violence, war, persecution and extreme poverty force millions of people to flee their homes and seek refuge elsewhere. Due to traumatic…
Let it come like wildflowers, suddenly, because the field must have it: wildpeace. ~ Yehuda Amichai, Wildpeace I quoted this poem in my master’s thesis, which was dedicated to the Parents Circle-Families Forum: a formidable grassroots…
These interviews were carried out by Search for Common Ground (SFCG) with Rezha Alausy Fauzan and Vera Al-Mawla. The article was originally published by SFCG on May 4, 2021. On May 5, young peacebuilders, international donors,…
A few kilometers away from the center of East Jerusalem and its Old City, and while hearing the sound of Israeli military planes heading to Gaza, our hearts here in Bethlehem and around the world…
The theme of this year’s International Peace Day was ‘Shaping Peace Together’, which is precisely what the United Network of Young Peacebuilders is all about. We’ve captured some of the incredible initiatives that UNOY Peacebuilders across…
Written by the UNOY African Youth Advocacy Team (A-YAT) The African Union (AU) vowed to ‘Silence the Guns’ of armed conflict by the year 2020. Yet here we are and the guns remain deafening. Why…
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…
Written by Rawan Khalfallah from UNOY member Together We Build It! It’s in our hands to take a positive role in this world, and it was in my hands to show the inspiring role that…
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:…
The Global Forum on Youth, Peace and Security was held in Amman on the 21-22 August. The Forum was organised in partnership between the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, four United Nations entities (PBSO, UNFPA, UNDP and…
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