West & Central Africa

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…

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),…

Salissou Mamane Elh. Koudoubé

3 April, 2024

Dans le domaine de la paix et de la diplomatie, la langue joue un rôle crucial dans la communication et la coordination entre les nations et les organisations internationales. Ces dernières décennies, l’anglais et le…

Network Officer

7 March, 2024

Members of the United Network of Young Peacebuilders (UNOY) share their work and knowledge on gender transformative peacebuilding for International Women’s Day! This International Women’s Day, we want to celebrate young women’s and gender nonconforming…

Bukar Atiyaye

24 October, 2023

The author, Bukar Atiyaye is a humanitarian, peacebuilder and a community development activist and member of the African Youth Advocacy Team (A-YAT). He has more than 6 years cognate experience in the nonprofit sector and…

Emmanuella Ikomon

10 October, 2023

The Author, Emmanuella Ikomon, is the Head of Programmes at Angel Support Foundation (ASF). ASF is a non-governmental organisation from Nigeria with special consultative status within the United Nations Economic and Social Council (UN ECOSOC)…

Emmanuel Singa

26 April, 2023

The author, Emmanuel Singa, is a Member of the African Youth Advocacy Team (AYAT) as well as: An Associate Researcher at the Center for Research and Information on Disarmament and Security (CRIDS) Focal Point of CRIDS…

Network Officer

3 November, 2022

Introduction At UNOY Peacebuilders, we firmly believe that gender and peacebuilding are inextricably linked. The dominant patriarchal structures pose significant barriers to the meaningful involvement of gender diverse and young women peacebuilders. Holistic and sustainable…

UNOY Peacebuilders

7 October, 2022

Over the past two weeks, the streets of Iran have been witnessing countless accounts of wounds, bloodshed, and arrests following the public rage from the murder of Ms. Mahsa Jina Amini, a Kurdish-Iranian 22-year-old woman…

Rafiu Adeniran Lawal and Stephanie E. Effevottu

3 February, 2022

People who soar are those who refuse to sit back, sigh and wish things would change. They neither complain of their lot nor passively dream of some distant ship coming in. Rather, they visualize in…

UNOY Peacebuilders

12 August, 2021

Call for an Immediate and Transparent Process to Fill the position of the African Union Office of the Youth Envoy The United Network of Young Peacebuilders (UNOY) and members of its African Youth Advocacy Team…

Stephanie E. Effevottu

13 April, 2021

The 2021 United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum held virtually between 7–8 April 2021. This 10th Anniversary of the ECOSOC Youth Forum marked the largest gathering of young people in the United…

West & Central Africa

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

Bukar Atiyaye

The Launch of Liberian coalition on YPS

Abdullah O. Bility

L’anglais, le français et les langues nationales en peril dans le secteur de la paix

Salissou Mamane Elh. Koudoubé

International Women’s Day 2024: Gender Transformative Approaches in peacebuilding

Network Officer

Positive Peace Stories: Democracy and Peace in Nigeria – where youth stands

Bukar Atiyaye

POWERING PEACE THROUGH CLIMATE ACTION: A Project from Angel Support Foundation

Emmanuella Ikomon

Positive Peace Stories: Networking Youth Organizations in conflict contexts

Emmanuel Singa

Our Path Towards Gender Transformation

Network Officer

Statement from Iran: “Be Our Voice: Women, Life, Freedom”

UNOY Peacebuilders

Nigeria’s Roadmap Towards the Localisation of the Youth, Peace, and Security Agenda

Rafiu Adeniran Lawal and Stephanie E. Effevottu

Statement from UNOY’s African Youth Advocacy Team

UNOY Peacebuilders

Moving Beyond Platitudes about Young People to Fostering Meaningful Youth Engagement for Sustainable Peace: Lessons from the 2021 ECOSOC Youth Forum

Stephanie E. Effevottu