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Charlotte Davidi

5 September, 2022

This third pivotal protection blog dives into digital protection and the hygiene steps we should all embrace to limit exposure to online threats. Topic introduction In an increasingly digitised world, online security threats have increased…

UNOY Peacebuilders

13 July, 2022

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…

Navya Khanna

1 June, 2022

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…

Charlotte Davidi

17 May, 2022

In the second iteration of this pivotal protection blog series, we draw attention to age-based discrimination and harassment. Functioning in the same way as other forms of discrimination and harassment, ageism can have serious implications…

Charlotte Davidi

17 March, 2022

We are launching this pivotal protection blog series to draw attention to the urgent and diverse protection issues young people in development, peace and security work are facing on a daily basis. In this blog…

Experience of a Young Peace Researcher: Conventional Research vs Participatory Action Research

Sameer

23 December, 2021

Dear peace-loving reader, in this blog post I will discuss: the differences between conventional research and participatory action research in peace research in South Asia, my experience of these approaches based on my involvement in…

Shafaq Sarfraz

15 December, 2021

When you know what the absence of peace is, I think you really understand why it is essential to build it. I have always wondered why people think that my simple wishes of a peaceful…

Mohammad Rezwanur Rahman

24 November, 2021

Before 2020, I don’t think anyone would have thought about completing a 10-month-long research programme entirely online. It all started on a mid-August evening where 8 young researchers from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka…

Janith Perera

10 November, 2021

My journey as a young peacebuilder with the EU-funded research project ‘Amplifying the Leadership of Local Youth’ in Preventing Violent Extremism (PVE) and Peacebuilding has been both educational and inspirational. As a young Sri Lankan,…

UNOY Peacebuilders

21 September, 2021

As we notice a general tendency to over-request youth participation without adequate benefits, the question ‘what is meaningful youth engagement?’ has taken on a new colour. It is becoming the norm to call for youth…

Inner Peace and Advocacy: How mindfulness can improve your communication and advocacy skills

Anna Oleshkevych

23 April, 2019

Written by Anna Oleshkevych from UNOY member World Peace Initiative In recent years, numerous studies have shown that mindfulness and meditation practices can benefit both body and mind, by reducing emotional instability, anxiety, and stress, improving…

Revealing young Libyan’s aspiration through research

Rawan Khalfallah

6 December, 2018

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…

Digital Hygiene We Should All Embrace

Charlotte Davidi

Protected and Resourced Young Peacebuilders in MENA

UNOY Peacebuilders

Efforts to Integrate the Afghan Refugee Population by the Local Peacebuilders in India

Navya Khanna

Tackling Ageism as a Bystander

Charlotte Davidi

Inclusion and Protection of Gender and Sexual Minorities

Charlotte Davidi

Experience of a Young Peace Researcher: Conventional Research vs Participatory Action Research

Sameer

Exploring Peacebuilding: From Pakistan to South Asia

Shafaq Sarfraz

Bridging South Asian countries when the world stayed at home

Mohammad Rezwanur Rahman

“Seeking Unity Through Diversity” in Sri Lanka: A Researcher’s Reflections

Janith Perera

What is meaningful youth engagement?

UNOY Peacebuilders

Inner Peace and Advocacy: How mindfulness can improve your communication and advocacy skills

Anna Oleshkevych

Revealing young Libyan’s aspiration through research

Rawan Khalfallah