Youth participation

UNOY Peacebuilders

9 March, 2022

In 2019, UNOY Peacebuilders published a study mapping the progress on the implementation of the Youth, Peace, and Security (YPS) agenda in the European Union (EU). The study highlighted the EU’s support of youth-led peacebuilding…

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

31 January, 2022

Did you miss the High-Level Global Conference on Youth-Inclusive Peace Processes? No worries! We’ve captured the best bits just for you. More than 130 people attended the virtual conference on the 19th (for a youth-only…

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…

UNOY Peacebuilders

25 May, 2021

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,…

An Interactive Dialogue with the President of the General Assembly on Youth, Peace and Security: The First of its Kind

Mridul Upadhyay

9 May, 2019

Written by Mridul Upadhyay, UNOY Regional Coordinator for Asia & Co-Founder of UNOY member, Youth for Peace International With 700-800 participants, the ECOSOC Youth Forum—held on the 8th and 9th April, 2019—was the largest youth gathering at the…

Youth Participation Under Severe Threat in the Council of Europe: We Demand Action!

UNOY Peacebuilders

5 May, 2019

This year, the Council of Europe celebrated 70 years of work to uphold human rights, rule of law, and the democratic participation of its 47 Member States. On Friday, the Council of Europe’s current Secretary-General…

Realising youth inclusion in peace processes: Lessons from Myanmar

Irena Grizelj

15 May, 2018

Written by Irena Grizelj In the last two decades, over 900 peace agreements have been signed globally, across multiple countries and peace processes. While inclusive peace negotiations are slowly replacing the traditional elite-dominated peace talks,…

Youth, Peace and Security: The New Kid on the Block

UNOY Peacebuilders

21 March, 2018

UN Security Council Resolution 2250 on Youth, Peace and Security, adopted in December 2015, requested the UN Secretary-General “to carry out a Progress Study on the youth’s positive contribution to peace processes and conflict resolution.” The…

Young Refugees and Peacebuilding – A Missing Link

UNOY Peacebuilders

23 May, 2016

By Dylan Jones and Matilda Flemming There are today almost 60 million forcibly displaced people around the world. To put that in perspective, that’s a number fairly equal to the population of Italy. The most…

Youth participation 101: Five simple tips for including youth in peacebuilding

UNOY Peacebuilders

23 March, 2016

So you want to work with youth in peacebuilding, but don’t know how to start? UN Security Council Resolution 2250 calls for the inclusion of youth in peacebuilding and the prevention of violence. That means…

Young People’s Participation in Peacebuilding: A Practice Note

UNOY Peacebuilders

8 February, 2016

“…engaging young people positively and giving them a stake in their societies during the transition period after violent conflict is important for long-term peace and security.” The UN Inter-Agency Working Group on Youth Participation in…

Youth participation

2022 European Year of Youth: It’s Time the EU Prioritised the YPS Agenda

UNOY Peacebuilders

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

Rafiu Adeniran Lawal and Stephanie E. Effevottu

Overheard at the #YPSConference

UNOY Peacebuilders

What is meaningful youth engagement?

UNOY Peacebuilders

Interview with Two Young Peacebuilders: Unlocking the Potential of Youth-led Peacebuilding

UNOY Peacebuilders

An Interactive Dialogue with the President of the General Assembly on Youth, Peace and Security: The First of its Kind

Mridul Upadhyay

Youth Participation Under Severe Threat in the Council of Europe: We Demand Action!

UNOY Peacebuilders

Realising youth inclusion in peace processes: Lessons from Myanmar

Irena Grizelj

Youth, Peace and Security: The New Kid on the Block

UNOY Peacebuilders

Young Refugees and Peacebuilding – A Missing Link

UNOY Peacebuilders

Youth participation 101: Five simple tips for including youth in peacebuilding

UNOY Peacebuilders

Young People’s Participation in Peacebuilding: A Practice Note

UNOY Peacebuilders