Speakers: Permanent Representative of Jordan to the United Nations, Dina Kawar Oscar Fernandez Taranco, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support Ahmad Alhendawi, the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth Sabah Ismail, youth peace activist from Pakistan Press Conference following the adoption of Security Council Resolution 2250 on Youth, Peace and Security.
Application Deadline: 12:00 Noon EST on Friday, January 1, 2016 Please read these instructions before beginning your application. We suggest you refer back to them as you fill out your application. Program Overview The Sudanese and South Sudanese Youth Leaders program brings Sudanese and South Sudanese peacebuilders between ages 18 and 35 to Washington, DC to be
Story by UN-Habitat UN-Habitat has hailed the UN Security Council for passing the resolution 2250 on Youth, Peace and Security saying it was an important paradigm shift. “UN Security Council Resolution 2250 on Youth, Peace and Security is a paradigm shift, away from the idea of young people being seen as a threat to security
Story by UNFPA Palestinian youth and Y-Peer trainers from Syria and Jordan stand in front of a mural they have created at a school run by the UN Relief and Works Agency in Zarqa, Jordan. © Y-Peer/Abdelbari Hamad The United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution calling on countries to engage young people
Story by MercyCorps Historic move underscores the essential role youth play in promoting peace and countering violent extremism The global organization Mercy Corps commends the United Nations Security Council for adopting a new resolution prioritizing youth and youth-led organizations in peacebuilding and violence prevention efforts, and thanks the government of Jordan and the 10,000 young
By: Nancy Lindberg, President of United State Institute of Peace (USIP) https://twitter.com/nancylindborg/status/676526380213907456 In a landmark decision, the United Nations Security Council this week adopted its first resolution to address the critical role that young people play in preventing and resolving conflict. Resolution 2250 on Youth, Peace and Security, which passed with the unanimous support
PRESS RELEASE OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić, OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier and Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) Michael Georg Link today welcomed the adoption by the UN Security Council earlier this week of a Resolution on Youth, Peace and Security. They urged greater representation
Statement by Phumzile Mlambo, UN Women Executive Director UN Women welcomes the historic adoption of the first Security Council resolution on youth, peace and security. The resolution, spearheaded by Jordan, and adopted unanimously by Council members on 9 December, recognizes for the first time that youth’s vulnerabilities and experiences of conflict must be differentiated,
