Youth, Peace and Security: New Global Perspectives

Today’s generation of youth, at 1.8 billion, is the largest the world has ever known. Many of these youth are living in countries plagued by violent conflict and extremism, such as Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Nigeria. The goal of SCR 2250 is to recognize youth as partners for peace rather than solely viewing young people as perpetrators of violence—a shift in mindset that responds to the call to action of 11,000 young peacebuilders in the Amman Youth Declaration. The resolution, sponsored by the Government of Jordan, is a direct follow-up to the Global Forum on Youth, Peace and Security held in August 2015, as well as the Security Council’s Open Debate on the Role of Youth in Countering Violent Extremism and Promoting Peace held in April 2015.

Join USIP and the Interagency Working Group on Youth and Peacebuilding for a discussion on SCR 2250 with the U.N. Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, H.E. Ahmad Alhendawi of Jordan, young leaders from countries affected by violent extremism and armed conflict, and other experts.

June 14, 2016 2:00pm – 4:00pm ET

Location:
U.S. Institute of Peace
2301 Constitution Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20037 | Directions

Join us on Tuesday, June 14 from 2:00pm-4:00pm for the DC Launch of SCR 2250.

Register Here: https://goo.gl/9GGIjp

Speakers Include:

Manal Omar
Associate Vice President, Center for Middle East and Africa
U.S. Institute of Peace

H.E. Dina Kawar
Permanent Representative of Jordan to the United Nations

H.E. Ahmad Alhendawi 
United Nations Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth

Saji Prelis
Co-chair of the Inter-agency Working Group on Youth and Peacebuilding, Search for Common Ground

Soukaina Hamia 
Youth Peacebuilder, Deputy Director of Sidi Moumen Cultural Center of Casablanca, Morocco

Saba Ismail
Youth Peacebuilder, Executive Director of Aware Girls, Representative of the United Network of Young Peacebuilders (UNOYP)

Victoria Ibiwoye 
Youth Peacebuilder, Founder of One African Child of Lagos, Nigeria

Oscar Fernandez-Taranco 
United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support

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Source: https://goo.gl/9GGIjp