"YOUTH INITIATIVE" LAUNCH TALK, WFWP UN Offices (Geneva and Vienna)
Written by Srruthi Lekha
The Youth Initiative is a forward-looking initiative to engage youth and empower them for their potential to influence peace-building and leadership processes with a focus on gender equality and other relevant themes. The Youth Initiative aims to nurture young innovation and vitality to work on important platforms and projects through partnership with international organization and their mandates, advocacy campaigns, research projects, skills training, fieldwork, and event management.
This panel discussion is the first event and is a youth-led event focusing on peacebuilding and security and the importance of the participation of young women and girls. The theme focuses on the UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2250 (2015) which identifies five key pillars for action: participation, protection, prevention, partnerships and disengagement, and reintegration. This landmark resolution urges Member States to give youth a greater voice in decision-making at the local, national, regional, and international levels and to consider setting up mechanisms that would enable young people to participate meaningfully in peace processes.
Topic: Youth and peace building as outlined in UNSCR 2250
Date : 23rd July 2020.
Time : 6.00 pm to 7.30 pm CET
Venue : Zoom (Link for Participation, will be provided after registration)
The questions of discussions would be :
1. Status of youth in the peace building process ?
2. Importance and universality of the SCResolution for peace processes ?
3. Impact of youth in the peace building process as guided by the resolution ?
4. Proposals and recommendations for support mechanisms for the implementation of actions for the goals of the Resolution.
Panelists :
Karima Rhanem CEO of Africa My Home and President of the International Center for Diplomacy
Rachel McCave (New York, United States of America)Director of Program Development, Unite 2030 Program associate, Intersections International
Celina Herrera (Hawaii) Prevention, UN Office on Drugs and Crime,Treatment and Rehabilitation Section (PTRS)
Tua Manase-Ale (Melbourne, Australia) President of WFWP Samoa
With the amazing expertise of each panelist and their rich background of work history and futuristic vision for peace and development, we welcome you to register at the following link. Once registered, further details and information will be provided to you with the access for the event :