The Youth4Peace Global Knowledge Portal, launched in October 2016, supports the

implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2250 (2015) on Youth, Peace and

Security and serves the needs of young peacebuilders, decision-makers, researchers, development

practitioners and other stakeholders, by providing a one-stop-shop for generating, accessing and

sharing knowledge to promote and support young people’s participation in peacebuilding.

A first-of-its-kind global platform on youth and peacebuilding, www.youth4peace.info is a new multi-

stakeholder initiative between the United Nations (PBSO, UNDP’s Youth Global Programme for

Sustainable Development and Peace | Youth-GPS), civil society (SfCG) and youth-led organisations

(UNOY), working together through the Working Group on Youth & Peacebuilding. The portal is hosted

by UNDP Youth-GPS with support from the Oslo Governance Centre.

What does the Youth4Peace Knowledge Portal Offer?

A unique hub for UNSCR 2250 and the related Progress Study on Youth, Peace & Security.

Access to curated tools & resources to enhance youth participation in peacebuilding.

The latest news, blogs & events highlighting young people’s views on peace and security as well as peacebuilding activities from around the world.

Dedicated Regional Spaces.

The opportunity to create a free profile to take part in online consultations, showcase results, best practices & lessons learned, create new content and connect with other members to trigger new initiatives and collaborate on common projects.

A common platform for coordinating advocacy efforts and launching social media campaigns.

Partnership strengthening & building between young peacebuilders, development practitioners, policy-makers, academics and decision-makers.

What’s been happening since the portal was launched on 24 October 2016?

Global Online Consultations, facilitated by UNDP and moderated in

partnership with young experts, civil society and UN partners.

The consultations focused on key topics such as:

• The role of young people in preventing violent extremism

• Young people’s involvement in peace processes

• Young people’s participation in peacebuilding throughout the electoral

cycle

• The role of education in peacebuilding

• Gendered dynamics of youth peacebuilding

Launch of the #ACTon2250 social media campaign to mark the 1st

Anniversary of UNSCR 2250 and raise awareness of the resolution and its

implementation.

2 youth-led blogging series. The 1st included pieces by Occidental College

students ranging from addressing peacebuilding through art to the power of

youth partnerships. The 2nd, in partnership with the Elliott School of International

Affairs, is focusing on young women’s political participation in the YPS Agenda.

Hosting (in 11 languages), the Global Survey on Youth, Peace & Security

coordinated by SfCG and UNOY, and its accompanying report.

A dedicated hub for the Progress Study on Youth, Peace & Security

mandated by UNSCR 2250, including support to Regional, sub-Regional and

National Consultations (more information on the next page), and Thematic

Papers.

Supporting an Inclusive and Participatory Progress Study on Youth’s

Positive Contribution to Peace Processes and Conflict Resolution

UNSCR 2250 requested the Secretary-General “to carry out a Progress Study on the youth’s positive

contribution to peace processes and conflict resolution, in order to recommend effective responses at local,

national, regional and international levels”, and to present the results of the Study to Member States of the UN.

A key goal of UNSCR 2250 is the fuller inclusion of young people in peace and security. The Progress Study

models this intent through an inclusive and participatory methodology, reflected in regional, national and online

consultations organised throughout the year with UNDP’s support and in collaboration with other sister entities.

The Youth4Peace Global Knowledge Portal was instrumental in providing a platform to amplify the

application calls, share supporting materials, gather young people’s views, and expand the consultation’s reach

beyond the young people who were selected to take part in person.

Regional Consultations with selected young people have taken place in: Arab States, Asia-Pacific, Eastern

Europe and Central Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, East and Southern Africa, West and Central Africa

and Europe. These three-day long Regional Consultations were co-led by PBSO, UNFPA and UNDP, and co-

organised, supported and funded by various UN entities and regional partners. These consultations were

essential in hearing directly from young people on the peace and security challenges they experience in their

communities and the peacebuilding work they are doing to address them. Young people were encouraged to

develop recommendations based on their discussions, which you can find in the summary reports below.

Additional consultations were organised in Belgium (for youth from the EU, the countries of the European Free

Trade Association and the Western Balkans) and Tunisia (sub-regional consultation for North Africa).

National Consultations with young peacebuilders have taken place in: Myanmar, Colombia, Kosovo* and

Libya. These consultations were led and organised by various UN entities and regional partners, and provided

an opportunity to learn more from young people about the context-specific challenges that are experienced

across their country and throughout different regions.

REGIONAL CONSULTATIONS

AFRICA | East & Southern Africa

The East and Southern Africa regional consultation was held in Johannesburg, South Africa from 1 to 3

August 2017. The consultation was organised by UN Volunteers, UNFPA, UNDP and the UN

Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO). A total of eighteen participants took part in the 3-day consultation.

More Information

• Download the Report

AFRICA | West & Central Africa

The West and Central Africa regional consultation was held in Cotonou, Benin from 1 to 13 September

2017. The consultation was organised by UN Volunteers, UNFPA, UNDP, UNESCO, UNOCA,

CONFEJES and the UN Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO). A total of thirty-nine participants took part

in the 3-day consultation, and were nominated by United Nations country offices and selected through an

online open call for applications.

More Information

• Download the Report in English | Français

ARAB STATES REGION

The Arab States Regional Consultation and High-Level Dialogue was held in Amman, Jordan, from 4 to 6

December 2016. The consultation was organised by UNDP, UNESCO, UNFPA and the Peacebuilding

Support Office. Fifty-nine young participants from 18 different countries (Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq,

Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, the State of Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan,

Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen) were selected out of 4,000 applications gathered

through an open call.

More Information

• Download the Report | Concept Note

• Visit the Consultation Page | Join the Regional Group (sign-in required)

ASIA & THE PACIFIC

The Asia-Pacific Regional Consultation on Youth, Peace & Security was held in Bangkok, Thailand from

16 to 19 May 2017. The consultation was organised by UNFPA, UNV, UNDP, the Peacebuilding Support

Office, UN WOMEN, UNICEF, UNESCO, UNODC, UN ESCAP, UN HABITAT, UN ESCAP, ILO and

IOM. A total of forty young participants from 21 different countries (Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India,

Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Pacific

Islands, Sri Lanka, South Korea, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Vietnam) took part.

More Information

• Download the Report | Concept Note

• Visit the Consultation Page | Join the Regional Group (sign-in required)

EASTERN EUROPE & CENTRAL ASIA

The Eastern Europe and Central Asia Consultation and Dialogue on Youth, Peace & Security, was held in

Istanbul, Turkey from 23 to 25 May 2017. The consultation was organised by UNFPA and UNDP with

support from the Peacebuilding Support Office. Thirty-nine young participants from 19 different countries

and territories (Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kazakhstan,

Kosovo*, Kyrgyzstan, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia,

Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan) took part.

More Information

• Download the Report | Concept Note

• Join the Regional Group (sign-in required)

* References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of Security Council Resolution 1244 (1999).

EUROPE

The European Consultation on Youth, Peace and Security, was held in Brussels, Belgium from 25 to 27

September 2017. The consultation was organised by the European External Action Service, in partnership

with the United Nations Population Fund, the United Nations Peacebuilding Support Office, the Anna Lindh

Foundation, the European Youth Forum and the European Partnership for Children and Youth.

More Information

• Download the Concept Note

LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN

The Latin America and Caribbean regional consultation was held in Panama City, Panama from 29 to 31

May 2017. The consultation was organised by UN Volunteers, UNFPA, UNDP, UN Women, UNHCR,

UNESCO, OIJ and the UN Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO). A total of sixty-one participants from 30

countries (Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica,

Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras,

Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the

Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay and Venezuela) took part.

More Information

• Download the Report | Informe and the Concept Note | Nota Conceptual

• Visit the Consultation Page: English | Español

• Join the Regional Group (sign-in required)

SUB-REGIONAL: NORTH AFRICA

The sub-regional consultation on Youth, Peace & Security in North African Countries was held in

Hammamet, Tunisia from 31 March to 2 April 2017. The consultation was organised by UNFPA, UNESCO

and the UN system working in the region. Thirty-two young participants from five North African countries

(Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco) took part.

More Information

• Download the Report

NATIONAL CONSULTATIONS

COLOMBIA

The Colombia national consultation, held in Bogotá from 24 to 26 February 2017, was organised by the

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Volunteers (UNV) and the

Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO). A total of thirty participants from 15 different territories took part in

the 1.5-day consultation.

More Information

• Download the Report | Informe

• Find out more about the consultation here (in Spanish)

KOSOVO [Under UNSC Resolution 1244 (1999)]

The Kosovo consultation, held in Pristina on 28 and 29 June 2017, was coordinated by UNMIK Youth

Focal Point and organised with the support of UNICEF and UNDP. A total of 140y young participants from

all communities in Kosovo took part.

More Information

• Download the Report

LIBYA

The Libya national consultation, which took the form of 45 focus group discussions, was jointly organised

by UNFPA and the UN System operating in the region. A total of 319 young participants from 7 cities and

8 municipalities within the country took part.

More Information

• Download the Report

MYANMAR

The Myanmar national consultative workshop, held in Yangon on 23 and 24 March 2017, was organised

by UNDP, UN Volunteers, UNFPA, UNESCO, UNICEF, UN-PBSO and the Peace Support Fund. A total

of 25 participants from different sub-national Regions / States within the country took part.

More Information

• Download the Report

As a result, over the past 14 months, the Youth4Peace Portal has received 74,000

individual visitors, 270,000 page views, and has 3,900 registered members.

And there is much more to come, so, if you haven’t yet, make sure to create your

profile on www.youth4peace.info & join us!