Aspiring Youth to Reduce Conflict and Build Sustainable Peace Group discussion session on differences between Gender and Sex. Source: Angelina Halumae, UNDP Solomon Islands Share Friday, 09 April 2021 12:30 PM Since March 19, the UN Development Programme in Solomon Islands, in cooperation with the Government of Solomon Islands and the International Labor Organization (ILO), is delivering a one-month training leadership in peacebuilding programme for youths in the Weather Coast of South Guadalcanal. The training is conducted within the Empowering Youth as Agents for Peace and Social Cohesion in the Solomon Islands Project’s framework. More than 100 young community leaders aged 16-24 years from five youth caucuses participated in a complex training programme on leadership, peacebuilding, effective governance and gender equality. Among the main training’s goals are to empower youth to become peacebuilders and leaders in their communities and boost youth participation rate in decision-making to ensure everyone’s voices heard and counted.