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Young people are a force for peace in this world, using their voices and resources to listen to their communities and bringing about a positive change. As part of the “Leading the way to Peace – Youth Together for Social Cohesion” project, young people in urban South and Southeast Asia have received training on violent. Read More ....
Arizza Nocum Home | News & Media | Articles | WEBINAR: Building Peace in the City – Experiences from South and Southeast Asian Youth 10 May 2021 WEBINAR: Building Peace in the City – Experiences from South and Southeast Asian Youth In 2019, South Asia had the highest average impact from terrorism, Pakistan and the Philippines were in the top 10 of countries most impacted by terrorism, and Bangladesh saw six attacks claimed by ISIS. Although a lack of economic opportunities and lower levels of education are often argued to be factors of vulnerability to violent extremism recruitment in the literature, in recent years, an increase in attacks by middle-class, educated youth has been observed in the region, as well as a targeted approach based on gender stereotypes to recruit women and men into violent extremist groups. ....
Kofi Annan Foundation 11 December 2020 To honour the 5th anniversary of the Youth, Peace and Security Resolution, the Kingdom of Denmarkand the Kofi Annan Foundation are hosting an online panel discussionon how to accelerate change towards the meaningful inclusion of young women and men in shaping peace. Our panel of experts will share concrete examples and good practices of how member states, the EU and civil society organisations are contributing to the Youth, Peace and Security agenda and discuss what remains to be done to make youth inclusion a reality. Join us for our upcoming webinar: On Wednesday 16 December 2020 from 11:00 AM to 12:15 PM CET ....