Peacebuilding is a long term prospect.
Positive peace entails not only the absence of direct violence, but also of structural and cultural violence.
“To achieve Sustainable Peace, one needs to continuously create long-term capacities to transform recurring cycles of conflict instead of just focusing on immediate responses to crisis.”
Opportunities
Global Fellows in Courage (GFiC)
Global Fellows in Courage (GFiC) is a 6-month accelerator program (via Zoom) designed for social entrepreneurs aged 25-35 who are working to advocate for human rights and gender justice. The mission of the fellowship program is to help emerging leaders drive bold and courageous social change, improve their effectiveness, and advance their missions throughout the world.
UNIDIR Graduate Professional (Youth, Peace and Security)
The United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) invites applications from graduate professionals passionate about the Youth, Peace, and Security (YPS) agenda. Ideal candidates have postgraduate qualifications relevant to international security, strong research and communication skills, and demonstrate commitment to diversity.
Youth and peacebuilding
It focuses on shortcomings of the current position of youth populations in peacebuilding processes in relation to the role envisaged for youth in UNSCR 2250, and outlines the economic downfalls and security risks for societies and communities of not involving youth in peacebuilding.
Challenges of Youth in (Post-) Conflict Settings
It focuses on the challenges youth populations face in conflict and post-conflict settings, such as trauma, lack of education, political marginalization, unemployment, and participation in the DDR process, with a transversal focus on specific challenges faced by young women and girls. It also gives an insight into factors of radicalization and youth violence, and in the prevention thereof.
Youth Potential for Peacebuilding /Aspects of Peacebuilding Project
It deals with the position of young people as key actors in peacebuilding processes, highlighting concepts such as youth resilience and cross-generational approaches. It also shares recommendations and best practices to set up environments fostering youth participation in political discussion.
Inclusion and Empowerment of Youth in Peacebuilding
It highlights best practices empowering youth to initiate or take part in peacebuilding projects at the local, regional, national and international level. It also offers an opportunity for reflection on participants’ passions and capabilities in relation with their communities’ priorities and needs.
Project Tools and Best practices
Guide visitors towards concretely contributing to peacebuilding processes in their immediate surroundings and in the broader societal context. For this purpose, the section will introduce activities such as: context analysis, formulating the vision and outcomes of a project, setting-up a monitoring system, planning activities, “Do No Harm” considerations, and budgeting.
