Youth, Peace, and Security

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Youth, Peace, and Security (YPS) is an international policy agenda that recognizes the important role of young people in preventing conflict, sustaining peace, and shaping security processes at local, national, regional, and global levels. The framework was established through a series of United Nations Security Council resolutions and has since guided efforts by Member States, the UN system, civil society, and youth-led organizations to strengthen youth engagement in peace and security initiatives. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Background

This section is an excerpt from United Nations Security Council Resolution 2250.[ edit ]
UNSC resolution 2250 - first international resolution to formally recognize the positive contributions of young people in peacebuilding and conflict prevention. United Nations Security Council Resolution S-RES-2250.pdf
UNSC resolution 2250 - first international resolution to formally recognize the positive contributions of young people in peacebuilding and conflict prevention.

United Nations Security Council Resolution 2250 was unanimously adopted on 9 December 2015 at the initiative of Jordan. [6]

The Resolution 2250 is a thematic resolution that deals with the topic of youth from an international peace and security perspective. [7] Recognizing the youth's efforts in peace building, it provides a set of guidelines upon which policies and programs will be developed by member states, the UN and civil society. This global policy framework, adopted by the UNSC in December 2015, [8] explores how conflict impacts young people's lives and what must be done to mitigate its effects, as well as how youth can be meaningfully included in creating peaceful communities. This resolution talks about five key action areas/pillars: Participation, Protection, Prevention, Partnership and Disengagement and Reintegration. These five pillars and the resolution itself promote a new narrative of young people with regard to peace and ensures legitimacy and accountability [9]

The UNSC resolution 2250 was the first international resolution to formally recognize the positive contributions that young people make to peacebuilding and conflict prevention. [10] It marked a shift from seeing youth solely as victims or perpetrators of violence to acknowledging them as partners in building sustainable peace. [11]

Subsequent resolutions, including UNSCR 2419 (2018) and UNSCR 2535 (2020), have built upon the initial framework by reinforcing youth participation in peace processes and integrating the agenda more fully into UN priorities. [12] [13]

Pillars

The Youth, Peace, and Security agenda is structured around the following five key pillars: [14]

  1. Participation - ensuring meaningful inclusion of young people in peace and security decision making, from conflict prevention to negotiations and peacebuilding processes. [15]
  2. Protection - safeguarding the rights and safety of youth affected by conflict and violence, and ensuring access to justice. [15]
  3. Prevention - reducing the cause that push young people towards violence, including addressing exclusion, inequality, and lack of opportunity. [15]
  4. Partnerships - maintaining cooperation between governments, international organizations, civil society, and youth groups to promote peace initiatives. [15]
  5. Disengagement and Reintegration - supporting young people previously involved in armed groups or violence in their transition back into society through education, employment, and social inclusion programs. [15]

References

  1. ↑ "Youth, Peace and Security | PEACEBUILDING". www.un.org. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  2. ↑ "Youth, peace and security: a guide". United Nations. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  3. ↑ "Youth, Peace and Security Agenda | EEAS". www.eeas.europa.eu. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  4. ↑ Sharma, Meyha (2025-09-12). "Marking 10 years of the Youth, Peace and Security Agenda with new UNIDIR resources → UNIDIR". unidir.org. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  5. ↑ "Youth, Peace and Security: Fostering Youth-Inclusive Political Processes". UNDP. Archived from the original on 2025-07-10. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  6. ↑ "Security Council unanimously adopts Jordan-proposed resolution on youth". The Jordan Times. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  7. ↑ Berents, Helen (2022). "Power, Partnership, and Youth as Norm Entrepreneurs: Getting to UN Security Council Resolution 2250 on Youth, Peace, and Security". Global Studies Quarterly. 2 (3) ksac038. doi: 10.1093/isagsq/ksac038 . hdl: 10072/421264 . ISSN   2634-3797.
  8. ↑ "The Missing Peace Independent Progress Study on Young Peace and Security". Humanitarian UNICEF. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  9. ↑ "Security Council, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2250 (2015), Urges Member States to Increase Representation of Youth in Decision-Making at All Levels". UN Official Site. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  10. ↑ "UNSCR 2250 | Introduction". Youth4Peace. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  11. ↑ Quintilla, Romeral Ortiz (14 September 2016). "UN Security Council Resolution 2250: Youth, Peace and Security" (PDF). International Catalan Institute for Peace. ISSN   2014-2765.
  12. ↑ "Youth and peace and security - Report of the Secretary-General (S/2020/167) [EN/AR/RU] - World | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. 2020-04-28. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  13. ↑ "Security Council Underlines Vital Role of Youth in Building Peace, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2535 (2020) | UN Meetings Coverage and Press Releases". press.un.org. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  14. ↑ Security Council, United Nations (2 March 2020). "Report of the Secretary-General on Youth and peace and security". docs.un.org. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 Security Council, United Nations (2015). "Resolution 2250". docs.un.org. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
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