Movers Workshops on Youth, Peace and Security
The Movers Workshop on Youth, Peace and Security is world’s first youth-led, guided, online train-the-trainer workshop on Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) agenda. This 2-hour interactive workshop is developed by Youth Co:Lab as part of the Movers Programme, with the support of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), United Network of Young Peacebuilders (UNOY) and UNFPA Asia Pacific.
16 Trainings 1200+ Registrations 440+ participants
Build understanding of youth about YPS agenda
Equip youth with strategies and mindsets to advance YPS agenda implementation
Provide a space for youth to reflect on their plans to use the YPS agenda in their work
Offer an opportunity for participants to join the Movers Programme and conduct Movers Workshops to train their communities on Youth, Peace and Security
Under the leadership of UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub (BRH) and with the banner of the Asia Pacific Thematic Working Group on YPS (Asia Pacific YPS Coalition), the workshop aims to achieve the following objectives
Under the leadership of UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub (BRH) and with the banner of the Asia Pacific Thematic Working Group on YPS (Asia Pacific YPS Coalition), the workshop aims to achieve the following objectives
About the YPS agenda
Examples of youth-led solutions
Prevention
Youth for Peace International, organizes Interfaith Community Dialogues for youth to enhance understanding and empathy toward those of different faiths.
Learn more about YPS agenda
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UN Security Council Resolutions on Youth Peace and Security (UNSCR 2250, UNSCR 2419, UNSCR 2535)
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YPS Monitor (http://ypsmonitor.com)
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Advance YPS Course - YPS Primer by UNSSC: https://www.unssc.org/courses/youth-peace-and-security-primer-0
Call to action
Contact Mridul Upadhyay (mridul.upadhyay@undp.org) if you are interested in facilitating a workshop or partner for YPS-related activities
Partnership
Indian Coalition on Youth, Peace and Security is advocating for the implementation of Youth, Peace and Security Agenda in India to build lasting peace by ensuring young people are engaged through inclusive, intersectional and youth friendly policies.
Participation
Youth for Peace International, with other youth organizations, is organizing ‘Youth Agenda 2024’ youth consultation all over India to hear youth voices, develop a Youth Manifesto and advocate with political parties to include youth recommendations in their party manifesto for Indian national elections 2024.
Protection
Youth for Peace International, with its partners, developed a handbook on mindfulness practice sensitive to trauma and reconciliation, to offer a variety of resources to deepen and integrate different types of mindfulness-based practices into daily lives of Young Peacebuilders practitioners.