Practical Steps to Making Progress on Youth, Peace and Security: A Contribution to the Second Progress Study on Youth, Peace and Security

In the Pact for the Future, Member States requested the UN Secretary-General ‘to carry out the second independent progress study on youth’s positive contribution to peace processes and conflict resolution by the end of the eightieth session’ (Action 20(c)). Justice Call and Harvard Law School’s Dispute Systems Design (DSD) Clinic, with the support of various partners, organised an expert-level consultation built on the 2024 report by Justice Call and Harvard Law School’s Dispute Systems Design (DSD) Clinic titled “Mapping Grassroots Peace Negotiations Led by Civil Society and Youth in Conflict Affected Areas.” The consultation provided space for over 90 international experts within civil society, the UN and Member States to share their experiences engaging youth in mediation and peace processes, outlining good practices and lessons learned. The findings of this discussion provide a valuable contribution to the second progress study on Youth, Peace and Security (YPS).

You can also read the summary note in Arabic here.