2025 Peacebuilding Fund Thematic Review on Youth, Peace and Security
Erica Gaston, Imane Karimou, Luisa Kern and Emma Bapt (2025). 2025 Peacebuilding Fund Thematic Review on Youth, Peace and Security. United Nations University.
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Sub-type Research report Author Erica Gaston
Imane Karimou
Luisa Kern
Emma BaptTitle 2025 Peacebuilding Fund Thematic Review on Youth, Peace and Security Publication Date 2025-05-08 Place of Publication New York Publisher United Nations University Pages 98 Language eng Abstract The landmark Security Council resolution 2250 (2015) on Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) recognized the “important and positive contribution of youth in efforts for the maintenance and promotion of peace and security” and set out five pillars for youth involvement. It urged Member States to encourage young people’s inclusive representation and participation in local, national, regional and international decision-making, as well as in mechanisms for conflict resolution and prevention, efforts to counter violent extremism, supporting peace processes, disarmament and reintegration, and other peacebuilding efforts. Since 2015, many parts of the United Nations (UN) system, as well as regional organizations, Member States, civil society organizations (CSOs) and other actors have put significant effort behind advancing the YPS agenda, among them the Secretary-General’s Peacebuilding Fund (PBF), which has given substantial support to engaging youth in peacebuilding programming and in conflict prevention. In addition to a specific funding modality known as the Youth Promotion Initiative (YPI), which was introduced in 2016, the 2020–2024 PBF Strategy set an internal annual target for 25 per cent of funding to support empowerment of women and youth. Between 2018 and 2024, through 167 projects across 48 countries and territories, the PBF invested more than $311 million towards the implementation of the YPS agenda. This Review considers how this type of programming contributes to advancing the YPS agenda, in particular the participation pillar, by drawing best practices or lessons learned from 41 PBF-supported projects approved from 2018 to 2022. Copyright Holder United Nations University Copyright Year 2025 Copyright type Creative commons ISBN 9789280866469 -
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