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Expanding the Role of Youth in Building Peace, Security

Expanding the Role of Youth in Building Peace, Security

Date: Tuesday, August 8, 2017 / Time: 9:30am - 11:00am 

On August 8, USIP held a discussion of new ideas and resources for strengthening the role of youth who are reducing violence, improving security, and opposing violent extremism in their countries. This forum was co-sponsored by the U.S. Agency for International Development, the international peacebuilding organization Search for Common Ground, and YouthPower, which promotes positive youth development globally.

YouthViolent ExtremismJustice, Security & Rule of Law

Youth and Religion: Potential Linchpins for Peace

Youth and Religion: Potential Linchpins for Peace

Date: Tuesday, August 1, 2017 / Time: 10:00am - 11:00am 

Most of the world’s most violent conflicts occur in countries with burgeoning populations of young people. Often these youth are the most vulnerable to the ravages of war. At the same time, more than 80 percent of people globally identify as religious, and their leaders and representatives often work on the front lines to prevent and reduce violent conflict. Yet both groups too often are excluded from formal peace efforts. On August 1, authors of a new U.S. Institute of Peace Special Report held a webcast conversation on how these two groups are working together and ways they can contribute even more to the cause of peace.

YouthReligion

Key Elements for a Stable Pakistan

Key Elements for a Stable Pakistan

Date: Monday, May 1, 2017 / Time: 2:30pm - 4:00pm 

On May 1, former Pakistani Finance Minister Shahid Javed Burki and other experts discussed economic, demographic, climate and security challenges in Pakistan and their implications for U.S. policy.

EnvironmentYouthEconomics

Building Colombia’s New Peace

Building Colombia’s New Peace

Date: Friday, March 24, 2017 / Time: 3:10pm - 4:45pm 

USIP and Colombia’s University of Cartagena webcast a live forum March 24 with Colombian youth leaders and students working toward post-war reconciliation. A panel of peacebuilders discussed with them the growing roles for youth leaders in healing violent conflicts in Colombia and globally.

YouthEducation & Training

Resisting the Lure of Violent Extremism

Resisting the Lure of Violent Extremism

Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2016 / Time: 4:00am - 5:00am 

As extremist groups around the world manipulate local grievances to recruit members and destabilize entire countries and regions, the response by governments and communities on the frontlines is more important than ever. Based on new research conducted in Kenya, the U.S. Institute of Peace hosted a Twitter roundtable (#CVEExchange) to explore how and why certain communities in Kenya were able to resist the pull of violent extremism.

Violent ExtremismEducation & TrainingYouth

Can Interfaith Contact Reduce Extremism Among Youth?

Can Interfaith Contact Reduce Extremism Among Youth?

Date: Monday, November 28, 2016 / Time: 8:30am - 10:00am 

In Sri Lanka, Buddhist ideological extremism fuels negative attitudes about minority ethnic and religious groups. On November 28, U.S. Institute of Peace Jennings Randolph Fellow Rabia Chaudry and other experts discussed the findings of her research on these trends.

Violent ExtremismReligionYouth

How Girls Lead to Advance Youth, Peace, Equality

How Girls Lead to Advance Youth, Peace, Equality

Date: Tuesday, October 11, 2016 / Time: 9:30am - 10:30am 

Tunisian and American activists to end violence against women joined 20 youth leaders from the Middle East and North Africa in a webcast discussion from the U.S. Institute of Peace on Oct. 11 focusing on the role girls play in building peace. The event took place on the International Day of the Girl Child and was part of USIP’s 60 days of activities connecting issues of youth, peace and gender equality. 

GenderYouthFragility & Resilience

The Power of Youth Working for Peace and Equality

The Power of Youth Working for Peace and Equality

Date: Tuesday, September 13, 2016 / Time: 5:30am - 7:00am 

On September 13, the U.S. Institute of Peace, Search for Common Ground and other partners held a Conflict Prevention and Resolution Forum including USAID Agency Youth Coordinator Michael McCabe. Speakers, including youth leaders, discussed how young women and men are leading such work and what policymakers can do to ensure that the largest generation of youth the world has ever known is not left on the sidelines.

Conflict Analysis & PreventionViolent ExtremismGenderYouth

Youth and Development Practices in Africa: What Works

Youth and Development Practices in Africa: What Works

Date: Wednesday, September 7, 2016 / Time: 5:00am - 6:30am 

Marc Sommers, an internationally recognized expert on youth with research experience in more than 20 war-affected countries, examined the forces that shape and propel the lives of African youth today, particularly those experiencing or emerging from violent conflict, for his recent book The Outcast Majority: War, Development, and Youth in Africa. On Wednesday, September 7 the U.S. Institute of Peace held a discussion with Sommers by webcast as part of USIP's 60 days of focus on youth, peace and equality. 

GenderYouthNonviolent Action

Youth, Peace and Security: New Global Perspectives

Youth, Peace and Security: New Global Perspectives

Date: Tuesday, June 14, 2016 / Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm 

On June 14, the U.S. Institute of Peace and the Inter-agency Working Group on Youth and Peacebuilding held a discussion of the resolution with the U.N. Secretary-General’s first Envoy for Youth H.E. Ahmad Alhendawi of Jordan, as well as young leaders from countries affected by violent extremism and armed conflict, and other senior experts.

Education & TrainingGenderYouth