The UN System – A Champion for Youth?

11:00 - 12:30, 4 November 2019
Medelhavsmuseet, Fredsgatan 2, 111 52 Stockholm

A seminar reflecting on how different parts of the UN System has operationalised the Youth, Peace and Security agenda (Security Council Resolution 2250), four years since its adoption in December 2015, and whether it is starting to have an impact at country level.

SCR 2250 was the first recognition on a global scale of the role that young people have in promoting peace. As the custodian of global normative frameworks, the UN has an important role to play in supporting Member States in the implementation of the resolution. In May 2020, the Secretary-General will be completing a report to the Security Council on progress made towards implementation of the resolution. Ahead of this report, it is time to take stock and look at what efforts have been successful in promoting the YPS agenda and what challenges remain.

To what extent has resolution 2250 taken root within the UN system itself? Are young people’s contribution to peace and development being properly recognised, valued and supported in practice? And what methods are various UN entities applying to act on the five pillars of the resolution: participation, protection, prevention, partnership, disengagement, and reintegration?

In this seminar, panelists who are all members of the Global Coalition on Youth, Peace, and Security will share their experiences from promoting the role of young people through their work within or in partnership with the UN system.

Speakers:

• Cécile Mazzacurati, Secretariat - Youth, Peace and Security, UNFPA/PBSO

• Noella Richard, Bureau for Policy and Programme Support, UNDP

• Kiran Fida, Aware Girls, Pakistan

Moderator: Sarah Smith, Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation

Coffee and sandwiches will be served from 10:30

The seminar is the fifth in a series of #UNtalks, jointly organised by the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation and UNDP Sweden with the aim to contribute to critical reflection and deeper understanding of the role and work of the United Nations.