Youth, Peace and Security: Operationalizing a five-year Strategic Action Plan for youth-inclusive peace processes
Contemporary peace processes have become organized multilayered endeavors to end protracted conflicts, build sustainable peace, and mend relationships between conflicting parties. Inclusion is an increasingly accepted norm to strengthen the durability of peace agreements and prevent the recurrence of violence. It aims to generate a greater collective momentum to combat exclusionary, elite-driven peace processes and enable long-lasting, holistic peace. Inclusivity, nevertheless, presents a multitude of practical complexities and challenges for the design and implementation of peace processes. Despite these challenges, a whole-of-society approach is fundamental to resolve conflict. Integrating young people's perspectives and experiences is essential in broadening our approach to inclusion as we strive towards sustaining peace.