Core activities
Capacity Building
- Enhancing the ability of youth and youth organisations to engage in peacebuilding
efforts on local, regional and/or global level.
- Promoting and sharing of knowledge and experiences within the UNOY network and members.
Advocacy and Campaigning
- Promoting partnerships of young people with decision-taking and policy-making agents.
- Campaigning for a Culture of Peace and promoting the UN International Decade for a Culture
of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World, 2001-2010.
Supporting activities
Networking
- Developing and strengthening global and regional networks of young peacebuilders.
- Fostering communication and sharing of experiences thorough face-to-face meetings and online
tools.
Sharing of information
- Providing access to relevant information for members and young people.
- Providing information about inspiring examples, good practices, training, exchange and funding
opportunities, up-dates on activities and developments in the field of youth work and peacebuilding.
Advice and support through a pool of resource persons
- Upon request, resource persons advice and assist members and the secretariat in the implementation
of projects
Research
- Researching the role of youth in peacebuilding and related areas.
- Collecting and evaluating data and selecting best practices of youth work in peacebuilding.
Fundraising
- Supporting possible activities and the running of the office in The Hague.
Administrative support
- Supporting the work of the network through data-base maintenance.
The members of UNOY Peacebuilders are active in one or more of the below fields:
- Conflict Transformation
- Peace Education
- Traditional Methods/ Culture and Religion
- Young Women Building Peace
- Youth Advocacy
- Child Related Issues
- Human Rights
- Others (HIV/Aids, Child Soldiers, Small Arms, et cetera)
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