The Journal of Youth, Peace and Security is edited, peer-reviewed and published by the members of the YPSRN. While the first issue of the Journal was written entirely by YPSRN members, this second is
Youth-Centered Peacebuilding Framework: Rethinking Youth Inclusion Through a Youth-Powered Approach
The Youth-Centered Peacebuilding Framework is a functional guide that proposes an actionable approach for the centering of youth in peacebuilding interventions. The guide operationalizes the concept
Building Peace from the Grassroots with Informal Peace Infrastructures: Experience from Ojoo Community, Ibadan, Nigeria
One of the greatest resources for promoting peacebuilding and sustaining peace in the long term is always rooted in people and their culture. Bearing this in mind is a major step towards addressing d
Integrating gender in peace responsiveness
The paper provides a conceptual framing for understanding the integration of a gender lens into peace responsiveness, and provides actionable tools for organisations to achieve optimal peace impacts
Lives Amid Violence: Transforming Development in the Wake of Conflict
Violent conflict and its aftermath are pressing problems for international development. However, the results of development in conflict contexts have generally been disappointing and their preventati
Women’s Transformational Roles in Local Conflict Prevention
Recognizing that women’s participation in conflict prevention at all levels is often invisible or overlooked, this new research study, “Women’s Transformational Roles in Local Conflict Prevention,” s
Claiming spaces: women mobilising for peace and equality in Myanmar
The Learning Brief focuses on the following overarching questions: In terms of the relevance and impact of the GPS window, what did the GPS funding mechanism enable CSOs to achieve? What has
Localization of Women, Peace, and Security
This briefing paper outlines the links between the impacts of the women’s rights organizations’ work and the advancement of the WPS agenda. On the 23rd anniversary of the first UN Security Council Re
Integrating gender in the DNA of peacebuilding: Learning with peers
Peacebuilding and conflict resolution organisations have worked to address structural inequalities and power dynamics core to gender inequality in the contexts in which they are working. Yet there ha
Breaking Barriers: Empowering Women in Peace Mediation for Lasting Peace in South Sudan
This case study examines women’s involvement in peace mediation processes in South Sudan and the barriers they face. Despite the recognized importance of women’s participation, challenges persist in