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  1. “In this respect, the three clusters of the Interdepartmental Task Force on African Affairs on support for the Silencing the Guns in Africa by 2020 initiative and the socioeconomic nexus between peace and development and security, humanitarian governance, awareness and communication should devise specific modalities to include and engage African youth. African youth are telling us that it is good that we are fighting for stability, but what they want to see and what we need to give them are hope and prosperity.”

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  2. “On the side of the Office of the Special Adviser on Africa, every May we organize the Africa Dialogue Series and, next year, we will be organizing the Africa Dialogue Series on the Silencing the Guns in Africa by 2020 initiative. We hope that many Member States will participate. Lastly, as we fast approach the next African Union Summit and the launch of the continental campaign on silencing the guns in February 2020, the United Nations and the international community should consistently and systematically engage African youth in all efforts that contribute to the Silencing the Guns initiative.”

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  3. “The United Nations system, through the country teams, should ensure and promote synergies between national plans on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals and resolutions 2250 (2015) and 1325 (2000). To consolidate the advancement of the youth, peace and security agenda, the Security Council might consider creating an informal group of experts on youth, peace and security that is comprised of a diverse group ofyoung people and youth organizations. This aligns with a recommendation contained in the report "The missing peace: independent progress study on youth and peace and security" (see S/2018/86).”

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  4. “At the regional and subregional levels, the African Union and regional economic communities should meaningfully promote the inclusion and participation of youth in their peace and security programmes and processes. Building on this, the African Union Special Envoy on Youth, who is currently sitting right across from me, should proactively engage Member States and the regional economic communities to better understand what is being done, especially in conflict- affected areas, to advance the youth and peace and security agenda. I was truly privileged, not long ago, to engage in an international dialogue with youth, and I think that is what we should continue to promote. We need to listen and to hear what the young people are saying.”

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  5. “Youth ministries and national councils should also be leveraged to promote peace education and culture of peace programmes in schools This can also be done at the community level by encouraging youth, as well as parents, teachers, non-profit organizations and religious and community leaders, to support the establishment of youth groups that facilitate dialogue and offer young people a chance to formulate and voice their opinions. Similarly, the private sector - especially information and communication technology companies operating at the country level - could be engaged to provide free SMS-based platforms through which young people can express their views on events in their localities and contribute to conflict prevention and peacebuilding.”

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  6. “However, more still needs to be done to bridge the gap between policies and plans and implementation to create impact. At the national level, Member States must invest in protecting and promoting the rights of children and youth. The commemoration of both the thirtieth anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and Africa Youth Day in November provides Member States with an opportunity to recommit to upholding the right of youth to meaningful participation in peace and security processes.”

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  7. “This is consistent with the African Plan of Action for Youth Empowerment. The African Union is also encouraging the creation of platforms for youth engagement in silencing the guns, including through social media. The United Nations system is working in strong partnership with African Member States, the African Union, the regional economic communities and other regional and subregional bodies, as well as with the African private sector and civil society, to support meaningful youth inclusion and participation in conflict prevention and peacebuilding processes. At the subregional level, the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel supported the Economic Community of West African States in organizing the first annual regional youth forum on peace and security in December 2018, in Ouagadougou.”

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  8. “Several African countries have implemented the African Youth Charter and a few African countries have established laws and initiated campaigns to promote youth political participation. Additionally, in several African countries, peace education is being incorporated into school curriculums. At the regional and subregional levels, the African Union, the regional economic communities and several regional bodies and non-governmental organizations are engaging youth in initiatives to silence the guns. For instance, in the context of the implementation of the African Union Master Roadmap of Practical Steps to Silence the Guns in Africa by 2020, the African Union has taken steps to address the bulging youth unemployment crisis through the launch of its 1 Million By 2021 initiative.”

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  9. “In Algeria, Burkina Faso, the Sudan, Tunisia and Zimbabwe, young people are at the centre of pro-democracy movements, effectively mobilizing, organizing, leading and clamouring for inclusive and accountable governance, youth participation and economic opportunities for all. For instance, in South Sudan, youth representatives at the Intergovernmental Authority on Development High-Level Revitalization Forum secured a place for young people in the country's broader governance structures through affirmative quota systems. On their part, African countries have taken important steps aimed at removing structural barriers that prevent or limit the inclusion and active engagement of young people in peace and security, political governance and socioeconomic development.”

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  10. “The onus rests on Governments and their development partners - including the private sector, civil society and the United Nations - to work together with youth to implement those normative instruments in a manner that is truly meaningful and inclusive of Africa's young women and men at all stages of conflict prevention and resolution, peacebuilding, post-conflict recovery and sustainable development. For Africa's youth, the time for effective and meaningful implementation of these instruments is now. As we have seen across Africa, young people are demanding urgent action and are making their voices heard.”

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  11. “If the right investments in young people are made and if their social, political and economic engagements are recognized and nurtured, societies may reap a peace dividend. For that reason, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and resolution 2250 (2015) collectively recognize the important and positive role that young people play in maintaining and promoting international peace and security and in advancing sustainable development. Similarly, at the continental level, the African Union Agenda 2063 and the African Youth Charter recognize the creativity, energy and innovation of youth as a driving force for the continent's political, social, cultural and economic transformation.”

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  12. “As the main findings of the 2018 study The Missing Peace: Independent Progress Study on Youth, Peace and Security highlighted, perspectives on youth are too often distorted by rampant stereotypes that associate young people with Violence and conflict. That myth has triggered a policy panic, producing unnuanced policy responses and involving hard-fisted security approaches that are counterproductive and not cost- effective. However, it must always be recognized that, in reality, the large majority of young people in Africa are peaceful and enterprising. They are agents and partners of peace. They are the connective tissue of Africa, and they have a critical contribution to make at the national, regional and global levels, bridging the silos of development, human rights, humanitarian issues and peace and security.”

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  13. “As is well noted in the concept note for this debate (S/2019/779, annex), nearly 20 per cent of Africa's population of 1.2 billion people - approximately 220 million people - are between the ages of 15 and 24. That number is projected to rise to about 350 million people in the next decade. It is therefore imperative that Africa harness that demographic divided in silencing the guns; combatting threats to peace and security, including radicalization, Violent extremism, terrorism, sexual violence, xenophobia, cyberinsecurity, organized crime, forced migration, the proliferation of small arms and light weapons and politically aligned militias; and addressing the root causes of those problems, including exclusion, inequality, high unemployment, poverty and climate change.”

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  14. “Ms. Gawanas: Allow me to congratulate South Africa on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I am grateful for the opportunity to brief the Council on the important agenda item of peace and security in Africa on the theme of mobilizing youth towards silencing the guns in 2020. At the outset, I would like to emphasize that the core aspects of that theme, "Mobilizing youth and silencing the guns in 2020", are not a choice but an absolute necessity. As a matter of fact, they constitute a crucial pathway towards the realization of our shared goal of leaving no one behind and achieving the conflict-free Africa that we want. Africa is one of the world's youngest continents.”

    2019-10-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8629 (2019) · source