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Muganda

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2019-07-17
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2019-07-17
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  1. “I urge Member States to fully implement resolutions 2250 (2015) and 2419 (2018). In my view, the three key steps that should be taken are the following. First, the participation of young people in decision-making processes at all levels should be enhanced, including by listening to the voices of local actors. Secondly, the human rights of all individuals should be protected, with a particular focus on youth, especially young women and sexual minorities, human rights defenders and peacebuilders. Last but not least, greater accountability and regular reporting in the Security Council on how well it is doing with and on youth should be ensured. Resolution 2250 (2015) has secured me and my young peers a seat in the car. We are deeply excited about the journey, and that is why we need to be in the driver's seat to reach our destination.”

    2019-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8577 (2019) · source

  2. “As part of the '16x16' initiative of the United Nations Development Programme Youth Global Programme, I have joined a group of impressive young activists from around the world who lead organizations, movements and networks that contribute to advancing Sustainable Development Goal 16 on peaceful, just and inclusive societies. We have received incredible support and have had opportunities to engage meaningfully with a range of partners, locally and internationally. We need more initiatives like that, which can truly strengthen youth agency. While progress has been made to implement the youth, peace and security agenda, we still have to create an enabling environment for peacebuilding and ensure that young people can truly be in the driver seat of peace and security.”

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  3. “That includes presenting alternative narratives to violent extremism through my blog Beyond the Lines and accessible pieces on national and local instruments, such as Kenya's strategy to counter violent extremism. To date, the blog has reached over 110,000 young people and has helped build an online community of peacebuilders and active citizens. KauliZetu Mtaani is a Swahili phrase that means "our opinions in the hood". It is also a personal initiative that I started this year to amplify the excluded voices of young people by filming the debates and conversations in maskanis on social issues and sharing them online. I believe that every voice should be heard. Every voice counts. My experience is one of many young human rights defenders and peacebuilders working locally.”

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  4. “Those are also spaces that extremist groups can use to recruit some young people. But, more importantly, it is also in those spaces that HAKI Africa has identified the most powerful young influencers and activists. We have invited many young women and men to participate in trainings on human rights, peacebuilding and leadership, and they have become peacebuilders who are leading local initiatives, for example, on community policing. To reach the most vulnerable and marginalized, we must go to the places where young people are, spend time there and move away from town halls and formal workshops. I love the Internet. The Internet is where I socialize, learn and get entertained. It is also where Ipublish youth- friendly articles on human rights, social cohesion and active citizenship.”

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  5. “Our biggest challenge lies not just in rehabilitating young people, but also in partnering with the majority of young people, who, as we all know, are not interested in violence. That should be done by fostering a conducive environment that allows for their meaningful participation in decision-making. It also means supporting young people to become the difference and to make a difference as peacebuilders themselves and through their organizations, movements and networks. I spend my Sunday afternoons with young people in our chill spots. In Mombasa, we call them maskanis, in reference to the informal spaces where young people gather during their free time. Research has shown that the police have been accused of going to those spaces to harass, illegally arrest and, in some instances, solicit bribes from young people.”

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  6. “There can be no peace without justice, which is why in the quest for transitional justice, we partnered with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution, in Kenya, to conduct public enquiries into the cases of the extrajudicial killings of 136 people on the coast of Kenya, which took place from 2012 to date, with most victims being young people. The seminal progress study on youth, peace and security, The Missing Peace: Independent Progress Study on Youth, Peace and Security, presented in this Chamber last year (see S/PV.8241), rightly identifies injustices and the lack of human rights as key contributors to the violence of exclusion. So often, young people are seen as just victims or perpetrators, rather than as citizens and key partners for peace.”

    2019-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8577 (2019) · source

  7. “HAKI Africa has engaged thousands of young people on human rights and peacebuilding efforts. That has been achieved through human rights education; youth-led social activities with justice actors and youth reintegration in communities; and support to the formulation and implementation of legislative and policy frameworks, such as the Mombasa County Action Plan for Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism, in partnership with communities, including young people, the national Government and the county Government of Mombasa.”

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  8. “Ms. Muganda: My name is Wevyn Muganda. I am a 25-year-old activist working at HAKI Africa, a national human rights organization based in Mombasa, Kenya. It is an honour to brief the Security Council today, and I commend the presidency and other Member States for prioritizing youth, peace and security and inviting young briefers to this meeting. Young people are agents of change. The revolutions of today are led by young men and women like me, who have put themselves at the front lines to ensure that we live in a more peaceful, just and inclusive society. We acknowledge the urgent need to take charge of our future. That is why resolutions 2250 (2015) and 2419 (2018) on youth, peace and security, if fully implemented, have the power to transform the lives of young people and societies.”

    2019-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8577 (2019) · source