Welcome! This Comms Hub is the main place for staying up to date on global youth, peace and security events, campaigns and resources being organized or developed by the Global Coalition on Youth, Peace and Security (GCYPS).
GCYPS is a collaboration of youth organizations and networks, the United Nations, civil society, academia and inter-governmental bodies, among others that aims to have a collective impact to support the role and perspectives of young people in building and sustaining peace globally.
Learn more about the groundbreaking UN Security Council Resolution 2250 (2015) on youth, peace and security and young people's participation in peacebuilding on the global platform Youth4Peace.info.
From this Comms Hub, you can access the GCYPS,
Learn about our current and upcoming campaigns,
- Global campaign on 5-Year Anniversary of the Youth, Peace & Security Resolution! (Dec 2020)
- Global campaign on the protection of young peacebuilders (early 2021)
- Global campaign on young people’s participation in peace processes (mid-2021)
Join us! To get involved in any current or upcoming campaign, please contact the campaign focal point by following the links in the list above.
The GCYPS Comms Hub is initiated by the GCYPS communication task force, which engages coalition members and beyond, amplifies joint messaging and raises awareness of the youth, peace and security agenda to spark action and accelerate implementation.
Do you have a question about,
- The Global Coalition on Youth, Peace and Security? Contact information is available here.
- The communication working group of the Global Coalition on Youth, Peace and Security? Please contact Regev Ben Jacob, rben@unicef.org.
- The SparkBlue community engagement platform? info@sparkblue.org (technical issues) or maria.stage@undp.org (youth, peace and security specific issues).
Visit the global platform Youth4Peace.info for more information on youth, peace and security.