This Week in DPPA: 8 – 14 February 2025

This week, on the sidelines of the 38th African Union Summit, DPPA together with the Republic of Burundi, the African Union, the UN Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Organization Internationale de la Francophonie, organized a High-Level event on Youth, Peace and Security (YPS). The event was held under the patronage of Evariste Ndayishimiye, President of the Republic of Burundi and African Union Champion for YPS, represented by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Burundi, Albert Shingiro. DPPA was represented by Awa Dabo, Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO) Director and Deputy Head. This event served as the Africa Regional Consultation for the second Independent Progress Study on YPS mandated by Action 20 of the Pact for the Future. Coordinated by DPPA, the study will present new narratives and data on the positive contributions that young people have made in peace processes and conflict resolution. More than 250 participants, a majority of which were youth, from civil society, Member States, the UN system and other stakeholders, joined the first hybrid consultation.