Below is a list of general Youth, Peace & Security (YPS) resources. Please note this is not comprehensive. There are other databases that provide more resources, including the YPS Database, UNOY’s Resources, and UNDP’s SparkBlue YPS resources. You can also find more resources through the YPS National Action Plans Community of Practice.
(Click to jump to a section: Normative Frameworks / UNSG / Complementary Frameworks / Key Reports / Tools & Trainings / Thematic)
Normative Frameworks
UN Security Council Resolutions
Policy Frameworks
- UN Youth Strategy 2030
- African Union 10-Year Action Plan and Continental Framework on Youth, Peace and Security
- The European Union Youth Action Plan (2022–2027)
- The Regional Arab Strategy for Youth, Peace and Security (2023-2028)
- UN Secretary-General’s Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism
- Council of Europe’s Youth Department Priority 3: Living together in peaceful and inclusive societies
International Human Rights Law
UN Secretary-General’s Reports on YPS
Complementary Frameworks
Women, Peace and Security
Political Declarations
Key Reports & Tools
Regional Reports
Tools & Trainings
- Guiding Principles for Young People’s Participation in Peacebuilding
- YPS Primer (English; French; Portuguese; Spanish; Arabic)
- YPS Primer on In-Country Implementation
- Understanding the Social and Economic Return on Investment in Youth Peacebuilding Programs
- Measuring Impact
- UN YPS Programming Handbook
- Engaging Safely at the UN (English; Arabic; Spanish; French)
- Realizing the Youth, Peace, and Security Agenda Online Training (register by April 10, 2026) — for practitioners in the UN system, international or regional security organizations, and NGOs or civil society organizations committed to advancing the YPS agenda.
Thematic Resources
Funding and Resourcing the YPS Agenda
Intergenerational Dialogue and Trust
Youth and Peace Processes
- We Are Here: An Integrated Approach to Youth-Inclusive Peace Processes
- We Are in This Together: 5-Year Strategic Action Plan
- References to Youth in Peace Agreements: 1990-2022
- Youth Inclusive Guide to Peace Mediation
- Beyond Dividing Lines: Youth-led Peacebuilding in Afghanistan, Colombia, Libya and Sierra Leone
Safeguarding Young Human Rights Defenders
- If I Disappear: Global Report on Protecting Young People in Civic Space
- Protection Policy Desk Review for YouthExcel
- Global Protection Assessment for YouthExcel
- Intersectional Rapid Gender and Protection Analysis (IRGPA)
- UNICEF: How To Implement Safeguarding for Youth-Led Action Initiative
- Wellbeing-Peacebuilding Intersectionality: Advocacy Brief
Youth-Led Research Approaches
Climate, Conflict and Youth
YPS NAPs CoP YPS NAP Resources Countries & Organizations YPS Events & Activities Global Coalition on Youth, Peace & Security
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