Webcast: The U.N. Security Council Resolution on Youth, Peace, and Security and Its Impact on Education
On December 9, 2015, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a ground-breaking resolution on youth, peace, and security, which urges member states to increase representation of youth in decision making at all levels. To mark the occasion, USAID Education in Crisis and Conflict Network (ECCN) hosted an exclusive Webcast, which was moderated by Saji Prelis, ECCN member, Steering Group Co-Chair and Search for Common Ground Program Director, who played an important role in the adoption of this resolution. He was joined by the following influential youth who reflected on the impact of this resolution as it relates to access, equity and education in areas of crisis and conflict:
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Speaker(s)
Achaleke Christian Leke
Leke is a youth civil society activist and peace advocate with over eight years experience and a record of working with over one million young people as a volunteer. He currently serves as the Cameroon Youth Ambassador to the Commonwealth and volunteers as a National Coordinator of youth-led civil society organizations in Cameroon. He is a member of the Global Youth Advocacy Team of the United Network of Young Peace Builders who advocated for the adoption of Resolution 2250.
Saba Ismail
Saba Ismail is a feminist peace activist and is working for the empowerment of young women. At the age of 15, with other young women fellows, she founded Aware Girls, a young women-led organization working to empower young women in a variety of ways. She is currently the executive director of the organization. Ismail is one of the founders and working as the Vice Chairperson of the Coalition on Rights and Responsibilities of Youth (CRY) and listed among the 100 Leading Global Thinkers by Foreign Policy magazine.
Rolando Jr Villamero
Villamero’s passion for inclusive education started when he worked at GPRehab, an organization working with and for children with disabilities. He is the founder of the Outstanding Persons with Disabilities of Negros Oriental Alumni Community (TOPDAC). His contributions have been internationally recognized by the UN Secretary-General’s Global Education First Initiative Youth Advocacy Group (GEFI-YAG).