And I am delighted to be able to start the year with this group of young people & allies dedicated to peace + security agendas! 🤩 Thank you Partners for Peace and Gender Equality, Benimpuhwe Organization, RWAMREC for the partnership w/ Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP) & Swiss Development and Cooperation for support 🇨🇩🇧🇮🇷🇼 #YoungWomenLead #Youth4Peace

🎬That's a wrap on day 1 of the #YWL virtual forum! Thank you to everyone who joined us today, we look forward to more productive sessions over the next 2 days! 👏👏💪 #YoungWomenLead #Youth4Peace #YPS #GLR

🤩Today at the #YWL virtual forum we heard from our colleagues in #DRC 🇨🇩 and the work being done by #STN2250 and 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐉𝐏𝐒 🙏We are honoured to continue to work with you both! #YoungWomenLead @TshiteRose Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP) Benimpuhwe Organization RWAMREC Swiss Development and Cooperation @JeunesseCN_RDC

🤩15 minutes before the start of the final day for the #YWL virtual forum in #GLR 🇷🇼🇧🇮🇨🇩! #YoungWomenLead #Youth4Peace Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP) Benimpuhwe Organization RWAMREC Young Women+Leaders (YW+L) Swiss Development and Cooperation

💪Here we go for the third and final day of the #YWL Virtual Forum!! #YoungWomenLead #Youth4Peace Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP) Partners for Peace and Gender Equality Benimpuhwe Organization RWAMREC Young Women+Leaders (YW+L) Swiss Development and Cooperation

This afternoon, M Robert from the government of Rwanda 🇷🇼 spoke about the importance of #UNSCR2250 and #YPS in #GLR and the need to invest in young people for sustainable peace #Youth4Peace #YoungWomenLead

👉Thank you M Mathias for joining the #YWL virtual forum today on behalf of the government of Burundi and sharing reflections about what #UNSCR2250 and #YPS mean for Burundi 🇧🇮 #Youth4Peace #YoungWomenLead

🙌Listening to one of my favourite co-authors Katrina Leclerc (she/elle/ella) this morning at the #YWL virtual forum in #GLR 🇷🇼🇧🇮🇨🇩 discussing the best practices for #NAP development #YoungWomenLead #Youth4Peace #YPS

👏🙏Merci beaucoup aux représentants des gouvernements du Rwanda, du Burundi et de la RDC d'avoir rejoint le forum virtuel #YWL et de s'être engagés avec les membres du réseau #YWL en #GLR 🇷🇼🇧🇮🇨🇩 #YoungWomenLead #Youth4Peace

🤩Thank you everyone for a productive 3 days for the #YWL forum! 🎉 💪👉Looking forward to seeing the continued work from our partners and network members! #YoungWomenLead

Incredible 3 days at #YoungWomenLead + Allies Virtual Forum in 🌍 GLR w/ Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP), Partners for Peace and Gender Equality, Benimpuhwe Organization, RWAMREC & Swiss Development and Cooperation! Exchanges, learnings & strategizing on gender-sensitive #Youth4Peace in 🇧🇮🇨🇩🇷🇼. Thanks to govt for joining day3 & supporting the agendas🤝

#YoungWomenLead + allies joined breakout groups to discuss the 5 pillars of #Youth4Peace. What do they need? 💪 Need to mobilize governments & young people 💰 Dedicated funding for youth & YPS initiatives 📚 Inform young people about YPS 🔀 Consider the role of intersectionality

.@JeunesseCN_RDC’s Jean Marie Sosongo of #DRC 🇨🇩 offered final words of support ✊, concluding #YoungWomenLead network "will participate in a meaningful way & be able to influence & lead #peacebuilding 🕊️ at the community level & in implementation of #WPS & #YPS.” #Youth4Peace

Regional ownership of #YouthPeaceSecurity is required for regional implementation! 🇧🇮🇨🇩🇷🇼 That's why Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP), w/ Partners for Peace and Gender Equality Benimpuhwe Organization, RWAMREC & Swiss Development and Cooperation, launched a #YoungWomenLead chapter in the Great Lakes Region 🌍. Browse latest highlights ⤵️ #Youth4Peace