Young people are consistently stereotyped as degenerate contributors to violence, as perpetrators of conflict. We explore the role of youth as mediators, integral to processes of conflict transformation and peacebuilding, without neglecting that youth have been (made) a part of many violent struggles around the world.
Attempting to raise public awareness about the human rights violations in the Armenian army, Peace Dialogue, an NGO in Armenia, has organized various types of projects and activities to educate
In the first of our series of profiles of youth projects around the world, Pierre Kashindi tells of the conditions that led to the establishment of the youth-led organisation Congo
Youth in the News | May 2013 Edition. More than 90 articles showcase which youth issues are reported and which are ignored, and paint an intricate picture of how young
My local friends often joke at my expense. They are saying that I'm Alice in Wonderland because I still believe I can make a difference even though our reality is
Gangs are a fact of life in Chicago, drawing boundaries in a city already considered to be one of America’s most segregated. The street violence and murder rates have captured
Reuben Makomere and Laurence Watson talk to Yaseen from the Maldives and Kennedy Liti from Kenya to find out more about how climate change is causing conflict in their countries.
Wansley Walters came to the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) nearly two years ago from the Miami-Dade County Juvenile Services Department. There she pushed to keep most kids in
Restorative Justice has steadily gained acceptance and demonstrated its effectiveness around the world, yet challenges remain. Often they are not directly related to the process itself, but instead arise from
Sitting in the shade under a thatched hut constructed in the middle of a searing hot African plain were six young warriors of the Pokot tribe. They were there taking
A year on from the England riots, we investigated what life was like for children and young people in England and what – if any – impact the riots have
