From 28th to 29th of June 2017, the First United Nations Kosovo* Youth Assembly “Advancing Youth, Peace and Security in Kosovo Together”, which will serve as a Kosovo Consultation for the Progress Study on Youth, Peace and Security, will be organized by the UN Mission in Pristina, Kosovo. The event will bring together around 100 young people from all communities across Kosovo over a 2-day event to exchange ideas, share concerns, develop joint solutions and recommendations to international organizations and local decision-makers. The participants will provide recommendations for the Kosovo Roadmap to Youth, Peace and Security, which will be shared with relevant local and international stakeholders. The Youth Assembly will be organized in close cooperation with UNICEF, UNDP, UN Volunteers, OSCE, EU and Kosovo Ministry on Youth, Culture and Sports, as well as youth-focused local and bilateral civil society organizations.
Further information is available here.
*References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of Security Council Resolution 1244 (1999)
