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Youth Peace Challenge 2024
26 May 2024 - 7 July 2024
The Youth Peace Challenge (YPC) is a global citizenship education program for youth leadership and stewardship for peace and 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development/SDGs including climate change (SDG 13) in the context of the UN Summit of the Future(SOTF) in New York on 22-23 September 2024.
General Theme: “Youth for Sustainable Future – Role of the youth for climate and peace”
How to Prepare : Read the SOTF 2024 Policy Briefs and Zero Draft declarations (Available at the provided Google Drive link)
- Zero Draft Pact for the Future (26 January 2024)
- No 1 Future Generations
- Zero Draft Declaration for Future Generations (26 March 2024)
- No 3 Meaningful Youth Engagement
- No 9 A New Agenda for Peace
Who can participate?
- Youths aged 15 to 30 (born between 1 Jan 1993 and 31 Dec. 2008) of any nationality
- Refugees, asylum-seekers, and internally-displaced persons are welcome to apply
How? Individual or Group (2 or 3 persons)
Language – English
Submission
- Written essay between 3,000 to 5,000 words excluding footnotes and references
How to Submit
Please email your written Essay in PDF to
POPDialogue2023@gmail.com on or before 7 July 2024.
Important Dates
- 23 April ~ 7 July – Application (Google Form)
- 26 May – UN Future Summit (SOTF) & Theme Introduction Webinar (Virtual)
- 7 July – Final Application and Essay Submission (via Email)
- 17 July – Announcement of the Group Discussion’s Selected Participants
- 27 and/or 28 July – Group Discussion (Virtual)
- 12 August (International Youth Day) – Presentation of Essays by the Winners of YPC and Award Giving Ceremony
- 22-23 Sep – Virtual Participation of UN Summit of the Future (SOTF) – New York
- 1 Oct – Evaluation of UN Summit of the Future (SOTF) and follow-up
Contact and Inquiry
- POPDialogue2023@gmail.com -> About YPC
- AllianceofYouthPeaceAmbassador@gmail.com -> About YPA
- +82-10-4293-0707 (Organizing Committee for YPC)