UN Women Regional Office for the Arab States region launched the Young Women Peacebuilders programme (YWP) as an investment in the next generation of young women as peacebuilders, meditators, negotiators and leaders of sustainable peace.
Selected from more than 1000 applications, the 2021 YWP cohort includes 77 young women from 12 countries across the Arab States region have been selected based on their evident records of leadership and accomplishment in promoting gender equality, women’s empowerment and peace building.
The YWP programme is the first of its kind to be delivered in Arabic and tailored to young women in the context and priorities of the Arab States region. It is designed with a strong belief that young women can be positive agents of change in their communities to establish sustainable peace.
Click here to read about the initiative on the UN Women Arab States website!
For more information about the YWP: https://arabstates.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/youth-and-innovation/young-women-in-peacebuilding
