In the ninth season of the podcast, we are exploring peacebuilding in the context of the 10th anniversary of the UN’s Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) agenda, reflecting on its impact since the adoption of Resolution 2250 in 2015.

A decade ago, the YPS agenda sparked hope, recognizing young people’s vital role in peacebuilding.. In this season of the Peace Corner Podcast, we will unpack the challenges of the agenda while celebrating successes, and exploring the YPS through gender, climate change, protection, art, the role of young refugees in peacebuilding and more !

Join us as we hear from inspiring peacebuilders, uncovering the human stories behind the YPS agenda—their hopes, frustrations, and creative solutions for a more peaceful future. Tune in and be part of the conversation!

The Peace Corner Podcast - Season 9

In this 1st episode of the Peace Corner Podcast Season 9, our host Virginia Noacco and Assistant Secretary General for Youth Affairs Felipe Paullier reflected on the challenges which surrounded the creation of the Youth Peace and Security Agenda 10 years ago, its successes and three recommendations for the future centering prevention through meaningful inclusion of youth leadership in security discussions, holistic approaches and connections between the local and global level, and working to enable government’s accountability to their commitments. 

Don't miss out on this thought-provoking conversation, and tune in now! 

The 9th season of the Peace Corner Podcast is an initiative of CSPPS & UNOY Peacebuilders.

Why Youth, Peace & Security? (S09 E01)

In this episode, host Sara from UNOY speaks with Shataakshi Verma, peacebuilder and founder of Art of Freedom, to explore the transformative role of art in advancing the Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) Agenda. Their conversation highlights how creative expression can be a powerful tool for demanding freedom, fostering resilience, and supporting youth participation and reintegration in peacebuilding processes. Shataakshi shares her personal journey and experience, emphasising how art gives voice to marginalised women, serves as a form of resistance and empowerment in repressive contexts such as Afghanistan, and holds the potential to be formally integrated into peacebuilding spaces such as schools and refugee centres. This episode offers insights into how art can bridge gaps where policies fall short and create new pathways for peace.

Demanding Freedom Through Art (S09 E02)

In this 3rd episode of the Peace Corner Podcast season 9, our host, Camille Panis-Boudin and her guest, Ajmal Ramyar, discussed the role of young peacebuilders from the Diaspora in the Afghan context.

Their conversation underscores how young displaced peacebuilders can be powerful actors in amplifying the voices of Afghan youth and advocating for their rights. The discussion emphasises the diaspora's role as a bridge, connecting young peacebuilders in Afghanistan with the international community. It also highlights the significance of initiatives like the YPS Agenda in legitimising youth advocacy and creating opportunities in restricted civic spaces. Finally, the episode addresses the challenges young peacebuilders face and explores future opportunities for change. 

Don't miss out on this thought-provoking conversation, and tune in now! The 9th season of the Peace Corner Podcast is an initiative of CSPPS & UNOY Peacebuilders.

Displaced and Agents for change, the role of young peacebuilders from the diaspora (S09 E03)

In this episode, Agathe Mainaud (UNOY) and Katrina Leclerc from the Canadian Coalition for YPS (CCYPS) unpack the intersection of Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) and Women, Peace and Security (WPS) – two global agendas aimed at addressing the exclusion of historically marginalised groups from peacebuilding processes. While often treated separately, their intersection is key to understanding and addressing systemic barriers — particularly for young women — that continue to impede peace efforts.

This episode is a collaboration with the Nerd-Out YPS Podcast, hosted by the CCYPS. 

The 9th season of the Peace Corner Podcast is an initiative of the CSPPS and UNOY Peacebuilders.


Why Linking YPS and WPS Matters (S09 E04)

Et… surprise pour nos amis francophones ! Une version en français de cet épisode est également disponible ! Dans cet épisode, Agathe Mainaud (UNOY) et Katrina Leclerc de la Coalition canadienne  JPS (CCYPS) décortiquent l'intersection entre l'agenda Jeunesse, paix, et sécurité (JPS) et l'agenda Femmes, paix et sécurité (FPS) – deux agendas mondiaux visant à lutter contre l'exclusion des groupes historiquement marginalisés des processus de consolidation de la paix. Bien que souvent traités séparément, leur intersection est essentielle pour comprendre et surmonter les barrières systémiques – en particulier pour les jeunes femmes – qui continuent d'entraver les efforts de paix. 

Cet épisode est unele fruit d’une collaboration avec le podcast Nerd-Out YPS, hébergé par CCYPS. 

La 9ème saison du podcast Peace Corner est une initiative de la u CSPPS et d'UNOY Peacebuilders.

Pourquoi la liaison entre les agendas JPS et FPS est importante (S09 E04)

In this 9th episode of the Peace Corner Podcast, our host Mariam Tinikashvili, Advocacy Officer at UNOY Peacebuilders, is joined by Robin Fontaine, Climate and YPS Advisor at Sustainable Cooperation for Peace & Security (SCPS), to explore how youth-led environmental peacebuilding is not only responding to the climate-conflict nexus, but actively reshaping the Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) agenda.

Drawing from fieldwork in the Sahel and Latin America and policy engagement through initiatives like Peace@COP, Robin offers powerful insights into how young people are restoring ecosystems, protecting indigenous land, and building social cohesion in fragile and conflict-affected areas.

This episode also dives into the differences and overlaps between the YPS and Climate, Peace and Security (CPS) agendas, highlighting the value, and challenges, of bridging these frameworks from the ground up.

Whether it’s grassroots reforestation projects, youth activism against extractive industries, or efforts to bring local voices into multilateral spaces, this conversation sheds light on the urgent need to recognize, resource, and protect youth-led environmental peacebuilding around the world.

Don’t miss out on this timely and insightful episode, tune in now!

The 9th season of the Peace Corner Podcast is an initiative of CSPPS & UNOY Peacebuilders.

Connecting the Dots: Nexus between YPS and Environmental Peacebuilding (S09 E09)

We’re making peace personal with the Peace Corner podcast! Who are the lesser known Gbowees and Mandelas? What are their stories? And what drives them to persevere in some of the harshest and darkest places? We’ll be bringing you voices from all around the world. With each pod, a different peacebuilder, a different region, a different story. So, nestle into a corner and listen to the voices making peace possible.

The Peace Corner podcast is a collaboration between UNOY Peacebuilders, CSPPS, and GPPAC. For more stories, go to:
http://www.unoy.org
http://www.cspps.org
http://www.gppac.net

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