Youth Ambassador for the Right to Peace

Deadline: 31 May 2021
Open to: young people aged 18-35

Description

The global advocacy programme “Towards the enforcement of the right to peace” wants to revive the work in the UN Human Rights Council and the General Assembly on the human right to peace and initiate the work in the Assembly of States Parties of the International Criminal Court on crimes against peace, bringing the perspective of young leaders into the discussion. The programme creates the Global Coalition of Youth Ambassadors for the Right to Peace, a global network of young leaders who are campaigning for strengthening the human right to peace and crimes against peace in the global order. With each State represented with its Youth Ambassador, the Global Coalition wants to promote its Youth Declaration on the Right to Peace and be heard in every State, on every continent, in all national, regional and global institutions.

Eligibility

age 18-35
citizenship of one of the UN member states or non-member observer states

Selection criteria

record of activities in the State of citizenship in the area of law, human rights, peace activism, climate change activism, advocacy for legislative changes
general knowledge of UN affairs, human rights and/or international justice
strong motivation to lead national campaigns and be part of a global movement