UN Documents for Youth, Peace and Security

Selected Security Council Resolutions View All
14 July 2020 S/RES/2535 This was a resolution on youth,peace and security which established a regular biennial reporting requirement on youth, peace and security by the Secretary-General and contained provisions aimed at the mainstreaming of the youth, peace and security agenda into the work of the UN secretariat.
6 June 2018 S/RES/2419 This was a resolution, unanimously adopted, reaffirming the important role that youth and youth-led civil society can play in peacebuilding and sustaining peace.
Selected Security Council Presidential Statements View All
12 December 2019 S/PRST/2019/15 This was a presidential statement on the role African youth can play in the prevention and resolution of conflicts and as a key aspect of the sustainability, inclusiveness and success of peacekeeping and peacebuilding efforts on the continent.
Selected Secretary-General's Reports View All
2 March 2020 S/2020/167 This was the first Secretary-General’s report on the issue of youth, peace and security.
Selected Security Council Letters View All
29 April 2020 S/2020/346 This was a letter containing the statements of member states and regional organisations which participated in the open teleconference meeting on youth, peace and security which took place on 27 April 2020.
27 April 2020 S/2020/335 This letter from the PBC chair transmitted advice of the PBC on youth and peace and security.
14 April 2020 S/2020/302 This was a letter transmitting the concept note for a debate entitled “Towards the fifth anniversary of the youth and peace and security agenda: accelerating implementation of resolutions 2250 (2015) and 2419 (2018)”
Selected Security Council Meeting Records View All
14 July 2020 S/PV.8748 This was a unanimous adoption of resolution 2535.
2 October 2019 S/PV.8629 The Council held a briefing on the implementation of the youth, peace and security agenda under the agenda item “maintenance of international peace and security”.
17 July 2019 S/PV.8577 The Council held a briefing on the implementation of the youth, peace and security agenda under the agenda item “maintenance of international peace and security”.