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Bangsamoro Youth participates on peace and security consultation
Cotabato City — At least 40 youth leaders coming from Maguindanao,
Cotabato City and 63 barangays of North Cotabato participated in the
three-day Regional and Provincial Youth, Peace and Security
Consultations in Koronadal City organized by the Bangsamoro Youth
Commission of BARMM and the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process
(OPPAP), with support from the United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP).
The consultation started Tuesday, Oct. 19,
and ends on Thursday, Oct. 21. The data gathered in the consultation
will be included in the formulation of National and Regional Action Plan
on Youth, Peace and Security (NAP-YPS and RAP-YPS).
BYC
Chairperson Marjanie Macasalong has urged the participants to exert
their efforts in laying down their meaningful recommendations and
insights in order to provide contextualized contribution to the YPS
formulation.
“Peacebuilding and Security is one of
Bangsamoro Government’s youth priority area with the goal to capture
the BARMM [Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao] youth to
participate in promoting human security, inclusive disengagement and
reintegration programs, and prevention from association with armed
groups,” Chairperson Macasalong added.
The youth
of Sulu and Basilan underwent similar consultation in August this year.
Last week, the youth from Lanao del Sur and Marawi City attended their
provincial consultation. Later this month, the youth of Tawi-Tawi will
participate in a similar gathering that will complete the five-province
cycle of consultation in the region.
On December
9, 2015, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 2250
(UNSCR 2250), a ground-breaking resolution on Youth, Peace and Security
which recognizes that “young people play an important and positive role
in the maintenance and promotion of international peace and security”.
This
landmark resolution urges Member States to give youth a greater voice
in decision-making at the local, national, regional and international
levels and to consider setting up mechanisms that would enable young
people to participate meaningfully in peace processes.
Being a member of the UN, the Philippines through the OPPAP will lead in formulating the NAP-YPS.
BYC
Commissioner Nasserudin Dunding for Maguindanao, Cotabato City and 63
barangays of North Cotabato has emphasized that the youth’s localized
perspective of peace and security is crucial in the government’s
formulation of NAP-YPS.
Commissioner Dunding added
the NAP-YPS will outline the country’s YPS agenda based on the
recommendations from consultations, which serve as a platform for young
peace advocates to further strengthen their capacities in building a
culture of peace and conflict sensitivity and mobilize a youth
constituency to support the peace processes.
The
NAP-YPS also aims to guide both policymakers and service-providers in
integrating and adopting the action points in the formulation and
implementation of policies and programs that will address or contribute
to addressing the needs articulated by the youth.
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