As the 9th of December 2021 marks the sixth anniversary of the UN Security Council Resolution 2250 on Youth Peace and Security, we invite everybody to celebrate the role of youth in peacebuilding with us. On that day, the award ceremony of the 2021 Youth Carnegie Peace Prize will take place. It will highlight remarkable youth voices in peacebuilding, important guests from The Hague, City of Peace and Justice, as well as rewarding the Youth Carnegie Peace Prize to the winner of this year’s video-contest.We received many applications from individuals and organisations who are dedicated to peacebuilding in their communities and beyond. The video’s of the shortlisted applicants can be watched here. The award ceremony will be a way to express our appreciation for the applicants’ important work, and reward the winning organisation.
Date: Thursday 9 December 2021
Time: 4 p.m. (CET) – 5 p.m. (CET)
Live stream: Click here to follow the live stream
Program:
- 16:00 – 16:05h: Opening
Layla Gegout & Clara Pietrek, Youth Peace Initiative (YPI) - 16:05 – 16:10h: Word of welcome
Piet Hein Donner, President Carnegie Foundation – Peace Palace
- 16:10 – 16:15h: Compilation of the submitted video’s
- 16:15 – 16:30h: Keynote speech
Ali Atliok & Irena Grizelj, authors and researchers UN-report We Are Here: An integrated approach to youth-inclusive peace processes. - 16:30 – 16.35h: Laudatory speech
Els Wesseling-van Gent,Chair prize committee - 16:35 – 16.40h: Screening the video of the winning project & awarding the winner
- 16:40 – 16:45h: Speech winner of the 2021 Youth Carnegie Peace Prize
- 16:45 – 16:55h: Q & A session
- 16:55 – 17:00h: Closing remarks
Saskia Bruines, Deputy Mayor of The Hague
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