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YAC is a global, youth-led organisation harnessing the power of ICTs to inspire and empower young people worldwide to become active changemakers in their own communities.
We would also like to reccommend you the following websites for further information. Some of the information in our country profiles were adapted from these sources:
Amnesty International
Amnesty International is a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognised human rights for all.
Avaaz is a global web movement to bring people-powered politics to decision-making everywhere. Avaaz empowers millions of people to take action on pressing global, regional and national issues, from corruption and poverty to conflict and climate change.
Centre for International Media Ethics
The Centre for International Media Ethics encourages each journalist to take on a proactive role in defining ethical practices through the choices and decisions made at work on a daily basis.
Communication Initiative Networks
The Communication Initiative network is an online space for sharing the experiences of, and building bridges between, the people and organizations engaging in or supporting communication as a fundamental strategy for economic and social development and change.
The mission of the Cyber Peace Initiative is to empower youth or any nation to become catalysts of change: to create safe and better futures for themselves and others, to address the root causes of conflict, to disseminate the culture of peace and to create international dialogues for a harmonious world.
Institute of Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding
The Institute for Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding is engaged in conflict transformation and peacebuilding in the public and private sector, counting on dialogue facilitation, research and teaching and awareness raising.
International Crisis Group
The International Crisis Group is now generally recognised as the world’s leading, independent, non-partisan source of analysis and advice to governments and intergovernmental bodies like the United Nations, the European Union and World Bank, on the prevention and resolution of deadly conflicts.
This site is designed to be a useful resource on conflict, and specifically in the work of local people to build peace.
Interpeace is an international building organization that helps divided and conflicted societies build sustainable peace. It focuses on reinforcing local capacities to overcome deep social divisions and to address conflict in non-violent ways.
Maati is a word of Punjabi which means “Earth” and it aims at becoming a mainstream but alternative voice of the people of South Asia and Pakistan in order to challenge the stereotyping and selective coverage of big stories and disasters, helping to empower the affected.
Omidyar Network was founded on the fundamental belief that every person has the power to make a difference. As a philanthropic investment firm, it supports market-based approaches with the potential for large-scale, catalytic impact.
OIYP is the Oxfam International Youth Partnership program. It is made up of 300 young people, aged 18-25 from around the world, who are called Action Partners. As young people committed to a positive and equitable world, they are working for peaceful, equitable and sustainable social change in a range of different contexts. OIYP works in all regions of the world.
The mission of PeaceJam Foundation is to create young leaders committed to positive changes in themselves, their communities and the world through the inspiration of Nobel Peace Laureates who pass on the spirit, skills and wisdom they embody.
This portal targets an audience of peacebuilding practitioners, policymakers and scholars who are seeking to build and share their knowledge and experience.
People´s Decade of Human Rights Education
The People´s Decade of Human Rights Education works with its network of affiliates to develop and advance pedagogies for human rights education relevant to people´s daily lives in the context of their struggles for social and economic justice and democracy.
The Power of Peace Network is an UNESCO inspired initiative to meet and engage young people worldwide in innovative uses of the modern tools of information and communication. Its aim is to better communicate on things that really matter to us from a wide diversity of cultural perspective.
Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting
The Pulitzer Center’s mission is to promote in-depth coverage of international affairs, focusing on topics that have been under-reported, mis-reported – or not reported at all.
The Quaker United Nations Office aims at the abolishment of war and the promotion of peaceful resolution of conflicts, human rights, economic justice and good governance.
Solya is an organization using new technologies to facilitate dialogue between students from diverse backgrounds across the globe. Soliya´s Connect Program is facilitated by a cross-cultural team of young leaders drawn from over 25 different countries.
United States Institute of Peace
The United States Institute of Peace is a change agent, a catalyst for empowering others to prevent, manage and resolve international conflict without resorting to violence.
Vision of Humanity is a strong proponent of the need to further study, advocate and act on peace. It groups together a number of interrelated initiatives focused on global peace which enjoy the support of a wide range of philanthropists, business people, politicians, religious leaders and intellectuals.
The office of the special representative of the secretary general for children and armed conflict has been established in December, 1996 as a result of the report on Impact of Armed Conflict on Children submitted to the General Assembly by Ms. Graça Machel, an independent expert appointed by the Secretary-General. Since then the mandate has been prolonged 3 times seeking to draw international attention to the horrendous plight of children affected by armed conflict.
One of current and most important initiatives of the Special Representative Office “Zero under 18” campaign aiming to reach the universal ratification of the Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict by 2012. The campaign (http://zerounder18.org) is supported by Forgotten Diaries.
