Closing statement of HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs at the High-Level Global Conference on Youth-Inclusive Peace Processes
Honourable Ministers, Excellencies, Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen:
It has been an honour and a pleasure to host this High-level Global Conference on Youth-Inclusive Processes.
I would like to thank the United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. Antonio Guterres for his leadership and commitment to advancing this agenda.
Over the course of this conference, you have generated a number of actionable policy recommendations and key outputs to ensure youth-inclusive peace processes.
I particularly welcome the launch of the guidelines in support of country-level operationalization of the youth, peace, and security agenda and the five-year strategy on strengthening youth-inclusive peace processes building on recommendations from the global policy paper “WE ARE HERE: An Integrated Approach to Youth-Inclusive Peace Processes”.
I would like to acknowledge the efforts of Member States, young people, civil society organizations, United Nations entities, and regional organizations to implement the Youth, Peace, and Security agenda, that fed into the development of “Implementing the Youth, Peace and Security Agenda at Country-level: A Guide for Public Officials”.
Furthermore, discussions over the past two days have highlighted the centrality of young people as critical and necessary partners in conflict transformation and peacebuilding and the need for their strengthened participation and representation, especially of young women, in the design and implementation of peace processes.
Discussions also emphasized that the implementation of the Youth, Peace and Security Agenda, as enshrined in UN Security Council Resolution 2535, requires Member States to continue developing dedicated local, national and regional roadmaps, with sufficient resources, through participatory processes, in particular with young people and youth organizations, including monitoring, evaluation, and coordination.
Therefore, we encourage Member States to support the implementation of the two key outputs to advance the country-level operationalization of the Youth, Peace, and Security agenda and to strengthen youth participation in peace processes at all levels of decision-making, based on specific contexts.
Finally, I would like to emphasize that the State of Qatar is deeply committed to implement the objectives and key outputs of this High-level Global Conference. Furthermore, in prioritizing the critical role of young men and women in building peace, the State of Qatar is collaborating with the United Nations on several initiatives to advance further the Youth, Peace and Security Agenda, while working towards a reinvigorated inclusive multilateralism.
The State of Qatar will not leave young men and women behind. We are ourselves a young country, comprised of a young population characterized by its passion and vision for a sustainable and peaceful future.
You can count on the State of Qatar as your partner and supporter. Together, we can move the Youth, Peace and Security Agenda forward.
Thank you.