Location: Africa

Youth Talk aims to build inclusive peace processes in South Sudan, CAR and Mali by amplifying the voices and agency of young people.

The UN Inter-Agency Network on Youth Development’s (IANYD) Subgroup on Youth Participation in Peacebuilding, co-chaired by the United Nations Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO) and Search for Common Ground, has developed the Guiding Principles on Young People’s Participation in Peacebuilding. This working group consists of members representing a number of UN…

This study presents the final evaluation of Search's project "Supporting the Socio-Economic Reintegration of Children Associated with Armed Forces and Armed Groups (CAAG) including the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) in North East Nigeria," funded by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and implemented from May 2018 to August 2019.…

Community Reconciliation and Resilience Building in Bolori ll Internally Displaced Persons Camp, Maiduguri, Borno state, Nigeria. Funded by the French Embassy in Nigeria, September 1, 2018 - October 31, 2019.

Le projet de médiation d'urgence d'un an, "Mon voisin, mon frère", est financé par le fonds d'affectation spéciale de la Mission multidimensionnelle intégrée des Nations Unies pour la stabilisation au Mali (MINUSMA). Les conflits intercommunautaires dans le Cercle de Bankass se cristallisent autour des conflits entre les communautés Peulh et…

Located in the tri-border area between Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso, the Liptako-Gourma region is at the crossroads of illegal activities, population displacement, inter-community conflict, and the actions carried out by alliances of violent extremist groups. The limited delivery of basic services, the proliferation of national and foreign military contingents…

For 3 consecutive years, we have supported Sierra Leone’s efforts toward a smooth democratic transition by ensuring the inclusion of its citizens, particularly young people and women, in decision-making and governance. The project United for Greater Governance and Participation: Empowering Rural Communities to Strengthen Local Governance and Accountability Processes, funded…

  At the heart of the wide range of social, economic and security crises facing the Diffa region, in southeast Niger, a major problem with significant destabilizing potential has arisen: the reintegration of repentants and other persons detained as part of the fight against Boko Haram. In December 2016, the…

Violent extremism is the choice to use or support violence to advance a cause based on exclusionary group identities. Rwanda is not immune from the influences of extremist ideologies, whether they be internally grown or coming from neighboring countries. In fact, the national government is currently developing its National Action…

United Nations Security Council Resolution 2250 on Youth, Peace, and Security was an enormous leap forward for the inclusion of young people in peace processes. While there has been progress since the Resolution’s passage in 2015, youth in many parts of the world are still relegated from contributing to peacebuilding…