Youth step up peacebuilding efforts through UN programme

Young peacebuilders from across the MENA region take part in the YPB programme symposium in Amman recently (Photo courtesy of UNAOC)

Young peacebuilders in the MENA region have a great need for safe spaces to work on humanitarian issues and empower themselves to impact the world around them, said Shadi Rouhshabbaz, a 24 year-old Iranian who recently took part in a United Nations Alliance Of Civilisations’ (UNAOC) Young Peacebuilders (YPB) programme symposium in Amman.