There is no sustainable peace without youth, including youth in peacebuilding and protecting young advocates
There is no future without young people: without participation, without young activists and advocates, we have nothing. In times of crisis, we need to come together and remember to listen to the people, communities, and minorities around us. In order to build a continent and world where we can all prosper and live in equal and peaceful societies, we have to ensure that every one of us is on board: from the youngest of us to the oldest and from one corner of Europe to the other.
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