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Report of The Nigeria #Youth4Peace Forum 2020 themed ‘Young People’s Protection: An Inevitable Strategy for a Peaceful and Prosperous Society’

The Nigeria Youth for Peace Forum 2020 which held on the 9th December 2020 in Abuja was convened by Building Blocks for Peace Foundation in collaboration with the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP)- Nigeria, Centre for Sustainable Development and Education in Africa (CSDEA) and Sanctuary of Hope Foundation to bring together young people and relevant stakeholders working on conflict prevention and peacebuilding across communities in Nigeria in commemoration of the 5th anniversary of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2250 (UNSCR 2250) on Youth, Peace and Security. The event which was the third edition of the forum was themed ‘Young People’s Protection: An Inevitable Strategy for a Peaceful and Prosperous Society’. The event featured keynote addresses by top peacebuilding experts, panel discussions on different areas of youth protection, public presentation of the documentary/book on the roles and contributions of youth to peace and security in Nigeria and the presentation of awards and micro-grants to outstanding youth peacebuilders in Nigeria in 2020.

Mr Rafiu Adeniran Lawal, the Executive Director of Building Blocks for Peace Foundation (BBFORPEACE), who welcomed the 70 participants to the forum noted that the event was an important organised to discuss youth protection in the light of the #EndSARS protests and the harsh effect of COVID-19 on young people. He emphasised that one of the ways of achieving sustainable peace is to prioritise the protection of young people.

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