We are delighted to launch our official ECOSOC Youth Forum 2024 side event: Towards a Global Standard for Meaningful Youth Engagement in the Pact for the Future.

Organized by the International Association of Youth and Students for Peace & UN Youth Delegates and Youth Representatives of Austria, Czechia, the European Union, Ireland, Kenya, Malta, Switzerland and the USA.

Join our interactive event to explore the diverse dimensions of youth engagement in policy-making and its critical role in advancing the Sustainable Development Goals of Agenda 2030. Discover youth-led initiatives from diverse backgrounds, showcasing how young individuals have shaped policy development and implementation within their nations.

OUR SPEAKERS

1. Shreyaa Venkat, who is a Global Health accelerated masters student at Georgetown University and founder & CEO of the nonprofit NESTUS. | @joinnest

2. Lopa Banerjee, is the Director of the Civil Society Division at UN-Women. | @lopa.banerjee

3. Nudhara Yusuf, is a Research Associate with the Global Governance, Justice & Security Program where she is Executive Coordinator of the Global Governance Innovation Network (GGIN) | @nudhara

Make sure to tune it for the event and check out all the other exciting events underway at the 2024 ECOSOC YOUTH FORUM from April 16th-18th.

Here is a global video message from our youth delegates, representatives, and partners on the power, potential, and need for inclusive participation of youth for sustainable global impact and policymaking. 

Join us virtually April 18th 2024 | 1:30 - 3:00pm EST

Scan the QR code or CLICK HERE to register.

YSP Canada and YSP USA partnered to bring this webinar on the current escalating conflict between Israel and Palestine. We aim to shift focus from the extensive discussions on resolving the situation to understanding the contextual nuances at play. We seek to highlight that empathy and compassion trump everything at this time. This panel features two professors from HJ International Graduate School for Peace and Public Leadership with YSP USA President Miilhan Stephens as moderator. Dr. Andrew Wilson is the Director of Scriptural Research and Professor of Scriptural Studies Dr. Drissa Kone is the Director of the Doctor of Ministry Program and Associate Professor of Conflict Resolution and Ministry

Come one, come all, and witness a S!NERGY showdown - as the winners of the USA and Canada S!NERGY competitions face off in Regional S!NERGY! You don't want to miss this event - watch it LIVE online from 6PM EST on January 22nd, 2022. WATCH LIVE HERE!

The 2021 S!NERGY USA presentation competition will be held on December 29, 2021 at 6pm EST online with the submission deadline being on December 19, 2021. The winner of this national competition will go on to compete in the Regional Level S!NERGY for North America against Canada’s winner, then the regional winner will go on to compete internationally against the winners of IAYSP’s international regions.

The presentation theme for this event is “Bridging the Divide Between Nations and Communities” and is open to students and young adults ages 18-30 living in the United States.

Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to present your ideas, solutions, or projects supporting peace and conflict resolution within communities and globally!

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Whether you’re passionate about Climate Action, or don’t really know what it’s about, our planet needs help and we need to act NOW.

This S!NERGY Competition is looking for ideas and projects that can be done locally to help with mitigating climate change and exemplifies methods other communities can use throughout the United States. This competition is open to current high school and undergraduate students. Enter now for a chance to win cash prizes! LEARN MORE HERE

UPDATE: The NJ S!NERGY Competition has been postponed until October 2, 2021 with the new submission deadline date of September 25, 2021.

Heads up YSP members in New Jersey! The IAYSP NJ Chapter is partnering with Ocean Tribe NJ to bring you this opportunity to pitch ideas and projects on solutions to the pollution and conservation of New Jersey’s waterways! Even though the competition theme “Creative Solutions to Accessing and Protecting New Jersey Waterways” is focused on New Jersey it is open to anyone in the USA age 16-30 who might have an inspiring idea on what can be done. Enter now for a chance to win $3,000 in cash grants! LEARN MORE HERE

Every year on May 15th the International Day of Families is observed by the United Nations in order to provide “an opportunity to promote awareness of issues relating to families and to increase the knowledge of the social, economic and demographic processes affecting families.”

International Association of Youth and Students for Peace will be hosting an online discussion on the topic of “Strong Families as Essential for Peace” with guest speaker, Lynn Walsh of Universal Peace Federation International. LEARN MORE

To commemorate International Mother Earth Day, International Association of Youth and Students for Peace (IAYSP) will be hosting an online discussion on the topic of reforestation. Joining us on April 24, 2021 will be a guest speaker who has on the ground experience with tree planting in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) where severe deforestation has led to natural disasters affecting towns and communities. Join us for a chance to learn about the importance of including the care of our natural environment as we develop as nations and ask questions in the online chat! Learn more about our guest speaker HERE

International Association of Youth and Students for Peace will be hosting the World Youth and Students Rally of Hope and the International Level S!NERGY Competition with the top presenter from the different YSP regions across the globe. The World Youth Rally will begin at 3am EDT and the International S!NERGY will begin at 5am EDT. The event will be held online and hosted by IAYSP International. Learn more and Register for the event HERE.

Join us on January 16, 2021 to watch the top two presenters from S!NERGY USA and the top two from S!NERGY Canada present for their chance to win $1,500 in grant prizes and represent North America on the International level! These young adults will be presenting projects and proposals to help better society and support the Sustainable Development Goals. Click Here for the event details page.

This January we will be recognizing our YSP USA member who has volunteered their time to serve the community and has qualified for The President’s Volunteer Service Award. The recognition will be held during our Regional S!NERGY live stream event on January 16, 2021 at 3pm EST. To read about our awardee click HERE.

Have a project or idea that you think impacts society positively? Then consider entering a presentation about your project to S!NERGY. This month IAYSP USA will be hosting a National Level S!NERGY competition with cash grants for 1st-3rd place. The top presenters have the opportunity to move on and present on the Regional Level, then International!

This competition is open to any youth and young adult age 13-39 living in the USA and is FREE to participate. The Submission Deadline is December 19, 2020.

To learn more and enter the competition CLICK HERE!

International Association of Youth and Students for Peace is holding an online Youth Discussion on September 20, 2020 from 1pm - 2:30pm EST to commemorate International Day of Peace and the UN75 conversation to present ideas for tackling the challenges we face. There will be a Panel then small group discussions through online conferencing to share how we as individuals can work together to create peace and make a difference for the future. Event Details

This event is open to all! To participate, REGISTER HERE!

Hey World! International Association of Youth and Students for Peace (IAYSP) wants to invite you to a special online rally where one of the key speakers will be our organization’s founder, Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon! Several other amazing leaders will be speaking, including Ban Gi-moon, former United Nations Secretary-General; Rev. Paula White, Spiritual advisor to the US President; and Newt Gingrich, former speaker of the United States House or Representatives, just to name a few!

This is an opportunity for people from around the world to come together during these challenging times and listen to inspirational words from an international leadership. IAYSP wants to know how many young people from where plan to tune in and watch the broadcast. In order to help us count everyone attending and where you are from, please register HERE!

The Broadcast will be live on August 8th at 8:30pm EST in the USA and can be found streaming on rallyofhope.org and Facebook

Youth and Students for Peace is organizing a S!NERGY event to be hosted virtually for the first time. This is an opportunity for students and young adults, age 18-40 to present their ideas or projects that promote peace and better societies.

These presentations will be given in front of a panel of judges and audience who will both vote on the top presenters.

It is completely free to participate.

To compete, a short video of your presentation must be submitted for review. Be sure to go to the S!nergy page to read all the necessary details and requirements to compete.

The presentation Theme for this S!nergy event is “Healing America”. For this year’s S!nergy event, we want to acknowledge the issues that are affecting the world today, especially with the racial divide that has come to the forefront of the American conscience. There are a multitude of issues dividing this country today (racial inequality, climate change, poverty, and poor education) and we want to encourage youth and students to find out which issues they can best tackle and how they would resolve them.

Video submissions need to be sent to ricardo@yspusa.org. The deadline for all submissions is July. 18, 2020. Be sure to include your full name, age, city and state, and phone number in the body of the email.

The submissions will be reviewed by a committee and the top 3-4 candidates will be notified between July 18-20, 2020. Final presentations need to be 7-10 minutes long. All who wish to compete must be available 1-2 hours before the start of the competition on July 25th for a rehearsal.

The event will be held online via a zoom call.

Link to the zoom call: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87548102856

Meeting ID: 875 4810 2856

Organized by Youth and Students for Peace

New Hope Family Church: 4801 Tesla Drive, Bowie, MD 20715

This is a shorter seminar focusing more on how to get involved in service with already existing resources around us. The seminar will consist of an introduction to Youth and Students for Peace (YSP), example projects, a peace development education and official launch for YSP in the DC/MD/VA community.

All are welcome but those between the ages of 16 and 40 are especially encouraged.

For more information or to RSVP contact sunghoon@yspusa.org