This publication represents a compilation of messages delivered by young people at the third (8 December 2021, Dushanbe, Republic of Tajikistan) and fourth (11 December 2022, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan) Dialogues between Governments and Youth of Central Asian countries. It also includes a compilation of success stories from participants of the "Preventive Diplomacy Academy" program of the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA).
Government-Youth Dialogue for Central Asia
This is the publication comprising the entire essays of the contest winners from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Afghanistan “Youth Voices from Central Asia and Afghanistan: UN75 and Regional Peace and Security.” The Youth Ambassadors for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia and Afghanistan presented their ideas, concerns and vision for the future at the second Government-Youth Dialogue for Central Asia and Afghanistan in December 2020.
Youth Voices from Central Asia and Afghanistan/UN75 and Regional Peace and Security
The Resource book brings together materials developed for the UNRCCA Preventive Diplomacy Academy training workshops. The information you will find here is divided into four parts. The first part provides background information on the history of the United Nations; preventive diplomacy; the Security Council; Youth, Peace and Security; Women, Peace and Security; gender analysis; regional cooperation in Central Asia and Afghanistan; and human rights. The second part covers “soft skills,” practical information about the tools of preventive diplomacy. These include ways to manage conflict; differences and equality; inter-cultural communication; overcoming prejudices and stereotypes; leadership; and time management. The third part will help you think about preventive diplomacy through concepts such as design thinking, message development and storytelling. Finally, the fourth section presents basic information about UNRCCA and the Preventive Diplomacy Academy.
Preventive Diplomacy Resource Book
The ninth annual Meeting of Deputy Foreign Ministers of the Central Asian States, convened by the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), took place in Tashkent on 14 December 2019. The meeting brought together the Deputy Foreign Ministers of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan.
During this event, UNRCCA organized the first-ever Government-Youth Dialogue for Central Asia and Afghanistan. In this session, young people from all six countries had the opportunity to present their views on regional peace and security issues, including the contributions that young people themselves can make – and in many cases already are making. The dialogue was the culmination of the UNRCCA Preventive Diplomacy Academy project in 2019.
The publication, “Messages Delivered by Young People at the First Government-Youth Dialogue for Central Asia and Afghanistan,” contains the messages of these young leaders from across the region, as they shared them with the Deputy Foreign Ministers in Tashkent. They are divided into five themes – intercultural exchange, youth participation in decision-making, the fight against terrorism, gender equality and preservation of the region’s water resources.
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, and UNRCCA Preventive Diplomacy Academy has combined its youth engagement efforts with the global UN75 initiative.
On 1 June 2020, UNRCCA Preventive Diplomacy Academy launched an essay contest for young people from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Afghanistan entitled “Youth Voices from Central Asia and Afghanistan: UN75 and Regional Peace and Security.” More than 50 entries from young people describing their vision of the world in 2045 have been received.
The publication below offers a sneak-peek at the winners and their essays. The full essays will be translated and printed in a compendium later in the year, on the occasion of our second Government-Youth Dialogue.
But for now, UNRCCA Preventive Diplomacy Academy invites you to meet our new Young Ambassadors for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia and Afghanistan and get a first taste of their ideas, concerns and vision for the future.
The publication “Youth Voices from Central Asia and Afghanistan - UN75 and Regional Peace and Security”