In December 215,the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted,under the leadership of Jordan,Resolution 225 on Youth,Peace and Security (YPS),the first resolution fully dedicated to the important and positive role young women and men play in the maintenance and promotion of international peace and security.

Resolution 225 requested the Secretary-General of the United Nations “to carry out a progress study on the youth’s positive contribution to peace processes and conflict resolution,in order to recommend effective responses at local,national,regional and international levels”,and to present the results of the Study to the United Nations Security Council and Member States.

The UN Secretary-General appointed in August 216 an independent lead author,Graeme Simpson,to develop the Progress Study,as well as an Advisory Group of Experts,including 21 scholars,practitioners and young leaders. UNFPA and PBSO jointly provided secretariat functions for the development of the Study,working in close collaboration with the Office of the Envoy on Youth. A Steering Committee,composed of 34 partners from the UN system,civil society and non-governmental organizations,inter-governmental organizations,foundations,etc. oversaw the preparation of the Study.

The Study is supported by the UN system and partners but it is independent,demonstrating young people’s positive role in sustaining peace and proposing concrete recommendations for the peace and security community to work with young people in new ways. The Study defines critical issues and areas of interventions for the YPS agenda. It is an agenda-setting document,defining a strategy for the implementation of SCR 225.