The brief is centered around the experiences, reflections, challenges, and needs of marginalized young people (peacebuilders, activists, leaders, changemakers) from the Global South, who may feel disconnected from mainstream Youth, Peace and Security and peacebuilding forums and spaces, as well as peacebuilding more broadly. Ongoing violence in many conflict-ridden places typically affects young people and their wellbeing in multiple ways; yet, the support (if any) typically offered to them fails to consider the complexities of their situations, environment and experiences, and the multidimensional approach required to support them. Wellbeing and peacebuilding are deeply interconnected, and this intersectionality needs to be understood from a decolonized lens.

As a starting point, the main purpose of this brief is to highlight the current gaps in the wellbeing context within peacebuilding, to advocate for the creation of spaces for young people for dialogue, expression and engagement, and to influence policy-level changes in peacebuilding which can be grounded in wellbeing, justice, nurture and care as foundational values. As such, this brief is primarily intended for donors, policymakers and international organizations in the peacebuilding field.

The brief also brings a reflective and anecdotal-narrative approach that celebrates and values lived-experience knowledge of young peacebuilders and community leaders in the Global South. Thus, the brief is also specifically intended for young peacebuilders, to support them in their work both directly and indirectly. Overall, we hope this brief and the advocacy engagements related to it will be leading to an improvement in how wellbeing of young people is integrated in peacebuilding interventions

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