Hamdi Abdel Aziz
The Executive Office of the Council of Arab Youth and Sports Ministers of Arab Youth approved “in May 2021”, to celebrate it on the fifth of July of each year, in order to evoke the important role that young people play in developing and promoting societies, and to celebrate the capabilities of young people as basic leaders and partners in development, and policy drawing?
Three years later, the executive plan for the Arab Youth, Peace and Security strategy was launched 2023-2028, and includes a group of programs that enhance the participation of young people in international peace and security, and to activate their role in decision-making, as well as directing Arab youth towards building safe and stable societies, through their effective participation in various social, economic and political sectors.
The strategy contains many noble goals, the most prominent of which is the empowerment of Arab youth and the enhancement of their participation in the policies related to security and peace, which is what Bahraini initiatives work with the addition of a special imprint that summarizes in giving young people a pivotal role in the paths of sustainable development, and enhancing their pioneering and economic projects.
It consists of 5 five chapters: an introduction to the agenda of youth, security, peace, vision, message and methodology used in developing the strategy, analysis of the context that takes into account young people, and highlights issues that affect the security and peace of Arab youth, the basic concepts and directives that must be taken into account in all stages of implementing the strategy, the priorities and goals of the strategy related to the five pillars of the Security Council resolution of the United Nations No. 2250; Participation, protection, protection, partnerships, decomposition and reintegration. While the fifth and last chapter highlights the implementation approach that defines the following steps at the two levels; National and regional, highlighting the achievements of the Arab region in the agenda of youth, security and peace.
The Arab Regional Strategy for Youth, Peace and Security was prepared through cooperation between the League of Arab States in partnership with the United Nations Communication Office to the League of Arab States, the United Nations Department of Political Affairs and Peace Building, Falk Bernadot Academy, the regional office of the United Nations Development Program for Arab States, the regional office of the United Nations Population Fund for Arab States and young representatives who provided technical experience and decisive visions through the Technical Support Group.
The Bahraini fingerprint does not depend on expanding this strategy to include the empowerment of young people, but rather includes excellence in cooperation in current and future youth activities, events and programs, as the Kingdom of Bahrain launched the Amal Network, which represents a leading initiative that reflects the real commitment to empowering young people and enhancing their role in sustainable development. The network comes consistent with the aspirations of the Cooperation Council countries in supporting active youth initiatives that exceed the borders, and contribute to building a bright future with a conscious and qualified youth leadership.
After a short period of time, the “Hope Network Guide” was launched in a qualitative step to document best practices and experiences in the field of youth work, to constitute a reference for governments and institutions to take advantage of the leading initiatives in formulating more influential and sustainable policies, in a way that establishes the approach to cooperation to support Arab youth, and enable them in various fields to lead the stages of construction and development.
