UNOY in the Latin American region

The Latin American part of the global network of UNOY Peacebuilders consists of 5 member youth peace organisations and some affiliates from all over the continent. The communication language of UNOY and the Latin American region members is English, although we sustain some informal communications in Spanish with our network’s members. The members and affiliates are mainly involved in youth and peacebuilding and implement several activities within the network.

Members in Latin America

Argentine Youth Organization for the United Nations, Argentina
Fundación Escuelas de Paz, Colombia
Corporación Foro de la Juventud de Guayaquil, Ecuador
Dinamismo Juvenil A.C., Mexico
Brigada de Voluntarios Bolivarianos del Peru (BVBP), Peru

Mission

To strengthen the network by linking up organisations and leaders.
To advocate and promote the role of Latin American youth in peacebuilding and peace related issues.
To improve the knowledge, skills and capacities of youth peace organisations within the Latin American region by trainings and sharing expertise.
To facilitate an exchange of experience and practice among youth leaders working in peacebuilding and strengthen their capacity to network and develop joint projects at local, national and regional levels (self-help networks).
To increase young peoples capacity to deal with the inter- and intra- personal, community and organisational, cultural, social and political dimensions of conflict and peace by sharing experiences.

Activities International Secretariat

Facilitation of the network by communicating with the members and affiliates and linking them up so as to share experiences and strengthen the effectiveness of their actions.
Exchange of ideas on how to collaborate in joint projects between UNOY and the member organisations.
Advocacy and campaigning for youth and peacebuilding, also on behalf of the Latin American organisations.
Development of new partnerships with other Latin American context NGOs to expand the network and to set up intercultural and interdisciplinary cooperation.

Activities of Latin American members and affiliates, a few examples:

advocacy for the role of young leaders;
community service and integration of youth organisations;
endorse youthful social responsibility and political participation;
capacity building trainings on leadership, health, sexuality, environment;
strengthen youthful organisations;
creation of productive and social projects;
monitor families to prevent situations of risk and promoting alliances for the reconstruction of the social network.