Youth, Peace and Security Conference 10-14 November

The Second Conference on Youth, Peace and Security and YPS Week is taking place in Brussels, 10-14 November 2025. The conference brings together EU institutions, Member States and over 120 young peacebuilders and partners from across Europe and the world to co-shape the future of Team Europe action on Youth, Peace and Security.

The urgency is clear: Over 400 million young people live in conflict areas around the world, with more than 500,000 young people fighting.

The EU therefore calls for the adoption of National Action Plans as a cornerstone of the implementation of the Youth, Peace and Security agenda.

Official Opening: Glenn Micallef, Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport will open the conference on Wednesday 12 November. 

Programme: Click on the link for the Programme of the 2nd YPS Conference and Week

Follow online: You may follow the opening and closing sessions of the conference via web-streaming on the links provided.

The youth perspective is vitally important in safeguarding international peace and security. This was formally recognised by the United Nations Security Council in 2015, through a unanimously adopted, historic resolution, UN Security Council Resolution 2250 on Youth, Peace and Security (2015), recognizing young peoples’ positive role in international peace and security. 

This landmark resolution identifies five key pillars for action: participation, protection, prevention, partnerships, and disengagement and reintegration. It urges UN Member States to give young people a greater voice in decision-making at the local, national, regional and international levels and to consider setting up mechanisms that would enable young people to participate meaningfully in peace processes.

The European Union strongly believes that young persons are not only beneficiaries, but first and foremost essential partners in building sustainable, peaceful, and inclusive societies. We remain steadfast in our commitment to support young persons as key partners in our efforts towards the realisation of the Sustainable Development Goals, the promotion of peace and security, and the fulfilment of human rights.

The EU has long been a staunch supporter of youth empowerment and the full, effective and meaningful engagement of youth in decision-making processes. As such, the EU fully supports the work of the UN Youth Office, a dedicated secretariat designed to coordinate system-wide efforts on Youth, Peace and Security and the full implementation of the YPS agenda.