Skills for a Better Future: Highlights from Peace Week 2023, Tirana, Albania
Peace and peace-building strategies have been a focal point of United Nations Association Albania’s (UNAA) efforts throughout the month of October. In collaboration with public educational institutions and various local organizations, UNAA organized peace-themed forums, trainings and workshops in various regions of Albania, under its umbrella framework: “Peace Week“. It consists of diverse, yet complementary […]
Local workshops on peace with youngsters
Throughout September- November 2022, within the framework of the “Youth for Peace and Security” project, in partnership with the National Youth Congress, in the scope of Tirana European Youth Capital, were organized 5 local workshops in various cities across the country, mainly in Kuçovë, Tiranë, Tropojë, Pogradec and Lezha. These activities’ aim was to […]
Peace Week, 2022
In the framework of the Peace Week 2022, youth activists from Local NGO-s. Youth Forums in collaboration with UN Association Albania (UNAA) brought together a series of activities with the intention of promoting the concepts of peace and security in different communities. These initiatives were designed throughout the Local Workshops organized in the framework of […]
Co-Design Workshops
In the framework of the ”Building Partnership for Youth, Peace and Security” Project aiming at building a structured network of Civil Society Organizations, academics, and regional and international partners, two Co-design workshops were organized, respectively on 12th-13th February and 5th-6thMarch. These workshops facilitated by Alba Brojka – Former Special Representative on Youth and Security, Slovak […]
Local Workshops on Peace
Throughout October 2021 – February 2022, the project team of “Building Partnership for Youth, Peace, and Security” made stops in Tirana, Puka, Elbasan, Korça, and Kamëz for the implementation of five local workshops on peace. Five events of this kind were organized with young people, 16-29 years old, with the support of the peer trainer, […]
Youth lenses for a Common Agenda
October 26th, in the ambit of the United Nations Day, UN Association Albania organized the Roundtable event “Albania’s contribution to the UN Security Council – Youth lenses for a Common Agenda“. H.E. Ferit Hoxha, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Albania to the UN, Mrs. Klenia Kasanai, Director of the National Youth Agency and the […]
Meeting with Partners
On the morning of September 30th, the Project Team met with partners who will jointly design the National Network on Youth, Peace, and Security. Partners were chosen based on their experience, as well as their innovative ideas and niche contribution they provide to the Project. Bringing together representatives of academia, civil society, media, activists, etc. […]