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11. Leadership at the UN: Shaping the Future of Youth, Peace & Security

Youth at the UN table. We talk about making an impact and personal leadership with the Swedish youth representatives to the UN. Sofia Brännström Swedish youth representative to the UN high level political forum, and Louise Burenby, Swedish youth representative to the UN General Assembly’s third committee.

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10. Research Shows: Democracy Needs Youth

Our guest is Jana Birke Belschner, PhD Degree at the University of Bergen, whom just this August had her dissertation defence. Jana explains to us what science knows about youth and democracy and why we should be invested in the political inclusion of youth.

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9. The Controversial Guest at The Peace Table - Decolonize Youth4Peace

Regine Borja Guevara, youth activist and UN Representative, deconstructs peace for us and put it into four dimensions: history, culture, global vs. regional and off course age. Why are military tanks driving on the streets of the Philippines since covid-19? How can decolonisation help us understand freedom fighters and independence? And what challenges UN system rise when peace programming with ‘the locals’.

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8. The Lazy Edition - What is Happening in Syria?

We boil down the last three episodes into one so that even if you are feeling lazy or rushed you can still take a moment to find out what is happening in Syria. Our guests are Ann Linde, the minister of foreign affairs in Sweden; the president of the Youth League of the Green Party in Sweden, Aida Badeli; and, Juliette Touma, the Regional Chief of Communications for the MENA-region at UNICEF.

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6. Checklist: Change the World, Shake It Off & Be Brave

Millions of young people have together succeeded in bringing climate action to the top of the political agenda. But as a climate activist and as a youth activist you should expected to receive threats and hate. Even from the president of the United States…

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