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# Piece by Peace: A Collaborative UNESCO Youth Movement to a Brighter Future 

**Publicatiedatum:** 30 juli 2026
**Laatst gewijzigd:** 30 juli 2026

**Type:** STATEMENT

**Auteur:** [Tobya Monté](https://unesco.nl/medewerker/tobya-monte)
![langwerpig.png](https://unesco.nl/sites/default/files/2026-07/langwerpig_1.png)
**Bijschrift afbeelding:** Pictogram van het jongerenstatement. 1. National Youth Participation. 2. Friendship and Mutual Learning. 3. Connect & Collaborate.
Youth representatives from different countries call on UNESCO and UNESCO's National Commissions to improve youth participation and youth engagement.

Please select a chapter from the table of contents ('Inhoudsopgave') on the right side of this page.

[Or download the PDF file here.](https://unesco.nl/sites/default/files/2026-07/International_UNESCO_Youth_Statement_Piece_by_Peace.pdf)

## Inhoudsopgave

[Piece by Peace: A Collaborative UNESCO Youth Movement to a Brighter Future ](https://unesco.nl/unesco/piece-peace-collaborative-unesco-youth-movement-brighter-future)
- [Three points of action](https://unesco.nl/unesco/piece-peace-collaborative-unesco-youth-movement-brighter-future/three-points-of-action)
- [Our lived realities](https://unesco.nl/unesco/piece-peace-collaborative-unesco-youth-movement-brighter-future/our-lived-realities)
- [Youth engagement at a National Commission-level](https://unesco.nl/unesco/piece-peace-collaborative-unesco-youth-movement-brighter-future/youth-engagement-national-commission-level)
- [Approach to meaningful youth engagement: friendship and mutual learning](https://unesco.nl/unesco/piece-peace-collaborative-unesco-youth-movement-brighter-future/approach-meaningful-youth-engagement-friendship-and-mutual-learning)
- [About this Statement](https://unesco.nl/unesco/piece-peace-collaborative-unesco-youth-movement-brighter-future/about-statement)
- [Appendix 1: Examples of existing national youth participation formats](https://unesco.nl/unesco/piece-peace-collaborative-unesco-youth-movement-brighter-future/appendix-1-examples-of-existing-national-youth-participation-formats)
- [Appendix 2: What is meaningful youth engagement?](https://unesco.nl/unesco/piece-peace-collaborative-unesco-youth-movement-brighter-future/appendix-2-what-meaningful-youth-engagement)
- [Appendix 3: Reference list and relevant sources](https://unesco.nl/unesco/piece-peace-collaborative-unesco-youth-movement-brighter-future/appendix-3-reference-list-and-relevant-sources)
[Volgende: Three points of action →](https://unesco.nl/unesco/piece-peace-collaborative-unesco-youth-movement-brighter-future/three-points-of-action)