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SECO Canadian Delegation to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly

On 15 June 2023, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA) hosted a web dialogue on “Implementation of the UN Security Council Resolution 2250 and Youth, Peace and Security Agenda: Role of Parliamentarians” organized by Ms. Farah Karimi (the Netherlands), the Special Representative on Youth Engagement. The meeting included remarks by OSCE PA President, Ms. Margareta Cederfelt and a video address by Ms. Jayathma Wickramanayake, the UN Secretary General’s Envoy on Youth. The meeting also featured presentations by Ms. Gracia-Romeral Ortiz Quintilla, Programme Management Officer on Democracy and Political Participation in the Office of the UN Secretary General’s Envoy on Youth, Ms. Anu Apo, National Coordinator for Youth, Peace and Security at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland, and Mr. Marjus Ceveli, President and Co-Founder of Sustainable Cooperation for Peace & Security and member of the United Network of Young Peacebuilders.

Discussions focused on best practices related to the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 2250, with particular emphasis on the adoption of National Action Plans on Youth, Peace and Security. Following the presentations, several OSCE PA members took the floor during the open debate. Participants spoke about youth engagement in the context of current and emerging global and regional challenges, including the impact of armed conflicts on young people in the OSCE region. The Canadian parliamentarians who participated in the meeting were Senator Rebecca Patterson and Senator Marilou McPhedran.

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