{"id":677,"date":"2026-04-10T18:09:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T09:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/accept-int.org\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=677"},"modified":"2026-04-10T18:09:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T09:09:10","slug":"executive-director-yosuke-nagai-publishes-analysis-on-youth-peace-and-security-agenda-on-university-of-ottawa-platform","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/accept-int.org\/en\/news\/executive-director-yosuke-nagai-publishes-analysis-on-youth-peace-and-security-agenda-on-university-of-ottawa-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"Executive Director Yosuke Nagai Publishes Analysis on Youth, Peace and Security Agenda on University of Ottawa Platform"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"section-1\">\r\n<div class=\"l-container__narrow\">\r\n\r\n<div class=\"tab\">News<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"title\"> Publication of an Independent Thematic Paper for the Second Independent Progress Study on Youth, Peace and Security (YPS)<\/div>\r\n<div align=right><p>10 April 2026<\/p><\/div>\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/image-12.png\" alt=\"\"  \/>\r\n<p>\r\nA new blog post by Executive Director Yosuke Nagai, titled <b>&#8220;A Decade of the Youth, Peace and Security Agenda: Why Disengagement and Reintegration Cannot Be Ignored,&#8221;<\/b< has been featured on the University of Ottawa\u2019s website.\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\r\nIn this blog post, Nagai provides a deep dive into the structural challenges of the Youth, Peace, and Security (YPS) agenda and examines if this agenda has been operationally <b>consequential nearly ten years after the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 2250. <\/b>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\r\nHe argues that while the agenda has matured, it has done so unevenly, with \u201cDisengagement and Reintegration\u201d\u2014one of its five original pillars\u2014remaining significantly underdeveloped.\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\r\nFurthermore, the piece examines the <b>structural weaknesses of YPS by comparing it with the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda. <\/b>While WPS benefits from a more consolidated and institutionalized trajectory, YPS remains less developed and more vulnerable to being treated as aspirational rather than operational.\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\r\nDespite these challenges, the post emphasizes the <b>transformative potential of Resolution YPS.<\/b> By including disengagement and reintegration, the resolution created a bridge to reframe young people involved in or affected by non-state armed groups. <b>No longer seen merely as &#8220;risks to be managed,&#8221; these youth are recognized as essential actors whose reintegration is indispensable to sustaining peace.<\/b>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\r\nIn a context of geopolitical fragmentation and financial constraints, Nagai calls for a more strategic and connected approach, including the use of alternative institutional entry points such as the Human Rights Council and stronger linkages with broader human rights and legal frameworks. He concludes that re-centering Disengagement and Reintegration is essential for YPS to move beyond symbolic commitments and become a more operational and impactful agenda.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cips-cepi.ca\/2026\/03\/24\/a-decade-of-the-youth-peace-and-security-agenda-why-disengagement-and-reintegration-cannot-be-ignored\/\">Read the full article here<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div><!-- \/l-container__narrow -->\r\n<\/div><!-- \/section-1 -->","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-677","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/accept-int.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/677","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/accept-int.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/accept-int.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/accept-int.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}