UNYA Finland was present at
the World Village Festival in Helsinki on 25-26 May 2013 with the theme of the
situation of the youth in South Sudan. Promoting a UN Security Council
resolution on Youth, Peace and Security is one of the main goals of UNYA
Finland, and the theme was thus presented also at the festival that brought
together hundreds of civil society organizations, different performances and 85,000
visitors.
South Sudan declared its
independence a couple of years ago, and its citizens have had to cope in the
middle of several conflicts. State building is ongoing, but to get the state
vibrant, also the young people are needed. In South Sudan, the role of the
youth is particularly important as some 70% of the population are under the age
of 30. The young should be integrated into the state and peace building
processes, and they should be taken into consideration as a special group
in political decisions.
At the stand of UNYA Finland
at the World Village Festival, each visitor could pull their imaginary fate in
South Sudan out of a glass bowl. Some ended up as child soldiers or got
kidnapped, others were more fortunate to become entrepreneurs or students. The
main point was to get everyone to think about the situation of the youth in
South Sudan and what a great significance their voice in political processes
could make.
By .Honna Marttila
PR Officer of UNYANET
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