TALKSThe YouthLED TALKS are a series of webinars organized by the members of UNODC’s YouthLED Integrity Advisory Board, with support from the GRACE initiative and with the purpose to discuss the complex and multidimensional nature of topics such as peace, justice, integrity, ethics and anti-corruption at the occasion of various United Nations international observances.
As part of this initiative, the YouthLED Board members are capitalizing on the webinars, benefitting from exchanging practices and knowledge on the multifaceted phenomenon of corruption, to develop a series of opinion pieces to reflect on corruption and its relation to major social issues of modern society.
The opinion pieces, written by YouthLED Board members, reflect the opinions and views of the authors only and do not necessarily reflect those of UNODC.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 2250 in 2015 marked a pivotal moment in acknowledging the vital role that young people play in shaping lasting peace. Encompassing the Youth, Peace and Security Agenda, this resolution recognized the proactive involvement of youth in preventing conflicts, countering violent extremism, and championing peacebuilding efforts. This has further helped in building an inclusive narrative that views youth as active agents in peacebuilding rather than just the victims or perpetrators of the violence. Read more
In celebration of the World Press Freedom Day, this episode brings together young leaders, journalists and media experts from various backgrounds and regions to shed light on the multifaceted challenges faced by the media in combating corruption. Read more
Sports have always been an integral part of human society, and their benefits go beyond entertainment and physical health. As recognized by the United Nations General Assembly in 2013, sports “promote education, health, development and peace”. Given the importance of sports, especially for development, the United Nations Member States proclaimed 6 April the International Day of Sports for Development and Peace. Read more
The third episode of the YouthLED Talks on the margins of International Women's Day 2023 gathered international experts in anti-corruption and women empowerment to discuss how the fight against corruption is also a fight for gender equality and discover why women's and girls' empowerment is a powerful tool to foster a culture of rejection of corruption. Corruption and gender inequality are in many ways closely connected. Read more
Considering that education is a major driver for personal and social development, a fundamental human right, and an essential precondition for the exercise of many other rights and freedoms, the second episode of the YouthLED TALKS webinar series, held in the margins of the International Day of Education and organised by Camila F. Tort, Eduardo A. S. Figueiredo and Max Amanu, was destined to reflect upon the very complex and multifaceted interlinkages between education and corruption. Read more
The first episode of the YouthLED TALKS series of webinars took place virtually, on 9 December 2022, on the margins of the International Day of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities celebrated on 3 December and the International Anti-Corruption Day, celebrated on 9 December.
The webinar was organized by Esma Gumberidze and Sylvain Obedi Katindi, respectively from Georgia and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Read more
