African Youth Ambassadors for Peace (AYAP) – Call for Applications for the 4th Cohort (2025)

I.     Introduction

As part of the efforts to advance the Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) agenda of the African Union (AU), the former Peace and Security Department (now the Political Affairs, Peace and Security Department, PAPS), launched the Youth for Peace (Africa) Program (Y4P) in September 2018, with the major goal of facilitating the significant participation of African youth in the whole spectrum of peace and safety, and dissuading their participation in violence. To improve youth participation in the peace and safety agenda on the continent, the AU Peace and Security Council (PSC) throughout its 807^th assembly requested the AU Commission to nominate 5 regional African Youth Ambassadors for Peace (AYAP) to work with the AU Youth Envoy in championing the promotion of peace and safety on the continent.

The AYAPs, working beneath the direct supervision of the management of the PAPS Department of the AUC, shall champion the promotion and advocacy of youth participation in peace and safety points at the regional degree and throughout Africa. Specifically, the AYAPs will promote the actualization of the 5 priorities of the Continental Framework on Youth, Peace and Security (CFYPS), that are guided by Article 17 of the AU Youth Charter (2006) and the United Nations Security Council Resolutions (UNSCR) 2250 (2015), 2419 (2018) and 2535 (2020).

The first cohort of AYAPs have been chosen following a rigorous screening course of that was performed in collaboration with RECs/RMs, and have been introduced to the PSC at its second open session on YPS in November 2019 for consideration and subsequent submission to the Assembly for endorsement. Subsequently, on suggestion by the PSC, the 33^rd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of States and Governments held in February 2020 endorsed the appointment of the AYAPs. The first cohort of AYAPs have been elected for a two-year non-renewable tenure (February 2020 to February 2022).

The second and third cohorts of AYAPs have been chosen following the similar due course of and have been introduced to the PSC for consideration and subsequent submission to the Assembly for endorsement. Subsequently, on suggestion by the PSC, the 35^th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of States and Governments held in February 2022 endorsed the appointment of the 2^nd Cohort of AYAPs, whereas the 37^th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of States and Governments held in February 2024 endorsed the appointment of the 3^rd Cohort of AYAPs.  All AYAPs are elected for a two-year non-renewable tenure with the major mandate to advocate and promote the mainstreaming and inclusion of younger Africans in peace and safety by amplifying their contributions and resilience, challenges and inspiring coverage and programmatic actions to handle the challenges and improve their contributions.

II.     Criteria and Qualification

Application is open to all African Youth with demonstrated dedication and important contribution to the promotion of sustainable peace and safety on the continent. Applications from eligible youth, together with younger girls, displaced individuals and individuals with disabilities who meet the following standards are notably inspired:

• Be between the ages of 18 to 35, all through the tenure as an AYAP, in tandem with the AU Youth age;
• Possess a bachelor’s college diploma and have at the least 2 years’ expertise in peace and safety with demonstrated capability for advocacy on youth, peace and safety points in addition to useful resource mobilization;
• Have expertise in selling and supporting peace processes, particularly in initiating and facilitating multi-stakeholder dialogues and mediation efforts;
• Have a robust observe file with the area people/space the place he/she works;
• Possess robust communication and advocacy expertise;
• English, French, Arabic, Portuguese, Swahili and Spanish are the working languages of the AU. Fluency in any AU working language is required; data of one other AU language can be an asset.

Mission of the AYAPs

The AYAPs shall:

• Advocate for the promotion of the rights of younger folks in his/her area;
• Advocate and lift consciousness on the AU Continental Framework on Youth Peace and Security (CFYPS) and its 10-Year Implementation Plan of their area;
• Encourage and help AU Member States in the area with the coordination of the Y4P program to boost the improvement of National Action Plans and its implementation of their area;
• Implement regional youth actions masking the 5 (5) precedence areas of the CFYPS;
• On request, signify the AU PAPS in conferences, trainings and workshops.

The mission of the AYAPs is premised on the AU CFYPS’ 5 priorities:

1. Participation: advocate and promote lively and significant participation of youths in any respect ranges of decision-making, coverage formulation, implementation and monitoring of peace and safety selections/agreements; help cross-sectoral cooperation as a holistic method to youth points and for elimination of structural limitations to youth participation; and help the improvement and implementation of nationwide motion plans to encourage younger folks’s significant participation in peace and safety by way of current nationwide and regional buildings.

2. Prevention: promote and strengthen youth capability on prevention through peace training, help to the institution and implementation of peace architectures; facilitate entry factors for competent youth to undertake violence prevention actions together with youth-led or help to dialogue and mediation processes; Reinforce the potential of youth by canvassing help for the institution of investments and funds that allow inclusion of youth into completely different tasks to make sure entry to training, vocational coaching in addition to employment alternatives, with a view to lowering youth unemployment and their vulnerabilities to exploitation, manipulation, radicalization and recruitment by extremist, felony and armed teams.

3. Protection: advocate and promote compliance to worldwide humanitarian and human rights legal guidelines to ensure the safety of younger folks throughout armed conflicts and facilitate secure motion and resettlement of displaced individuals, to mitigate threat of compelled recruitment in addition to sexual and gender-based violence.

4. Partnerships and Coordination: facilitate the efficient coordination and communication between youth and related stakeholders on planning and analysis of interventions to advertise peace and safety; promote elevated, coordinated and sustained political, monetary and technical help to strengthen youth-led initiatives on peace and safety.

5. Disengagement and Rehabilitation: promote programmes geared toward efficient repatriation, resettlement, disarmament, demobilization, reintegration and rehabilitation of youth disengaged from armed or extremist teams. Promote coaching for younger folks to help reconstruction and stabilization actions of areas affected by warfare, together with guaranteeing that the particular wants of younger ladies and men are met; promote younger folks’s capacities to behave as reduction and restoration brokers in battle and post-conflict conditions.

III.  How to apply

Qualified candidates ought to submit their functions by following the directions at the hyperlink https://forms.gle/sayM9ghQFkX31Gc69 earlier than 23:59hrs East African Time on 15 December 2025.

The application ought to embrace the following:

• An up to date CV/resume;
• A brief essay (no more than 2 pages) detailing how the candidate is certified to fill the candidacy in addition to the right way to make influence on the peace and stability of the continent.
• Copies of academic and different coaching certificates;

Additional Information

This name for functions was posted by Abraham Kebede.
For inquiries, contact the PAPS Digital Support Officer at: abrahamk@africa-union.org

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Why This Opportunity Matters

Becoming an AYAP gives a novel probability to:

• Influence high-level coverage at continental and regional ranges

• Network with AU establishments, governments, and peacebuilding organizations

• Receive visibility as a youth chief in Africa

• Contribute to shaping Africa’s peace and safety panorama

• Strengthen youth voices in constructing a peaceable, resilient, and inclusive continent

If you’re a passionate younger African making an influence in your neighborhood, that is your alternative to scale your affect and signify your area at the highest ranges.

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