At the beginning of September, 300 young people from Colombia will meet for two days. They will work together on three topics: Protecting the rights of young people, the contribution of art and culture to peace and militarism. This conference, which we are helping to organize, is one of many events designed to give new impetus to the peace negotiations in Colombia.
Together with nine other organizations, terre des hommes schweiz is hosting the National Forum “Young People as Actors for Peace” in Colombia on 2 and 3 September 2015. During these two days, 300 young people will discuss three topics in nine working groups. The individual working groups will each deal with the following topics based on concrete experiences:
Effective protection of the rights of young people: