Young people play a key role in building peace and stability overseas, often as frontline responders and creative problem solvers. This is evident in their response to COVID-19, from youth in Cameroon who are making and distributing hand sanitizer to youth in Sri Lanka gathering donations to feed thousands of community members facing days-long curfews without supplies.In many of the world’s most fragile countries, youth compose the majority of the population (the median age in Somalia, for example, is 18.5 years old). Yet most foreign assistance treats youth as a target beneficiary rather than a genuine partner. Headlines and policies focus on a problematic minority of young people rather than the peaceful and constructive majority. ADVERTISEMENTAny U.S. foreign assistance that promotes stability and peace abroad must prioritize and mainstream youth empowerment and engagement. U.S. assistance towards youth today falls short, however. A newly-introduced U.S. bill addresses four key flaws in international assistance which risk undermining U.S. development priorities:First, youth are often treated as a problem to be solved. Myths about youth distort the way that assistance is designed and delivered. Young people are too often portrayed as either villains or victims, either actively participating in violence or suffering passively because of it…. Read full this story
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