From 29 July to 2 August, the “ASEAN Institute for Peace and Reconciliation (ASEAN-IPR) Training: Enhancing the Role of Youth in Peacebuilding” was held in South Tangerang, Indonesia. The training was supported by the Government of Japan through Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF) and implemented by ASEAN-IPR, and 34 youth attended from 10 ASEAN countries, Timor-Leste and Japan.
 
Experts in peacebuilding in the ASEAN region were invited to promote YPS (Youth, Peace and Security) in ASEAN and to enhance the capacity of participants in conflict resolution and peacebuilding through participatory workshops.
 
Special Advisor to the Secretary-General of ERIA, Prof. Yamanaka Akiko, attended the opening ceremony and made a speech as an expert from Japan. Ambassador Kiya also delivered closing remarks and exchanged views with three Japanese participants.

Training Video
https://youtu.be/EHQZXlEn0cc?si=InLKuBpB1q9AL7sr

Compiled Articles
https://asean-aipr.org/resources/publications/compiled-articles-asean-ipr-training-enhancing-the-role-of-youth-in-peacebuilding

Three Japanese participants
https://x.com/amb_japan_asean/status/1824388413786853718

Photo credit: ASEAN-IPR