SDGs Roundtable Discussion 2025 - 2 - Global Youth Voices for Peace and Justice

SDGs Roundtable Discussion 2025
Round 2 - Global Youth Voices for Peace and Justice
23 September 2025, New York

PANELISTS:
- Samet Shabani, Expert on Countering Violent Extremism - North Macedonia
Moderator Remarks
- Lavinia Teodorescu, International Military Staff, Cooperative Security Division North Atlantic Treaty Organization - Romania
How interfaith and intergenerational engagement have transformed communities
- Melek Busra Ozel, Youth Coordinator, Nordic Youth Platform - Denmark
Youth and Digital Tools for Peacebuilding
- Dr. Lukman E. Ismaila, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Johns Hopkins University SOM - Nigeria
Youth-led Initiatives that Build Peace and Social Cohesion
- Zeynep Selma Guney, JWF Research Intern, B.A. in Philosophy, Politics, & Economics, University of Rochester - USA
Youth Participation as Decisionmakers: Rebuilding Youth Trust in Diplomacy
- Elif Soylemez, JWF Research Intern, B.A. in Criminology, Toronto Metropolitan University - Canada
Youth Participation as Decisionmakers: Rebuilding Youth Trust in Diplomacy
- Kubra Kaya, Youth Representative, Balturka Culture Academy - Lithuania
Youth-led Initiatives that Build Peace and Social Cohesion