“They will work hard”: from July 22 to 28, Montpellier hosts the first youth peace summit

La Docteure Andrise Bass.

the essential From Monday July 22 to Friday July 26, Montpellier City Hall will host the Youth Summit on Peace and a Sustainable Future. This event will bring together more than a hundred young people from all over the world as well as French people. It aims to establish concrete proposals, which will be transmitted to the United Nations (UN). Meeting with Andrise Bass, who is behind the event.

Founder of the Institute for Research in Public Policy and Diplomacy (IPPDR in English), Doctor Andrise Bass is at the origin of this first summit. The New Yorker has been committed for several years to providing tools to young people around the world, as well as a platform to make their voices heard on the international diplomatic scene.

What is this event ?

Young people are the missing piece of the puzzle of peace resolutions. Thus, we will host debates and workshops designed for them. They will be punctuated by specialist conferences. At the end of the week, concrete proposals will emerge, which will be presented to the UN Future Summit, which will take place in September in New York.

Why did you choose Montpellier ?

If you want to talk about peace, it is better to do it in a peaceful place. Montpellier is a calm, cosmopolitan and inclusive city. But above all, it is a young city: there are a large number of students there. It is also a city open to foreign students, encouraging the mixing of languages ​​and cultures.

In your opinion, why is it essential to include young people in debates ?

There are only a few young people on the UN Council. By not inviting this new generation into our institutions, by excluding them, we risk lose them. However, they are often the first victims of conflicts. For me, giving them space for expression would only enrich the debate.

What are you doing to help these young people?

I let them express themselves, then I educate them on the diplomatic and political issues surrounding the UN, by teaching them the codes of the environment. I tell them that they are the decision-makers of their future. They are very motivated: for them, this summit is not a vacation. They will work hard. Moreover, some traveled more than 19 hours to reach Montpellier.

For more information on the event, follow this link.

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