Security Council Resolution 2250: Youth, Peace, and Security
Since the adoption of Security Council Resolution 2250 in 2015, youth have gained a central position on the international peace and security agenda. The resolution came in response to calls from youth movements and civil society organizations demanding that youth be recognized as genuine partners in peacebuilding, rather than merely beneficiaries of its programs. The resolution is the first international document to formally recognize youth’s ability to contribute to conflict prevention, resolution, and the promotion of sustainable peace through five key axes: participation, protection, prevention, partnership, and reintegration.
In Jordan, one of the Arab countries most concerned with youth issues and youth empowerment, numerous local organizations have emerged seeking to implement the resolution’s provisions. Among the most prominent of these institutions is the Center for Change Mediators for Sustainable Development, which has, since its inception, transformed into an influential youth platform in the fields of development, empowerment, and community peace.
The Center for Change Agents for Sustainable Development is a non-profit youth-led civil society organization established in Ajloun Governorate, Jordan, in 2016. It obtained official license number 200154820. The center emerged from a local youth initiative that believed that true development begins at the grassroots level, and that youth are not merely recipients of policies, but rather their makers and active partners in formulating and implementing them.
The center operates at the local and national levels through a wide range of programs and projects aimed at promoting sustainable development, empowering youth and women, supporting education, protecting the environment, and promoting a culture of human rights. The center’s philosophy is based on integrating field work, advocacy, and influencing public policy, based on the principles of transparency, governance, social justice, and community participation.
The Center for Change Agents for Sustainable Development is an active member of the Youth, Peace, and Security 2250 Coalition, contributing through this membership to national efforts aimed at enhancing youth participation in peacebuilding processes and maintaining community security. The Center, in cooperation with its coalition partners, implements programs and initiatives aimed at consolidating a culture of dialogue, preventing conflict, and enhancing social cohesion. The Center also seeks to integrate youth perspectives into public policies related to peace and security, based on its belief in the importance of their role as essential partners in achieving sustainable development and social stability.
The Center’s Work Aligns with Security Council Resolution 2250
Since the adoption of Resolution 2250, the Center has sought to align its programs and initiatives with its five pillars. The Center has adopted a comprehensive approach that combines political participation, community protection, conflict prevention, partnership building, and economic and social reintegration, through practical field projects in Jordanian villages and rural areas.
1. Participation: The Center works to empower youth and women to participate in public life and decision-making through leadership programs, community media, and political dialogue. It has launched initiatives such as “Rural Youth Space” and “Rural Women: A Voice of Political Importance,” which provide safe spaces for youth and women to express themselves and participate in shaping development and political priorities.
2. Protection: The Center implements awareness-raising programs to protect youth from violence, extremism, and marginalization, with a focus on vulnerable groups in rural areas. It has also contributed to promoting a culture of human rights and gender equality through media and community campaigns in partnership with local and international organizations.
3. Prevention: The Center seeks to address the root causes of community conflicts through education, dialogue, and economic development. It also implements preventive projects that promote social justice and support safe learning environments for children and youth, such as the “Steps to Improve Education in Rural Areas” project.
4. Partnerships: The Center builds a broad network of partnerships with national and international institutions such as the European Union, the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, the Norwegian Embassy, and others. These partnerships foster the exchange of expertise and expand the scope of impact to achieve sustainable peace goals.
5. Reintegration: The Center pays special attention to the economic and social integration of women and youth through community entrepreneurship and sustainable agriculture projects. Projects such as “Rural Women Are More Resilient in Poverty Pockets” have contributed to creating job opportunities, improving living conditions, and enhancing women’s independence in rural areas.
Implemented Projects and Initiatives and Their Implications on the Ground
1. Rural Youth Political Space (2024-2026)
A pioneering project aimed at empowering youth in rural areas politically and socially, in partnership with the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation and Ajloun Voice Radio.
It serves as a practical model for the two axes of participation and partnership, providing youth with the opportunity to interact directly with decision-makers through dialogue sessions and political forums. It has also contributed to enhancing rural political awareness and creating a new generation of local leaders capable of leading community development through peaceful and participatory methods.
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2. Youth for Peace and Social Cohesion (2021-2022)
The Center implemented this project in cooperation with the Hayat Center (Rasid) and the Norwegian Embassy, with the aim of promoting civil peace by training youth in dialogue management and non-violence prevention.
The project contributed to the establishment of community youth committees that continue to work to spread a culture of tolerance and acceptance of others. It also organized community campaigns to combat hate speech, making it a practical model for the protection and prevention pillars of Resolution 2250.
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3. Voices for Democracy (2020-2023)
The project worked to develop participatory governance tools in local communities, in partnership with the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation.
It provided training programs for more than 150 activists in the fields of community oversight and accountability, strengthening their capacity.
It is a community radio station that aims to create a community dialogue using social media and community media to address the social, economic, political, cultural and environmental challenges facing youth, women, and marginalized groups and regions in the governorate. It also aims to raise awareness of the concepts of human rights, sustainable development goals, and community participation in achieving them. It also aims to promote the concepts of dialogue and youth participation in public affairs, decision-making mechanisms, governance, and good governance, and to open channels of communication between citizens and decision-makers. 
“Voice of Ajloun Podcast” is a community podcast that reflects the concerns and aspirations of the people of Ajloun Governorate, particularly youth, women, and marginalized groups, through interactive dialogue sessions focusing on social, economic, political, cultural, and environmental issues.
A space dedicated to producing films and digital content that highlights gender issues in rural areas. This space aims to empower rural youth to express themselves and address topics related to social justice, gender equality, and women’s participation in rural economic and political life.
There are many stories of women working to save their communities, mired in the tragedies of discrimination, exclusion, deprivation, inequality, a faltering economy, unemployment, and poverty. Hence, the priority of establishing the “Rural Women’s Forum – Equal Movement in the Rural Region” came from this. We see the movement of civil society, especially women, as an urgent move towards institutionalizing women’s work in the countryside, embracing the defense of women’s rights, and confronting the violence, discrimination, and exclusion systematically practiced by some societies against women in rural communities. Thus, the Equal Movement was established in 2020, taking it upon itself to embrace the voices of the voiceless, creating a state of solidarity among rural communities, moving toward change to achieve justice and equality, and adopting human rights standards to place rural women’s priorities on the agenda of policymakers at the local and national levels, in line with international standards of human rights and dignity. As we reflect on the difficult reality of change, crises, resistance, and conflict in the Arab region, we hope to persevere and adapt to the changing reality and mobilize national and international solidarity to sustain our collective work and shared achievements for the rural women’s community over the next three years. This year, we seek to continue deepening, developing, and building the rural women’s movement despite the intersecting challenges facing civil society and women in light of the dominance, violence, weakness, conflict, and instability in the region, which has made women more vulnerable to violations, marginalization, and injustice. From 2020 to 2024, we have delivered fearless interventions and published research, policy briefs, and analyses on the intersections of gender, justice, and equality in rural areas. We have embraced the pursuit of bold feminist agendas in coalition spaces—from local feminist politics to local politics. We look forward to taking this momentum to new heights, driven by the rural feminist struggle for gender justice in rural areas. We aim to ensure the sustainability of this rural feminist movement, achieving true recognition of women’s role as equal partners in development, political decision-making processes, party work, and local governance, based on justice and equality.
We seek to sustain solidarity and cooperation with partners and donors to fund our interventions to reduce the crimes of violence, discrimination, and exclusion against women in rural areas and marginalized areas that need urgent intervention and an emergency response to support the protection of the future of rural women and to end all forms of discrimination, violence, and exclusion.
This safe space represents a vital platform dedicated to providing psychosocial, social, and technical support to women survivors of violence. It is a key component of the Change Brokers Center for Sustainable Development. The space aims to restore the dignity of abused women and empower them to overcome the effects of traumatic experiences through a supportive environment that promotes recovery and personal empowerment, in light of the challenges women face in local communities, especially in rural and marginalized areas.
The space offers comprehensive psychological support programs, including individual and group sessions with psychosocial counselors, along with therapeutic art activities used as tools for expression and healing, such as drawing, writing, theater, and handicrafts. It also provides vocational and technical training that contributes to building women’s capacities and equipping them with employable or self-employed skills, opening new horizons for economic independence and sustainable recovery.
The space also focuses on raising awareness of the rights and laws that protect women from violence through educational sessions and awareness workshops in partnership with lawyers and gender experts. The space encourages women to reclaim their societal roles by creating a participatory and safe environment that contributes to building mutual support networks and fostering a sense of belonging and empowerment. It also seeks to break the silence and combat the stigma associated with gender-based violence.
This space represents an integrated model for recovery and empowerment, combining psychological support with technical and economic rehabilitation, based on a holistic and humane approach that considers the needs of women at various stages. The space has enabled many women survivors to rebuild their lives with confidence and independence, making each participant a story of change, resilience, and new hope.
