Within the architecture of the United Nations (UN), formal recognition of the contributions of historically marginalised individuals and communities to peacebuilding denotes a positive shift in rhetoric and practice. Alongside broader institutional moves towards ‘sustaining peace’; the emergence of a ‘Youth, Peace and Security’ agenda since 2015 formalises attention to youth as positive contributors to peacebuilding and in responding to violence. This article situates the Youth, Peace and Security agenda within broader institutional and academic attention on ‘inclusive peace’. It considers the ongoing challenges in legitimising youth inclusion; and positions this emergent agenda in relation to the gains made by the Women, Peace and Security agenda, and the establishment of the UN’s sustaining peace agenda. These explorations demonstrate the value of considering the evolution of inclusive peace agendas together, while remaining mindful of their distinctive characteristics, to better understand the potential of inclusive approaches to peace. It argues that the Youth, Peace and Security agenda should be understood as a key element of shifts in UN peacebuilding practice towards inclusivity that enable visibility and legitimacy to a broader range of peace actors. We suggest that greater recognition of the contributions of youth to the broader ‘inclusive and sustaining peace’ mandates is needed.

在联合国架构内，对历史上处于边缘地位的个人和社区对建设和平的贡献的正式承认意味着言辞和实践的积极转变。伴随着更广泛的机构走向“维持和平”；自2015年以来，“青年，和平与安全”议程的出现使人们对青年的关注正式化，他们是建设和平和应对暴力的积极贡献者。本文将青年，和平与安全议程置于“包容性和平”的更广泛的机构和学术关注之内。它考虑了在使青年包容性合法化方面仍存在的挑战；并将这一新出现的议程与妇女，和平与安全议程取得的成就以及联合国维持和平议程的建立联系起来。这些探索表明，在兼顾包容性和平议程的独特特征的同时，更好地了解包容性和平解决方案的潜力，可以一起考虑包容性和平议程的演变的价值。它认为，青年，和平与安全议程应被理解为联合国建设和平实践向包容性转变的关键要素，包容性使更广泛的和平参与者具有可见性和合法性。我们建议，需要更多地认识到青年人对更广泛的“包容和维持和平”任务的贡献。和平与安全议程应被理解为联合国建设和平实践向包容性转变的关键要素，包容性使更大范围的和平参与者具有可见性和合法性。我们建议，需要更多地认识到青年人对更广泛的“包容和维持和平”任务的贡献。和平与安全议程应被理解为联合国建设和平实践向包容性转变的关键要素，包容性使更大范围的和平参与者具有可见性和合法性。我们建议，需要更多地认识到青年人对更广泛的“包容和维持和平”任务的贡献。