In 2010 Professor Darryl Macer initiated the YPA and LBD programmes through UNESCO and Eubios Ethics Institute (EEI, an NGO founded in 1990 in New Zealand and Japan), in cooperation with partner institutions. 

The First Youth Peace Ambassadors Workshop was held in Hiroshima, Japan, from 9-13 October 2010, with cooperation between UNESCO, Eubios Ethics Institute, Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation and UNITAR. there were over 50 participants.

The Second Youth Peace Ambassador Training Workshop was held in Phnom Penh from 28 March to 1 April 2011, with cooperation between RUSHSAP at UNESCO Bangkok, Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace (CICP) and Eubios Ethics Institute. There were over 60 participants. It is at this occasion the first Youth Ambassadors were recognised.

The Third Youth Peace Ambassador Training Workshop was held in Penang, Malaysia from 28 November to 1 December 2011, with cooperation between RUSHSAP at UNESCO Bangkok, Eubios Ethics Institute, USM and AIU. There were over 110 participants.

The Fourth Youth Peace Ambassador Training Workshop was held in Hiroshima and Etajima from 24-31 March  2012, with cooperation between RUSHSAP at UNESCO Bangkok, Eubios Ethics Institute, Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation and UNITAR.

The Fifth  Youth Peace Ambassador Training Workshop was held in Thailand from 6-14 November 2012, with cooperation between RUSHSAP at UNESCO Bangkok, Eubios Ethics Institute, Oran Patana Foundation, The International Peace and Development Ethics Centre, Thammasat University Hospital and JCI Thailand. 

The Sixth Youth Peace Ambassador Training Workshop (YPA6) was held in Bangkok and Kaeng Krachan from 27 May to 2 June 2013. The Youth Peace Ambassadors Festival at Chulalongkorn University was held from 21-27 May 2013; overlapping with the YPA6 from 25 May - 2 June 2013. 

Seventh International Youth Peace Ambassador Training Workshop (YPA7) Kathmandu and Lumbini, Nepal 19-25 January 2014. 

Ninth International Youth Peace Ambassador Training Workshop (YPA9) Scottsdale, Arizona (with trip to Grand Canyon), 21-28 August 2014. Call for participation

Tenth International Youth Peace Ambassador Training Workshop (YPA10), 20-25 May 2015, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitas Jenderal Soedirman (UNSOED), Purwokerto; and Bandung, Indonesia

Eighth Looking Beyond Disaster (LBD8); Eleventh Youth Peace Ambassadors (YPA11) Training Workshop; and Intensive Bioethics/Environmental Ethics Course, AUSN-Chulalongkorn University and International Peace Park @Kaeng Krachan, Thailand, 3-9 February  2016. For Details.

YPA12, AUSN Arizona, July and August 2015

See details for YPA13, YPA14, YPA15 and YPA16 on the pages above!

YPA17  was held in Southwest USA, 14-21 July 2019

Pictures of the trees planted at the International Peace Park at YPA5, and the names of the persons who planted them are here. For more information read about the new Centre.

The Olympic  Youth Peace Ambassador Training Workshop was held   in London, UK, 31 August - 9 September, 2012.

Other Events

Japanese Youth Peace Workshop: Bioethics for the Future, 27 August 2013. Venue: United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS), 
Yokohama, Japan. Organizers: Japanese Youth Peace Ambassadors, Eubios Ethics Institute, American University of Sovereign Nations, UNU-IAS.

Indonesian Youth Community and Peace (YPA and LBD network) Workshop, 2-3 September 2013. Venue: UGM and JSU, Jogyakarta, Indonesia. Organizers: Indonesian Youth Peace and LBD Ambassadors, UGM, JSU, Eubios Ethics Institute, American University of Sovereign Nations. For further information and expressions of interest, please send an email to ananya@eubios.info

I Dream of Peace (UNESCO Youth Peace Ambassor Festival) hosted by Youth Peace Ambassadors from Concordian International School, Bangkok, Thailand on 21 January 2011.

Educational Peace Fair hosted by Cambodian Youth Peace Ambassadors in Phnom Penh on 29 January 2011.

Youth Peace Fair and Peace Art Competition hosted by Cambodian Youth Peace Ambassadors at Pannasastra University in Phnom Penh on 2 April 2011.

The Colour of Peace hosted by University of Canberra, Australia on 4 June 2011.

International Youth Day celebration  in Manila, Philippines  from 3-7 August 2011.

In 2011 and 2012 because of cooperation between Eubios Ethics Institute and UNESCO, we could associated the name "UNESCO" to some of these events. Eubios Ethics Institute funded a number of UNESCO activities from 1992 to March 2013. Although we encourage the creativity of people for the activities inspired by these programmes, and open to a borad range of partners with similar goals, the originators of ideas, programs, materials and goals should be acknowledged. 

Darryl Macer moved to formally co-establish American University of Sovereign Nations (AUSN), founded in March 2013, and developed a formal Postgraduate Certificate and Community and Peace (See background pdf) to be offered to trainees of both the LBD and YPA forums. This was to ensure quality standards for trainees and future forums, and persons from around the world are now enrolled in this.  Part of their credit comes from the forums themselves. Some trainees are also enrolled in AUSN Masters degree programs. We are also working with partner institutions to develop further postgraduate degrees related to providing quality education to trainees.

Click the individual pages above for more details! of past events.  Be prepared to become a person to bring about real peace in our world!

Forthcoming YPA Training Workshops

20th Youth Peace Ambassadors Training Workshop (YPA20) and Indigenous Leaders Global Summit, Kitami, Hokkaido, Japan, 17-23 August 2020.

Contact Email: darryl@eubios.info



Please note that the 18th/19th Youth Peace Ambassadors Training Workshops (YPA18/YPA19)  planned for 2020 in Qatar and Sri Lanka are postponed because of the COVID-19 travel restrictions and new dates will be announced when the situation is clearer, after the August 2020 YPA workshop in Japan.

There will be other YPA events please watch this space!  Those who seek YPA or LBD training can join intensive courses at AUSN that are held throughout the year.

For all YPA trainees, please send your evaluation reports and reports for preparing on the web to:

ypaevaluation@gmail.com



 

Participants committ themselves to develop and implement action plans, and those who complete become Youth Ambassadors. You can also find more on the Facebook site. Join Youth Peace Ambassadors on Facebook for updates.