MY NAME IS ALAGIE FAYE A SENIOR DATA ENTRY AND RECEPTIONIST OF GLOBAL LINK SOLUTION GAMBIA,AND CEO OF WANGAN & SONS ENTERPRISE. I HAVE A HIGH LEVEL EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS IN PEACE BUILDING ,SERVED AS A ADVISOR IN MY COMMUNITY AND NATIONAL RECOGNITION. BECAUSE I HAVE WORK AND LIVED IN MY COMMUNITY AND THE NATION AT LARGE, AS A PEACE BUILDING ADVISOR THAT IS WHERE I GOT THE HIGH LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS IN PEACE BUILDING AND MEDIATION, WHICH ARE VERY RELEVANT TO THIS POSITION. TODAY MORE THAN 1.5 BILLION PEOPLE LIVE IN COUNTRIES AFFECTED BY FRAGILITY AND CONFLICT. A MAJORITY OF WHICH ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 30 THESE NUMBER ALONE JUSTIFY THE INCLUSION AND CONSIDERATION OF YOUTH IN POLICY MAKING AND PLANNING.BUT IN PRACTICE ,THE MEANINGFUL PARTICIPATING OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN PEACE BUILDING HAS BE HINDERED BY DISCOURSE THAT OVERWHELMINGLY DEPICT OR RENDER YOUTH AS VICTIMS MS OR VILLAINS.FORTUNATELY,RECENT TIMES HAVE WITNESSED A GRADUAL SHIFT IN REALITY.IN A CONCERTED EFFORT TO PROMOTE YOUTHS AS ACTIVE LEADERS AND PARTNERS IN PEACE PROCESSES.. THE UNITED NATION AND NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATION SHOULD LUNCHED GUIDE LINE PRINCIPLES OF YOUNG PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN PEACEBUILDING ,WHICH WILL GIVE GUIDE LINE TO KEY STAKEHOLDERS ON MEANINGFUL YOUTH ENGAGEMENT IN CONFLICT OR TRANSITION.