Ursul Amos BOUNDJA MANDAKOUZOU is from Central African Republic (CAR). He had bagged a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Bangui, CAR and He also an alumnus of the prestigious Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) Regional Center Leadership West Africa-DAKAR. He is a hold active member of the Steering Group for the development of a 5-year Strategy on Youth-Inclusive Peace Processes. Previously, he had held various roles such as accountant at the NGO Tabitha, and Finance Secretary at SOS-Civisme, a youth-led peacebuilding organisation in Central African Republic. Due to my desire to drive social change, he had volunteered in different positions such as the Central African Red Cross, Ambassador of Sustainability, Ambassador of the Word Literacy Fundation, Model United Nations (MUN) Youth Ambassador as well as Ubuntu United Nations Leader.
He is currently the Founder of the Association of Youth Path to Peace. He belong to several peacebuilding and development networks such as the United Network of Young Peacebuilders (UNOY), CIVICUS, Youth club for Peace in partnership with Finn Church.
He motivated by my passion to make a change in my local community. The United Nations Security Council Resolution 2250, adopted by the United Nations Security Council on December 9, 2015, emphasizes that “the world has never had so many young people and that they often constitute the majority of the population of countries affected by conflict”. This resolution therefore urges “member states to consider ways to increase inclusive youth representation at all levels”. The inclusion of young people in conflict resolution is critical towards ensuring lasting peace in the world. This realization is what drives me and inspires my interest in the youth sector and work for young people to bring lasting peace to my country and globally. Thus, He mobilizes and sensitizes young people to the issue of peace and security and also encourages them to achieve the goals of sustainable development.