The coordination meeting of the Steering Committee on Holding Youth Peace Forum is underway in Nay Pyi Taw, addressed by Union Minister Lt-Gen Yar Pyae.

The coordination meeting of the Steering Committee on Holding Youth Peace Forum was held yesterday afternoon at the M Gallery Hotel in Nay Pyi Taw, attended by the steering committee chairman Union Minister Lt-Gen Yar Pyae, the National Solidarity and Peacemaking Negotiation Committee (NSPNC) Secretary Lt-Gen Min Naing, committee members including deputy ministers, permanent secretaries, and departmental officials, while social affairs ministers from regions and states joined via videoconferencing.

At the meeting, Steering Committee Chairman Lt-Gen Yar Pyae said the Youth Peace Forum is being planned because young people, who make up more than a half of Myanmar’s population, play an essential role in nation building, noting his desire for youth participation and for passing on a peaceful environment to them, explaining that school-age youth will be gathered to discuss and develop ideas related to peace, and urging the participating ministries to provide suggestions and discuss issues needed to form a working committee.

Steering Committee Secretary Lt-Gen Min Naing said that the Youth Peace Forum is being organized in line with the recommendations of the 10th Anniversary of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) Workshop and will discuss the vital role of youth in nation-building in relation to peace, identify ways for young people to contribute to the country’s future stability, and address matters related to the forum’s preparations and coordination.

Deputy ministers, permanent secretaries, directors-general, and regional and state social affairs ministers discussed sectoral tasks, after which attendees offered suggestions and discussed needs, and the chairman of the steering committee delivered a concluding speech and adjourned the meeting.

Young people from diverse ethnic, regional, and socioeconomic backgrounds need to have a meaningful role in shaping Myanmar’s peaceful future, and the Youth Peace Forum 2026 is being prepared to provide them with an opportunity to share their views, build mutual trust, explore their role in promoting social harmony, and create a platform for equal opportunities.

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