Youth Creative Consortium (YCC) On Silencing The Guns in Africa: The Bujumbura Declaration, Adopted at YCC 2.0 on the Sidelines of the 5th Annual Continental Dialogue on Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) and Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Under the Patronage of His Excellency, Evariste Ndayishimiye, President of the Republic of Burundi and the African Union Champion for Youth, Peace and Security, Bujumbura, Burundi 11 August 2026

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WE, the Youth Creative Consortium (YCC) and Participants from across the African Continent, having convened YCC 2.0 as Session One of the official side events of the 5th Annual Continental Dialogue on Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) and Women, Peace and Security (WPS), held in Bujumbura, Republic of Burundi, in partnership with the African Union Commission, and under the distinguished patronage of His Excellency, Evariste Ndayishimiye, President of the Republic of Burundi, Chairperson of the African Union and African Union Champion for Youth, Peace and Security;