Young people need to be embedded in their communities and efforts have to be made in order to secure their future perspectives and increase their resilience.

All mechanisms of DDR have to be examined in terms of their impacts on young people.

Member states are urged to include youth in their mechanisms to protect civilians.

The UN and its member states need to cooperate with organizations and civil society for a comprehensive approach.

Youth should have a say in decision-making. States’ governments need to start treating them as agents in peacebuilding.