RYPL 2021 aims to position and engage youth as forward-thinking and innovative policymakers that can make significant contributions to peacebuilding initiatives in the Western Balkan region.

Within the framework of the “Supporting the Western Balkan’s Collective Leadership on Reconciliation” project, the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO), the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund (UN PBF), the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), in cooperation with the Mozaik Foundation, Beyond42, and Mašta, were organizing the Regional Youth Peace Lab (RYPL) 2021.