Mridul Upadhyay is the Co-founder of Youth for Peace International and Asia Coordinator of UNOY Peacebuilders. He is a development professional who is passionate about transformational youth leadership and peaceful social development. Thus, he has been working at the community, national, regional and international levels through ground projects, networking, activism, trainings and policy advocacy for the last 10 years. He also supports UN Major Group on Children and Youth (MGCY) as Global Focal Point of Humanitarian Affairs and he co-chairs Thematic Working Group on YPS of UN Asia Pacific Interagency Network on Youth (APINY). Previously, he has supported Commonwealth Youth Peace Ambassador Network and Commonwealth Youth Council. Mridul has been a youth consultant to UNSCR 2250 progress study and contributing author to UNESCO MGIEP’s Youth-led guide on Prevention of Violent Extremism through Education. Mridul was chosen as ‘Commonwealth Young Achiever' and he is currently also a United State Institute of Peace - Generation Change Fellow.