; (2) integrate youth consultation in program design and implementation as assessment criteria within the procurement process during the United States foreign assistance and acquisition application process; (3) create standards for collecting and analyzing age and gender data for the purpose of developing and enhancing early warning and response systems for conflict, mass violence, and atrocities; (4) support youth peace builders to participate in communities of practice and virtual mentorships programs aimed at improving monitoring, evaluation, reporting, and program management capacities; (5) encourage the development of youth-inclusive transitional justice and accountability mechanisms, disengagement, and reintegration programs; (6) support inclusive education with a focus on context-specific critical thinking skills, so­ci­o­e­mo­tion­al learning, and conflict resolution; (7) identify and address barriers through age-disaggregated analysis to youth participation in programs described in paragraph (1) and improve program design and targeting; (8) include youth in assessments of United States peace and security initiatives