; and (C) 47 percent of respondents reported that they had been attacked for their opinions. (15) The shrinking of global civic spaces facing youth, as documented in the United Nations Office of the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth’s report, If I Disappear , shows the complexity of the grave threats, challenges, and barriers against diverse groups of youth active in the civic space, taking the forms of sociocultural, financial, political, legal, digital, and physical. Shrinking civic and political spaces challenge the ability of youth to contribute to society effectively and meaningfully, often resulting in declining trust in government institutions among youth, leading to youth directing social, civic, and political participation to informal channels. (16) Many national and international mechanisms for the protection of human rights defenders, peacebuilders, and humanitarians usually apply to adults (individuals over the age of 29) excluding youth (age 29 and younger) due to their age. (17) United Nations Security Council Resolution 2250 on Youth, Peace, and Security, which was adopted on December 9, 2015, formalized an international framework to address the role of youth in building and sustaining peace and preventing conflict. (18) United Nations Security Council Resolution 2419 on Youth, Peace, and Security, which was adopted on June 6, 2018, calls for increasing and formalizing the role of youth in negotiating and implementing peace agreements. (19) United Nations Security Council Resolution 2535 on Youth, Peace, and Security, which was adopted on July 14, 2020, advocates for the increased protection of youth peacebuilders at risk of violence, creates a two-year reporting mechanism on Youth, Peace, and Security, and recognizes the critical role of youth in mitigating humanitarian crises, such as COVID–19. 3. Sense of congress It is the sense of Congress that the United States Government should, consistent with the priorities of USAID’s 2022 Youth In Development Policy— (1) apply Do No Harm principles,