Erika Isabel Bulan Yague is a PhD Candidate at Griffith University with expertise in youth in emergencies and peacebuilding. She is also currently working with UNICEF HQ (New York) on young people’s engagement in peace, emergencies and DRR with the Adolescent Development and Participation Team. She previously served as the ASEAN-UN Partnership Officer with UN DPPA-DPO in Jakarta and has also worked with UNFPA and UNICEF at headquarters, the Asia and the Pacific Regional Office and Philippine Country Office. Erika has also served as an emergency responder and a government-elected youth councillor in the Philippines. Erika holds a Master’s in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of Queensland through the Rotary Peace Fellowship, a Bachelor of Science in Community Development from the University of the Philippines, and a Youth, Peace and Security Leadership Professional Programme Certificate from Columbia University.