The conference, which took the theme Towards a Post Conflict Society, included a discussion on the role played by children in peace processes in South Africa, the Middle East and Northern Ireland.
The young people - Damien Harris, Ciaran Moynagh, Laura Montegomery and Francis Abbs - presented findings from an NCB study on young people's views of anti-sectarianism.
The findings were the result of a project involving 200 pupils from 11 schools across Northern Ireland, first in individual school settings, and then bringing together young people from different communities to explore their views on living in a divided society and discuss ways to help Northern Ireland become a post-conflict society.
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