Curious about YFU’s history and where our mission has led us 65-years later? Check out YFU USA President & CEO Michael Hill’s guest essay, “Creating a ‘Standing Army’ of Young People for Peace” in the 2016 State of Civil Society Report, which summarizes the key events, issues and trends affecting civil society around the world. This 5th annual report draws on contributions from more than 30 of the world’s leading experts on civil society as well as investigative work from the CIVICUS staff, which was conducted in close partnership with hundreds of activists in the field.