10.7910/DVN/TZZOEXOzcelik, AsliAsliOzcelik0000-0002-0845-6593University of GlasgowShaw, Daniel OdinDaniel OdinShaw0000-0002-0610-5917Queen's University BelfastHarvard Dataverse2023Social Sciencesyouth, peace agreements, ceasefire agreementsOzcelik, AsliAsliOzcelikUniversity of Glasgow2023-07-272023-08-027774757713application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheetapplication/pdf2.0CC0 1.0The dataset (YPAD) compiles 208 peace agreements which were concluded in the period of 1990-2022 and make an express textual reference to youth, young people, and similar. These represent approximately 12% of all peace agreements concluded in this period. The agreements in YPAD address inter-state, intra-state, or local level armed conflicts, relating to 70 peace processes from across the world. YPAD offers a thematic categorisation of the references to youth in peace agreements under eight main themes and 53 sub-themes.