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DMN Defending Truth Project
*​Since 2018*

Safeguarding Information Integrity, Advancing Democratic Literacy & Securing Transnational Peace

In an era defined by weaponized narratives, state-sponsored cyber-manipulation, and the rapid deployment of unregulated artificial intelligence, information integrity has become the bedrock of global security. The DMN Defending Truth Project is an elite, multi-stakeholder solution designed to protect the global information ecosystem. Operating at the intersection of international law, technology, and the United Nations Youth, Peace, and Security (YPS) Agenda, we empower the next generation to transform from passive technology consumers into active defenders of truth and co-designers of future governance.

Our Approach

Pillar 1: Tactical Literacy & Digital Skilling

We build grassroots community resilience against structural disinformation.

  • Key Action: Deploying localized, tech-enabled learning modules, highlighted by our innovative "Outdoor Classroom" framework.

  • Focus: Training young leaders in open-source intelligence (OSINT), algorithm detection, fact-checking, and critical cyber-safety to protect local information corridors.

Pillar 2: Experiential Democratic Practice

We believe that theoretical knowledge must be translated into active institutional competency.

  • Key Action: Organizing large-scale, immersive diplomatic simulations including the DMN Model United Nations, Model European Union, and Model ASEAN Meetings.

  • Focus: Providing youth with hands-on mastery of parliamentary debate, consensus-building, and multilateral negotiation to draft actionable regulatory frameworks regarding tech governance.

Pillar 3: Institutional Policy & Multilateral Advocacy

We bridge the divide between local grassroots data and high-level global governance.

  • Key Action: Structuring an direct pipeline for youth perspectives into premium international policy architectures.

  • Focus: Synthesizing youth-driven field intelligence into DMN Strategic White Papers and delivering them directly to international stakeholders through formal caucuses.

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Global Engagements

  • Ongoing Flagship Research:

    • Lead Research Team on "Artificial Intelligence and its Impacts on Peace, Security and Development".

    • Core contributors to the Ministry of Justice research project: "Digital Democratic Literacy: Navigating AI and Corporate Power in the Political Sphere".

    • Primary designers of the strategic brief: "Pact for the Future: Redefining Progress in Justice and the Rule of Law".

  • December 2025 – Doha Forum (Youth Edition) | Qatar

    • Co-chaired three high-level diplomatic roundtables on modern geopolitical affairs and presented youth-led digital policy designs.

  • October 2025 – Geneva Peace Week | Switzerland

    • Delivered a fully-funded keynote address and actively debated humanitarian and security architectures alongside senior UN leaders.

  • September 2025 – OECD Nuclear Energy Agency Global Forum | USA

    • Presented core lectures focusing on the intersection of artificial intelligence, circular economy models, and nuclear security governance.

  • August 2024 – UNODA Youth Leader Fund Program | Japan

    • Senior delegates co-drafted, adopted, and presented the historic "Declaration for a World Without Nuclear Weapons" (DeclarACTION) at the United Nations.

  • July 2022 – Bali Democracy Forum | Indonesia

    • Formulated regional, youth-led policy frameworks focused exclusively on strengthening democratic resilience and transparency across the Asia-Pacific region.

1.2M+

Global Citizens Impacted

350K+

Youth Educated

GLOBAL IMPACT BY THE NUMBERS
2018-2026

$220K+

Mobilized

850+

Sub-Grants Awarded

10+

Publications

Our Partners

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