{"id":21726,"date":"2020-11-01T02:12:25","date_gmt":"2020-11-01T07:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=21726"},"modified":"2020-11-01T09:35:24","modified_gmt":"2020-11-01T14:35:24","slug":"english-bulletin-november-1-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=21726","title":{"rendered":"English bulletin November 1, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

CULTURE OF PEACE FLOURISHES IN AFRICA
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\nJudging from the many articles from Africa in CPNN this monrth, the culture of peace is flourishing in Africa.<\/p>\n

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African Union (AU)<\/strong>. The AU continues to provide leadership for a culture of peace throughout Africa, as we have followed in recent years in CPNN<\/a>. This month the joint task force on peace and security <\/a> of the AU with the United Nations held its 19th consultative meeting. The meeting discussed developments and cooperation in support to on-going electoral processes in C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, Ghana and Guinea. The meeting also exchanged views on the situations in Ethiopia, Libya, Mali, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Western Sahara.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\nThe AU Youth Envoy, in cooperation with other African organizations, has sponsored this month a series of virtual events in five regions <\/a> to develop the leadership capacities of young African women. Breakout groups discussed ecomomic rights and justice, sexual reproductive health and rights, climate justice, technology and innovation for feminist action, feminist movement and leadership, gender-based violence and “youth silencing the gun.”<\/p>\n

\nThe African First Ladies Peace Mission <\/a> (AFLPM) plays a supportive role to the African Union as well as regional organizations and national governments in promoting a culture of peace and preventig conflicts. This month CPNN reprints an interview with the Special Assistant to the President concerning the work of the organization.<\/p>\n

\nC\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire<\/strong>. Leading up to the national elections in C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, many sectors are working for a culture of peace to prevent a recurrence of the violence that has marred elections in previous years. This includes the Voice of Women<\/a>, the traditional chiefs of Gagnoa<\/a>, young Christian and Muslim leaders convened by the Fondation F\u00e9lix Houphou\u00ebt-Boigny pour la recherche de la paix <\/a> and the musical group Les H\u00e9ritiers du Zouglou<\/a>. The culture of peace has deep roots in C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, since it was in Yamoussoukro in 1989 <\/a> that the UNESCO culture of peace program was born. The Network of Foundations and Research Institutions for the Promotion of a Culture of Peace in Africa<\/a> reprints each month the bulletin of CPNN.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\nGuinea<\/strong>. Also in Guinea to reduce violence in the pre-election period there is a mobilization of the civil society for a culture of peace. The NGO Conseil de R\u00e9flexion pour une Guin\u00e9e Nouvelle (<\/a> CRGN) launched a campaign to guarantee an inclusive, peaceful, transparent and credible election and to sensitize and educate citizens on the culture of peace.<\/p>\n

\nNigeria<\/strong>. The candidates for governor in the forthcoming election in the state of Ondo have promised to embrace peace. They made the pledge at the signing of a peace accord <\/a> organised by the National Peace Committee (NPC) in collaboration with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).<\/p>\n

\nSenegal<\/strong>. In Kedougou, near the borders of Mali and Guinea, the think tank Timbuktu Institute-African Center for Peace Studies Institute is launching an the initiative called \u201cResilience at the borders<\/a>\u201d to promote the culture of peace.<\/p>\n

\nLiberia<\/strong>. Mariama\u00a0H. Konneh, a young Liberian women\u2019s rights advocate, has been selected to participate in the Global Peace Chain summit 2020 <\/a> in Turkey. “By transferring knowledge and skills gained from the Global Peace Chain, I hope to build a network of youth activists committed to non-violence advocacy and values of tolerance and peaceful coexistence,” she said.<\/p>\n

\nNiger<\/strong>. Organized by the NGO OXFAM, an awareness campaign <\/a> has been launched to strengthen the participation of women and young people in the various inter-community dialogue frameworks.<\/p>\n

\nGabon<\/strong>. Dedicated to the prevention and resolution of conflicts in the sub-region of Central Africa, the creation of a network of \u201cYoung peace weavers<\/a>\u201d in Gabon, Chad and Cameroon was recently presented by the head of the United Nations System in Gabon, Dr. Stephen Jackson.<\/p>\n

\nBurkina Faso<\/strong>. \u201cCulture of peace, prevention and management of crises; guarantees of sustainable social cohesion \u201d: This is the theme of the 3rd edition of the \u201c96 hours of the Center region<\/a>,\u201d launched in Ouagadougou.<\/p>\n

\nThe flourishing of the culture of peace in Africa has been stimulated and supported by UNESCO since the 1989 Yamoussoukro conference mentioned above. The UNESCO support has, if anything, increased in recent years as detailed in more than 40 CPNN articles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION
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\nC\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire : The traditional chiefs of Gagnoa call for peaceful elections
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FREE FLOW OF INFORMATION
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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
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\nMontreal: Demonstration for \u201cclimate justice\u201d
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HUMAN RIGHTS
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EDUCATION FOR PEACE
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\nMexico: Courses and training to build a culture of peace
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WOMEN\u2019S EQUALITY
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\nMairo Al-Makura African First Ladies Peace Mission is Serious Business <\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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TOLERANCE & SOLIDARITY
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\nYamoussoukro, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire : Young Christian and Muslim leaders take action for peace
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DISARMAMENT & SECURITY
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