{"id":6287,"date":"2016-06-12T09:49:46","date_gmt":"2016-06-12T13:49:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=6287"},"modified":"2019-12-23T08:37:10","modified_gmt":"2019-12-23T13:37:10","slug":"addis-ababa-pan-african-symposium-on-education-resilience-and-social-cohesion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=6287","title":{"rendered":"Addis Ababa: Pan-African Symposium on Education, Resilience and Social Cohesion"},"content":{"rendered":"
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… EDUCATION FOR PEACE …<\/p>\n

An article from UNICEF<\/a><\/p>\n

Ensuring equitable access to education is key in addressing the root causes of conflict and instability in Africa, stakeholders said today [June 1] ahead of the Pan-African Symposium on Education, Resilience and Social Cohesion, at the United Nations Conference Centre in Addis Ababa.<\/p>\n

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The three-day event shares evidence and best practices from UNICEF\u2019s Peacebuilding, Education and Advocacy Programme (PBEA), and the Inter-Country Quality Node (ICQN) on Peace Education, established by the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA). In doing so, the Symposium will seek to assess how inclusive, equitable and innovative education policy and programmes can contribute to sustainable peace and development across the continent. Currently, three out of 10 children in Africa are living in conflict-affected settings and exposed to numerous risks.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe capacity of education to support children develop and thrive is well documented, however we now also know that education can prevent and reduce the impacts of conflict,\u201d said UNICEF\u2019s Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa, Leila Gharagozloo-Pakkala. \u201cIf the right policies and interventions are in place, together with financial investment, education can be a driving force in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.\u201d<\/p>\n

In Sub-Saharan Africa, 36 out of 45 countries are at medium or high risk of experiencing man-made disasters, the highest rate globally. Moreover, at least 327 million children in Sub-Saharan Africa live in fragile contexts and the majority of the estimated 29 million primary school aged children who are out of school are primarily found in fragile settings and are particularly at risk or threatened by conflict.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to reorient Africa\u2019s education and training systems to meet the knowledge, competencies, skills, innovation and creativity required to nurture the continent\u2019s core values,\u201d said Dr Martial de Paul Ikounga, African Union Commissioner for Human Resources, Science and Technology. \u201cWe will then promote sustainable development at the national, sub-regional and continental levels.\u201d<\/p>\n

The African Union Commission, under the Agenda 2063 \u201cThe Africa We Want\u201d, envisions that by 2020 \u201call guns will be silent and a culture of peace and tolerance would be nurtured in Africa\u00b4s children and youth through peace.\u201d<\/p>\n

Oley Dibba-Wadda, the Executive Secretary of ADEA, sees education as \u201ca key tool against all kinds of violence\u201d and strongly appeals to African governments to \u201cendorse and develop integrated, peaceful, inclusive approaches and strategies that support the implementation of a comprehensive program on non-violence, tolerance and peace, especially for the young generation.\u201d<\/p>\n

The high-level event in Addis Ababa, which is being attended by Ministers of Education from 16 African countries, including conflict-torn states, will close with concrete recommendations on how to strengthen education sector policy and programmes in Africa to address the risks faced by children and to support sustainable peace and development across Africa. The symposium will also provide evidence to inform both donor and public funding strategies and investment priorities.<\/p>\n

\u201cEducation can play both a protective and preventative role. In doing this, education\u2019s power is transformative and serves as a peace dividend, reducing inequities and grievances between groups and strengthening social cohesion\u201d said the Ethiopian Minister of Education, Ato Shiferaw Shigute.<\/p>\n

The symposium is co-organized by the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia\u2019s Ministry of Education, UNICEF, the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), and the Inter-Country Quality Node (ICQN) on Peace Education.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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What is the relation between peace and education?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

… EDUCATION FOR PEACE … An article from UNICEF Ensuring equitable access to education is key in addressing the root causes of conflict and instability in Africa, stakeholders said today [June 1] ahead of the Pan-African Symposium on Education, Resilience and Social Cohesion, at the United Nations Conference Centre in Addis Ababa. Click on image … Continue reading Addis Ababa: Pan-African Symposium on Education, Resilience and Social Cohesion<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[92,22],"tags":[9],"class_list":["post-6287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-africa","category-education-for-peace","tag-africa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6287"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6287\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}