21 Sep Commemoration of the International Day of Peace: 21 September 2020
The International Day of Peace will be commemorated on 21 September 2020, providing humanity with the opportunity to commit to Peace above all differences and to contribute to promoting a Culture of Peace with the theme, “Shaping Peace Together”. The African Union (AU) Agenda 2063 provides the vision and aspirations for an integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa. To further these aspirations, the AU Heads of State and Government dedicated the year 2020 to the theme, “Silencing the guns;
creating conducive conditions for Africa’s Development.”
However, these aspirations are often threatened by different factors such as poverty and unemployment in spite of the abundance of enormous natural resources to create wealth and employment opportunities for citizens. In the past years, agitations and desperations for enhanced living conditions have instigated criminal and violent actions resulting in loss of lives, destruction of properties and livelihood opportunities as well displacement of millions of people within and outside national boundaries.
In contemporary times, the upsurge and rapid spread of violent extremism has considerably changed the human security, peace and stability dynamics on the continent given the intensity and frequency of violence in territories of tenacious concerns and gradual infiltration to other countries. Consequently, criminal networks and violent extremist groups operating on the continent have capitalized on the….. Read More:
https://www.peaceau.org/en/article/commemoration-of-the-international-day-of-peace-21-september-202
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