Posted: Mar. 18 2005,07:52 |
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PROGRESS: Has your organization seen
progress toward a culture of peace and nonviolence in your domain of
action and in your constituency during the first half of the Decade? |
Yes
we have seen progress in the attainment of a culture of peace
non-violennce conflict resolution in Nigeria. We have been
following up our projects to ensure that the proper awareness is been
created to the grassroot peaple through the capacity building
workshops,seminars and training we've been organising.
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OBSTACLES: What are the most important obstacles that have prevented progress?
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The
basic obstacle that hinder progress is funding of good projects cause
most of the time people expected to carry out this duties don't take
intoconsideration the rural people where this conflicts usually arise
from. Like going to hold a campaigh in the rural place some
interpreters are needed to be able to relate well to the people and
also translation of the materials to the local dialets. Another basic
obstacle is traditional norm and values which in some cases will never
acept that a female can take part in such activities as decision making
and peacebuilding.
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ACTIONS: What actions have been
undertaken by your organization to promote a culture of peace and
nonviolence during the first half of the Decade?
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My
Organisation has seen progress towards the attainment of a culture of
peace and non violence in my domain.When the culture of peace was
launched by the UN, my Oganisation held a one day seminar on the Role
of youths in the sustainance of a culture of peace in Nigetria, it was
held in collaboration with the United Nations information Centre Lagos
and was attended by the commisioner of police,executive secretary of
Nigerian university commission.In 2001 we also held a 3weeks leadership
program for students in their final class in the High school which the
president commended us for.In 2004 we had a 3 day training program for
women on non violent conflict resolution in collaboration with the
IFOR,WPP of the Netherland, the theme was Nigerian women Workshop on
Intercommunual peaceful coexistence,peacebuilding and non-violent
conflict Resolution and the participants where drawn from all over the
country and where all women.and also this year feb., 2005 we also held
another training on Gender mainstreaming in Decision making process and
practices in Nigeria, Participants was a mixed group. which was
attended by Govt parstals,civil society groups,preffessional and the
media.In all this there has been favourable responses as the awareness
is been taken to the grassroot people to imbibe in the culture of peace
by the people we have been training. I believe that a culture of peace
will be attained when the need for it is been impacted to the people
and if more women are included into the process.
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ADVICE: What advice would you like to
give to the Secretary-General and the General Assembly to promote a
culture of peace and nonviolence during the second half of the Decade? |
Well,
My advice is that Women has not been included in all peace talks before
but if there will be equal participation of women in peace talks all
over the world culture of peace will be attained cause women right from
the family plays a great role in keeping peace.
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PARTNERSHIPS: What partnerships and
networks does your organization participate in, thus strengthening the
global movement for a culture of peace? |
The
International fellowship of Reconcilliation,Women peacemakers
program(IFOR)the Netherland,The UN Agencies in Nigeria. The fedral
ministry of women affairsand youth development. Devnet and so
many others.
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PLANS: What new engagements are
planned by your organization to promote a culture of peace and
nonviolence in the second half of the Decade (2005-2010)? |
Our
new engagement is still strongly based on capacity building cause
we believe that knowledge in power, so many conflicts that lead
to war are caused by illiteracy and misinformation, that is why we
believe in creating awareness among the youths mainly and women.
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Postal address of organization
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ANUNSA,17 Kingsway Road,Ikoyi Lagos.
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E-mail address of organization
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annointedfavoour@yahoo.com
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Website address of organization
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Highest priority action domain of a culture of peace
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Education for Culture of peace and itsdomains,free flow of information.International peace and security.
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Second priority action domain of a culture of peace
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Equality of women,Human righs,Sustainable development,Understanding,tolerance,solidarity.
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Highest priority country of action (or international)
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Nigeria and Africa
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Second priority country of action (or international)
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Inernational
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