Luanda — Angola has mentioned it’s dedicated to prevent and again kind out conflicts thru diplomatic initiatives, with international and regional partners to guarantee security, balance and pattern in Africa, the country’s president João Lourenço mentioned Friday.
The Angolan Head of Issue made the disclose on the opening of the High Level Discussion board of Ladies americans of the Huge Lakes Field taking impart in Luanda, underscoring that his country has embraced the customary dedication to peace, security and nicely-being in the discipline, with emphasis on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Sudan.
For João Lourenço, these two countries were disrupted by the weight of armed conflicts, stressing that the “role of women in peace-building is unquestionable and their involvement is essential”.
The Angolan president pointed out the importance of the girls americans’s presence in communities, their reveal expertise in regards to the affect of wars and their skill to promote dialogue and reconciliation.
João Lourenço spoke of Angola’s expertise in achieving peace, after a lengthy armed battle below the involvement of girls americans in all phases of the peace course of, having welcomed the courage of these girls americans who get up to negotiate peace, rebuild communities and heal the wounds of war.
The Angolan president regretted that girls individuals are silent very below-represented in the formal processes of prevention, administration and determination of armed conflicts and reconciliation between disagreed events.
According to Lourenço, in basically the most standard regional security context, there is the need to step up efforts to grab away the barriers that prevent or restrict girls americans’s participation.
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Ladies americans, Lourenço mentioned, as caregivers, educators and community leaders dangle taken the lead in peace initiatives, acting as mediators and negotiators in local conflicts, building belief between the warring events.
The occasion, which runs until Saturday in Luanda, is centered on the disaster in the discipline, with an emphasis on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Running below the motto “Strengthening women’s participation and leadership in peace and security processes in the Great Lakes region”, the dialogue board, facilitated by the African Union thru the Administrative heart of the Special Envoy for Ladies americans, Peace and Security, targets to promote dialogue and collaboration and fabricate a holistic and efficient implementation of the “Women, Peace and Security Agenda”, integrating gender perspectives into insurance policies and programs in the discipline. VIC/TED/AMP
