Weekly Roundup December 12 to 18
I’m trying something new! Instead of providing links under each description I have now hyperlinked articles to their corresponding titles. So just click on each bold title to read the article or see the website.
I was so honoured to have been featured as Peace Activist of the Day on Peacemaker 360′s Facebook page December 14th. Check out the post here!
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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon delivered stark warnings on two issues at the forefront of international concern:
that “the carnage in Syria remains a gaping hole in the global conscience;” and that South Sudan faces a risk of genocide as the country leaders have “squandered a peace agreement.”
Ban Ki-Moon: The World has Betrayed South Sudan
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Protecting children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Interview with Dee Brillenburg-Wurth, the head of child protection at MONUSCO in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
'Sawa Shabab': Youth together for peace. A case of media and youth engaging in collective action
“Francis first heard an episode of Sawa Shabab (Together Youth), the peace building radio drama, in 2014 when he was studying at the university in Wau, in Western Bahr el Ghazal.”
“These youth mobilizers worked with the Sawa Shabab team to lead community-based peace building activities like theatre, music and sports.”
About Sawa Shabab
“Sawa Shabab is a curriculum-based radio drama series designed to raise youth awareness of their role in building peace. Produced in South Sudan by Free Voice in partnership with PeaceTech Lab and the United States Institute of Peace, the third season of the series is set to broadcast on over 30 local stations across South Sudan in December 2016.”
“The curriculum, developed in close consultation with local partners, has been tailored to address specific drivers of conflict in South Sudan such as gender inequities, generational divides, tribal violence, cattle raiding and lack of access to resources. The series is designed to promote peace and stability by empowering youth to be confident, open minded and participatory citizens.”
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Botswana bans elephant-back rides
“From the end of this month, no elephants will be permitted to be ridden in Botswana. Abu Camp, the only facility that allowed elephant back riding in the country, has been directed to terminate its elephant back safaris... Botswana is seen as the international custodian of the African elephant and has the world’s greatest herds.”