Eritrea: Regional Youth Peace Forum Opens Here
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Shabait.com (Asmara)
22 July 2008
Posted to the web 22 July 2008
Asmara
A Regional Youth Peace Forum on the role and contribution of youths in the Horn of Africa in promoting peace opened today at Hotel Intercontinental Asmara. The Conference being held under the theme "Youths of the Horn Region for Peace and Development" is organized by the National Union of Eritrean Youths and Students (NUEYS).
Speaking at the opening ceremony in which ministers, regional administrators, PFDJ heads and invited guests took part, Mr. Yemane Gebreab, Head of Political Affairs at the PFDJ, noted the paramount importance of the prevalence of peace to youths in particular and the people of the Horn region in general. Indicating that it is impossible to talks about peace short of analyzing the root causes of conflict and lack of peace at the regional and international level, he underlined that the issue of peace should be looked at from the perspective of national, regional and international reality.
He noted that humankind today finds itself in an inequitable, unjust and unfair situation and that the world is being dominated by the few rich and powerful quarters. Hence, the majority of people in our planet are leading a life of misery and suffering, he added. This being the case, the PFDJ official stressed that this reality should be the point of departure in analyzing the objective situation in the contemporary world.
Mr. Yemane went on to explain that the fundamental cause of such reality is equally the responsibility of African leaders who have betrayed their pledge to the people at the time of independence and are presently striving to amass personal wealth as well as divide the population along ethnic and religious lines, thus serving as a tool of former colonial masters.
If peace is to be ensured, the youth should exert relentless efforts to fully comprehend the prevailing situation, and that fostering cooperation and coordination among youths in the region is imperative to this end, he emphasized. Mr. Yeman asserted that the people and Government of Eritrea would extend the necessary support towards building an effective youths movement in the Horn of Africa.
Mr. Seid Mohammed, member of the coordinating committee of the regional conference, indicated on his part that the conference is aimed at bringing together youth unions in the Horn of African and hold discussions on the role of youths in promoting peace and development in the region.
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Youths from Eritrea, Sudan, Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia and others are participating in the regional conference that would continue until July 22.
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