2014-11-27 13:39:00

Gabon to host this year's Pan African Youth Forum


The Gabonese capital Libreville will play host next month to the Pan-African Forum which will be held on the theme: "African Youth and the Challenge of the promotion of Culture of Peace in Africa"

The December 11-13 meeting has been organized by the Omar Bongo Ondimba Foundation for Peace, Science, Culture and the Environment, along with the Gabonese National Commission for UNESCO with the support of UNESCO headquarters in Paris and the African Union. The meeting is taking place in view of launching a Youth Network for a Culture of Peace in Africa. It will bring together the Presidents and Representatives of National Youth Councils of the 54 Member States of the African Union, the Representatives of African youth organizations recognized by UNESCO and the African Union and other relevant organizations and the Secretaries General of National Commissions for UNESCO of the Africa region.

Young  Africans  represent over  35%  of  the  population  on  the continent. The  choice  of  the  overall  theme  for  the Forum  converges  with  the  objective  of  contributing to  the  implementation  of  the Action Plan for a Culture of Peace in Africa and  the  “Make  Peace  Happen”  Campaign which originated from the Pan-African Forum  held in Angola last year.

In the context of the preparation of the Libreville forum, and in order to support the Youth Network for a Culture of Peace in Africa, an online platform will be set up to help youth organizations share experiences and projects, ideas and visions, exchange views and collaboratively form strategies and policies to jointly promote a culture of peace.

For more information visit UNESCO’s website : www.unseco.org 








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