The
Minister of State for Relief and Disaster Preparedness Hon. Ecweru Musa Francis
warned the youth in the Rwenzori region to never again implement things they do
not understand, "avoid being used by the elders who are the authors of the
conflicts because your seen as energetic, poor and uneducated."
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| Peace Activists matching for peace |
“It is unfortunate that we use our beautiful
geographical location, topography and cultures to cause chaos instead of using
it for peace and unity. Rwenzori is our home, you have no other home. That is
where GOD placed you and no one can undo what GOD put in place”.Ecweru said.
Hon. Ecweru said this while officiating at the International Peace Day in Bundibugyo on the 21stSeptember, 2016 under the theme: "Sustainable Development Goals- Building blocks for peace".
He condemned
all acts of violence and confusion in the region and asked people to reconcile and
never to do it again.
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| minster visits RWECO stall |
Key officials present at the function were: Bundibugyo District woman MP, the UNDP representative
in Uganda, RDC Bundibugyo Mr. Mucunguzi, RDC Kyegewa Mrs. Nyakwera,
District Chairperson Mr. Mutegeki, Prime ministers of Cultural
institutions- Obudhigiya Bwa
Bwamba and Obusinga Bwa Rwenzururu, religious leaders and CSO leaders
and members
The leaders called upon
people to be role models in the communities and be promoters of peace, urged
people to be transparent if peace is to prevail, warned people to stop concentrating
on useless baseless things that are underdevelopment. They also thanked the security team, some CSOs, International Alert, RIC-NET, RWECO, RFPJ, KRC, UJCC and the media fraternity that has worked
so hard to sensitize communities on peaceful coexistence and restore peace in Bundibugyo and the region as a whole.
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| cultural leaders |
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| Religious leaders present |
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| RWECO,RIC-NET,RIDE Africa and partner CBOs at the international day of peace |
The International Day of Peace, unofficially known as World Peace Day, is observed annually
on 21 September. It is dedicated to specifically to the absence of war and violence,
it might be occasioned by a temporary ceasefire
in a combat
zone for humanitarian aid access. The day was first
celebrated in 1982, and is kept by many nations, political groups, military
groups, and people.
To
observe the day, Uganda celebrated this day from Bundibugyo district in the western
part of the country as a signal to the of the area that peace is a complete necessity
not a need, to also serve as a warning to those culprits who work to stabilize the
peace in the area and so show the natives that a peaceful co-existence is the
only way to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals to which the world is
standing to achieve.
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| Burning of the guns as a symbol for peace. |
The International Day of Peace, unofficially known as World Peace Day, is observed annually
on 21 September. It is dedicated to specifically to the absence of war and violence,
it might be occasioned by a temporary ceasefire
in a combat
zone for humanitarian aid access. The day was first
celebrated in 1982, and is kept by many nations, political groups, military
groups, and people.
