Sunrise CBO members during a forum /HANDOUTRefugees at Kakuma Camp in Turkana have signed a peace initiative petition calling for greater inclusion of women and displaced people in efforts to promote peace.
The petition, dubbed “No Peace For Women, No Peace Without Women,” was signed on September 21 during World Peace Day celebrations by women and men led by Sunrise CBO Association.
According to the statement, the initiative seeks to give displaced people a voice and bring their concerns about peace to the forefront of global conversations and negotiations.
“This signing by refugees marks an important moment of giving voice to displaced people and bringing their urgency for peace to the forefront of global conversations and negotiations,” the statement said.
The initiative was launched by G100 Global Chair for Government and Ministerial Advocacy Patricia Elias and supported by the G100 Wing of Rural Development, Migration and Refugees Resettlement, led by Global Chair Caroline Sack Kendem.
It was also supported by Vanessa Florence Roux, G100 Global Chair for the Wing of Coaching and Training.
The organisers said peace provides a foundation for development, prosperity and progress.
“The peace initiative was launched on the occasion of World Peace Day under the theme ‘No Peace For Women, No Peace Without Women’,” the statement said.
Sunrise CBO founder Emmanuel Mbirize during a forum /HANDOUTG100 Global President Dr Hartini Osman has backed the initiative and is expected to facilitate a presentation on the refugees’ initiative in October in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The presentation will take place during the G100 Global Meetings alongside the Annual Women Economic Forum.
G100 is a global community of women leaders across 100 wings working towards gender equality, peace and sustainable development.
Sunrise CBO is a community-based organisation operating in Kakuma Refugee Camp, providing integrated services in protection and education to refugees and host communities.
