Participants in a women's only peace conference in South Sudan's Jonglei state took the drastic step of saying they would leave their homes and refrain from child bearing if men in their communities continued to seek violent solutions to ongoing conflicts in the troubled region rather than peaceful dialogue. They also demanded that women be given greater involvement in peace talks and political decision making processes, saying more needed to be done to arrest tensions and spiralling conflict in their communities. In a communique to the Jonglei's government, the women outlined 20 key recommendations aimed at bringing peace to their communities and the state at large.
(We invite our users to read the full article published March 27 2013)
Participants in a women's only peace conference in South Sudan's Jonglei state took the drastic step of saying they would leave their homes and refrain from child bearing if men in their communities continued to seek violent solutions to ongoing conflicts in the troubled region rather than peaceful dialogue. They also demanded that women be given greater involvement in peace talks and political decision making processes, saying more needed to be done to arrest tensions and spiralling conflict in their communities. In a communique to the Jonglei's government, the women outlined 20 key recommendations aimed at bringing peace to their communities and the state at large.
(We invite our users to read the full article published March 27 2013)