Prevention of violence. Giving young people a voice!
Geneva / Guatemala City (NYSE: UK) 12 August 2011
Recent violent events in Britain are a cause for great concern. Violent opportunists are seizing this moment to wreak havoc. But while this criminal behavior must be condemned in the strongest terms, we must also avoid the trap of defining these events as the ruthless vandalism. Across the Atlantic, the issue of youth violence on the surface has been for years. Interpeace has been working on this issue in Central America since 2007 – gives young people a voice. This Interpeace weeks is a regional event in Guatemala City to address many of the problems.
must be condemned But while these criminal acts in the strongest terms, we must also avoid the trap of defining these events as the ruthless vandalism. Across the Atlantic, the issue of youth violence on the surface has been for years. Interpeace has been working on this issue in Central America since 2007 – gives young people a voice. This Interpeace weeks is a regional event in Guatemala City to address many of the problems.
source of problems in the headlines in recent days going over the images of young anarchists in looting and arson sprees.
“We would be ignoring an underlying current and legitimate frustration that leads many young people around the world today,” said Scott M. Weber, Director General of the International Peace, an international organization of peace.
“Young people today are disappointed that in recent times. If they fail, and if they feel the company fails, it will become a powerful destabilizing factor. We must get them to make their voices heard and Acoustical their complaints, their hopes, fears and ideas. ”
Scott M. Weber, Director General, International Peace
across the Atlantic, has the problem of youth violence on the surface for years. Interpeace has been working on this issue in Central America since 2007.
Scott added. “Youth violence is not a new phenomenon, but there is a clear indication of the failure of society, young people are adequately taken into account the lack of jobs, a feeling of hopelessness and lack of connection to the rest of society is, in young people other networks to find again the stability and define themselves. “
typical clumsy approach, a firm hand, have adopted by the governments of the region is well known that actions that violate human rights, and are ultimately be counterproductive. The level of violence continues to spiral and now El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, it is known that some of the most dangerous in the world.
The problem of youth violence is looked at differently.
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, with more than 300 peace initiatives around the world, it allows companies to reject violence, which marginalized groups a voice.
“We met at all levels and sectors of society, so that proposals can be developed jointly for the development of strategies,” said Isabel Aguilar, who is based in Guatemala and the Director of youth organizing program in Central America ..
through El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, advice and tips are in the majority of people are in danger. It is the young who are victims and perpetrators of violence. His ideas are the inclusion of suggestions of policy changes that will occur to the governments concerned.
social and economic incentives, taking into account the welfare of young people is part of the proposals for primary prevention. Expand even more – the policy proposals to help young people given the most support at risk and street children, communities have been marginalized and have a higher incidence of violence, and those already in prison.
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heads together to create a culture of peace
Today is Friday 12 August on a different day for Inter Peace Initiative in Guatemala. 120 young people, representatives of civil society and government officials throughout Central America, Brazil and Cuba for the fourth and final day of the ninth meeting of the Community Arts, which includes a regional forum for political, cultural and youth meetings.
“We live in a region where even hugging damage. And art helps heal the wounds that the culture of violence has had on us. The art of performance and help us to express ourselves, to be heard. Our ideas are understood . From this base we can build a culture of peace. “
Billy Ochoa, a participant and member of the Fund Ludica
“Without listening to patients with a risk we can not expect to find long term solutions to violence in our region. The young people and children need to feel comfortable to you to express yourself, and usually not in a dry speech . you send messages through artistic representation. His theater, dance, music, and that is what this event was about, “says Elizabeth.
This meeting is part of the initiative Interpeace in the region. The organization has also published recently, and to prevent the Government of Guatemala, the first of a series of proposed measures, ’12 prevention strategies for youth violence and related youth gangs in Guatemala. “This also includes the voices of people from 37 institutions, 59 and 35 civil society organizations and youth organizations.
The second set of proposals focuses on El Salvador.
“Only a holistic approach that is the subject of youth violence. Violence address is not achieved by chance. It is the result of social tensions, cultural, economic and political factors that are deeply rooted in society,” says Isabel .
For more information:
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Blattler Magenty Lisa Ross, Head of Communications
T: +41 22 917 8338 M: +41 79 701 2597
Interpeace Regional Office for Latin America – Guatemala
Arnoldo Galvez Suarez
Communications Officer
Youth for Central America
T: +502 23819700 M: +502 59276663
About
ninth meeting of the Community Arts
Playful and Peace through Inter-box co-organized, the goal of the event in Guatemala City is thought to promote the development of community arts and cultural activities to encourage the participants on how to achieve a culture of peace . It began on 9 August 2011, which closes today after four days of interactive sessions, discussions and presentations on the topic. 120 people attended including young people, civil society and government representatives from all over Central America.
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Scott M. Weber – Director General of the International Peace
Scott was named CEO in 2005 by the then President (2000-2009) Interpeace Governing Council, 2008 Nobel Peace Prize winner and former President Martti Ahtisaari. Scott worked as a Young Global Leader (2009) World Economic Forum, an honor that is the forum selected each year for the 200 most important young executives in the age of 40 years worldwide recognition. In 2011 Scott was invited to the founding curator (President) to the center of Geneva, a new global community girdles forum where young people outstanding in his 20 years with great potential for future leadership roles in society.
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work has also been of HE President Bill Clinton in 2006 and 2007 highlighted staff meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative as an innovative approach to conflict prevention. In 2010 Scott was appointed by the Board of Directors, as chaired by former presidents of Ghana, John A. Kufuor, for a second five-year term Director-General.
Scott began his career at the United Nations for the first time in the reduction of disasters and political affairs. Scott is a member of Young Presidents Organization (YPO), Chatham House (UK) and the Steering Committee of the platform for the consolidation of peace in Geneva. He also serves on the Advisory Board of the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) and the Centre for Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF). He holds a BA in international relations, economics and Russian from Georgetown University. French and American Scott.
Isabel Aguilar
Umaña – International Peace Youth Director and Regional Programme for the prevention of gang violence
Elizabeth received her MA in Human Rights at the University of San Carlos. She has over 10 years experience in the design and facilitation of dialogue processes for different post-conflict context, in Guatemala, including talks toward a national policy for rural development and national policy for women. She specializes in public and political dialogue, mediation, negotiation, and the systematization of experiences and lessons learned from these processes. He has published several books and articles on conflict peacebuilding, post-conflict and human rights. He also has several advisory national and international institutions instead.
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About http://www.interpeace.org
founded in 1994, is an international organization International Peace, peace, based in Geneva, Switzerland, which plays to create a discrete role in the war-affected societies societies lasting peace. Interpeace operates as an independent, nongovernmental organization and in cooperation with the United Nations in certain programs. The organization works with 300 peace initiatives, to implement programs in 16 areas of conflict and post-conflict around the world:
Africa: Burundi, Rwanda, Guinea-Bissau, the Somali region, Liberia
Asia: Timor-Leste
Europe: Cyprus
Latin America: El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, and a regional program for the prevention of youth violence
Middle East: Israel, Palestine
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additional program is also an issue on the Constitution.
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About Box
Playful
Box is a nonprofit organization that gives young people from different economic, educational, social and cultural rights. Playful box with artistic and creative activities to a culture of peace in communities, to promote the victim of violence.
performing arts such as theater, dance and acrobatics, boxing playfully promotes the values of respect for life and nature, trust, teamwork and dialogue between young Guatemalans. Playful Box aims to contribute to social cohesion and tries to help disadvantaged young people find meaning in their lives.
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