Putting Peace Back into Politics
Our speakers reflect on the cost of broken promises and the failure to learn lessons, whilst highlighting ways to effectively prioritise and foster peace in both politics and the public arena in the midst and in the aftermath of violent conflict.
Our speakers reflect on the cost of broken promises and the failure to learn lessons, whilst highlighting ways to effectively prioritise and foster peace in both politics and the public arena in the midst and in the aftermath of violent conflict.
Wednesday 17 November 2021 | 1 hour 15 minutes 34 seconds
In the Millennium Declaration 163 world leaders confidently stated 'We are determined to establish a just and lasting peace all over the world'. 21 years later global and societal peace and cohesion has declined. Negotiations to end conflict continue to be elite bargains, and no peace agreements address the need to promote a culture of peace. As the crisis in Afghanistan reveals, states have abrogated their responsibility to protect civilians and are failing to prevent sexual and gender based violence. Local peacebuilders have been forsaken, despite countless resolutions claiming to protect them.