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PHL TO HOST REGIONAL CONFERENCE TO TACKLE INTEGRATION OF ARMED VIOLENCE REDUCTION IN DEVELOPMENT AGENDA 01 October 2014 – The Department of Foreign Affairs, in cooperation with the Government of Switzerland, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Secretariat of the Geneva Declaration, the Center for Peace Education of Miriam College, and the Office of the President, will be hosting the Regional Review Conference (RRC) for Asia and the Pacific on the Geneva Declaration on Armed Violence and Development from October 08 to 09 at the Manila Hotel. This event will bring together around 130 senior government representatives, decision- makers, technical experts, and practitioners from various sectors not just within Asia and the Pacific but from other regions as well to review the implementation process of the Geneva Declaration and to discuss in a meaningful manner the integration of armed violence reduction into the development agenda. The Geneva Declaration is a diplomatic initiative launched by Switzerland and UNDP in 2006. There are currently 112 countries and organizations supporting the Declarations goal of reaching measurable reductions of the burden of armed violence by 2015 and beyond. The following topics will be discussed during the RRC: • Current challenges to armed violence reduction and prevention; • Dimensions of armed violence and insecurity in Asia and the Pacific; • From data collection to action: using data for action and measuring results; • Cities as actors of armed violence prevention and reduction (AVPR); • The Role of National Action Plans on Women, Peace and Security in Preventing and Reducing Armed Violence; • Armed violence reduction within the post-2015 agenda; • Community-based conflict prevention and conflict resolution strategies and approaches; • Youth as change factor; • The importance of security and justice providers for peace and development; • Armed violence reduction in post-conflict situations: between disarmament and development; • The role of media in armed violence reduction and prevention (AVRP) and development; • Controlling the tools of violence; and • Women and Dialogue. This RRC for the Asia and the Pacific comes on the heels of the successful RRC for the Americas, which Guatemala hosted last March. Morocco and Kenya are scheduled to host the RRCs for the Middle East/North Africa/Sahel and Africa, respectively, later this year. END
Posted on: Wed, 01 Oct 2014 04:57:28 +0000

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