New BEFORE Guinea Peace Workshop Video
As the world watches the events unfold in Guinea, where an estimated 60-168 civilians were killed and dozens of women were raped in unprecedented violence against women by men in military uniforms and an assassination attempt on the leader of the military government threatened to unhinge the country, the BEFORE Project reaffirms its commitment to working for peace and preventing large-scale systemic country-wide violence.
In May 2009 BEFORE and its local and international partners hosted a workshop on the consolidation of peace in Guinea. With more than 50 local government, military, corporate, religious, women’s and youth leaders in attendance, a conflict map and national action plan were developed. The workshop garnered national media coverage, including a a long television segment. Here is an edited version of the television segment, with English subtitles for non-French speakers:
The workshop participants’ findings are here in the Consolidation of Peace Workshop Report Executive Summary in English or the full Rapport D’Atelier in French. Local participants thought these were the most pressing conflicts at the time of the workshop:
- Return to constitutional governance through elections
- Establish a effective and credible legal system
- Reform defense and security forces
- Promote political and judicial good governance
- Equip Guinea with a new constitution
A team of experts then also refined a National Action Plan to Consolidate Peace. Read the Guinea National Action Plan to Consolidate Peace in English or French.
To learn more about how you can be a part of the solutions outlined above and in the Guinea Consolidation of Peace Action Plan with financial support or programmatic expertise contact us or take action today to keep hope alive in Guinea.
