PESHAWAR
\nA one-day conference on \u201cHarnessing Youth for Peace\u201d was held here at Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University, Peshawar (SBBWUP) to provide a platform to the students to share their findings and open an unlimited realm of discourse for further research.
\nThis project is an initiative of Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, supported by Community Resilience Activity\u2013North (CRA-N), with its implementing partner Higher Education Regulatory Authority (HERA), said a press release issued on Sunday.
\nIn this conference a total of 31 students of Newly Merged Districts (NMDs) of Khyber, Kurram, North Waziristan and Orakzai presented their Essays and Research papers in a highly engaging & participatory manner.
\nTashfeen Zia, Deputy Registrar, SBBWUP welcomed all the guests and participants and gave a brief introduction of the project by emphasizing that such activities will promote community level development through conflict prevention strategies in the newly merged districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
\nDr Yasir Kamal, Member, HERA in his address highlighted the importance of \u201cRole of Youth in Peace building\u201d by emphasizing that such activities bring an opportunity to turn our very young people into a productive asset that could contribute significantly to the peace building within the country and beyond.
\nThe conference was divided into two stages. The first round included speeches by keynote speakers on the \u201cRole of Youth in Peace building\u201d and in the second round students presented their research paper and essays on different topics.
\nProf. Dr Safia Ahmad (TI), Vice Chancellor in her speech emphasized on the fact that establishing synergies of collaboration between young students could result in understanding of diversity, exchange of knowledge, networking and best practices in society.
\nShe also highlighted that it\u2019s an era to prepare our youth to face challenges of the time with unshakable courage and confidence. We should focus more on regular youth exchange programs between the colleges\/universities students and society stakeholders to understand each others\u2019 common heritage and culture.
\nProf. Dr. Babar Shah, Director Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Peshawar in his session highlighted that we need to practice and hold dialogue sessions on the themes like, Gender Equality, Human rights at national and international level.
\nHe added that the media also plays an important role in raising voice to ensure social cohesion, peace & security in the society.
\nParticipants also highlighted the problems and challenges young people are facing in different spheres of life at local and national level. These discussions resulted in encouraging ways forward to address these issues.
\nThe panelist Dr Abida Bano, Mohammad Asfandyar Marwat and Mohammad Fahim from Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Peshawar evaluated the students\u2019 work and performance for which the first three positions will be awarded with cash prizes in the closing ceremony. The conference covered the CVE themes including tolerance, critical thinking, leadership, conflict resolution and social cohesion.
\nIrfan, Abdul Shakoor, Muhammad Umair Said and Hamidullah of Community Resilience Activity\u2013North (CRA-N) also graced the occasion with their presence.
\nThe conference concluded with the distribution of certificates to the students and shields among the panelists and guests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
PESHAWAR A one-day conference on \u201cHarnessing Youth for Peace\u201d was held here at Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University, Peshawar (SBBWUP) to provide a platform to the students to share their findings and open an unlimited realm of discourse for further research. This project is an initiative of Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, supported by Community Resilience […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-306338","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-peshawar"},"yoast_head":"\n