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09/03/2022
Schoolchildren Attend Peacebuilders Conference
A number of Northern Irish schoolchildren have participated in a special conference in Belfast, looking at the role of children and young people in peacebuilding.
The PEACE IV 'Future Peacebuilders – My Future of NI' conference took place at The MAC Belfast.
Keynote speaker was Dr Michael McGill, Founding Director of Young Peacebuilders.
Young Peacebuilders' mission is to help more young people become more effective peacebuilders. According to the organisation, children and youth encounter many roadblocks hindering their peacebuilding potential and it works to remove these and build bridges to strengthen peacebuilding capacity. Dr McGill has worked across the world including in the US and Uganda.
The conference was facilitated by journalist Judith Hill with Councillor John Kyle, Chair of Belfast City Council's Shared City Partnership, opening the event.
Councillor Kyle said: "Children and young people is one of three main themes of our PEACE IV Programme which aims to enhance positive relations in the city. I want to thank the speakers and all the young people who attended and contributed to this special conference, including members of our own Belfast City Youth Council."
The conference was one of Belfast City Council's PEACE IV events. The PEACE IV Local Action Plan has been funded through the European Union's PEACE IV Programme, which is managed by The Special EU Programmes Body. Match-funding has been provided by the Executive Office in Northern Ireland and the Department of Rural and Community Development in Ireland.
The PEACE IV 'Future Peacebuilders – My Future of NI' conference took place at The MAC Belfast.
Keynote speaker was Dr Michael McGill, Founding Director of Young Peacebuilders.
Young Peacebuilders' mission is to help more young people become more effective peacebuilders. According to the organisation, children and youth encounter many roadblocks hindering their peacebuilding potential and it works to remove these and build bridges to strengthen peacebuilding capacity. Dr McGill has worked across the world including in the US and Uganda.
The conference was facilitated by journalist Judith Hill with Councillor John Kyle, Chair of Belfast City Council's Shared City Partnership, opening the event.
Councillor Kyle said: "Children and young people is one of three main themes of our PEACE IV Programme which aims to enhance positive relations in the city. I want to thank the speakers and all the young people who attended and contributed to this special conference, including members of our own Belfast City Youth Council."
The conference was one of Belfast City Council's PEACE IV events. The PEACE IV Local Action Plan has been funded through the European Union's PEACE IV Programme, which is managed by The Special EU Programmes Body. Match-funding has been provided by the Executive Office in Northern Ireland and the Department of Rural and Community Development in Ireland.
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