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UNITY FOR PEACE.
We,
people of different skin colors, representatives of different states and even
continents, nationalities, religions. We are all different, but we are united
by the desire for Peace.
On February 12-13, 2024, in Brussels, at the "Youth For Human Rights" office, a series of events took place on the occasion of the International Day of Human Fraternity and the World Week of Interfaith Harmony - "Unity for Peace", organized by the NGO "Union of UN Peacekeepers". Kharkiv and the Bureau of International Youth Programs, Brussels, in partnership with "Youth For Human Rights", NPO "United for Human Rights", "Peacefully Connected" and the Kharkiv-Oxford Association, under the patronage of Laurent Attar-Bayrou, the President of the International Association of UN Peacekeepers "Soldiers of Peace" AISP/ SPIA, and Albert Tybor, vice - president for Western Europe AISP/ SPIA, with the assistance of the Department of Education and the Department of International Cooperation of the Kharkiv City Council and the support of the leadership of the H.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University. The participants of the forum were veteran peacekeepers from Belgium, Ukraine, Sri Lanka, Portugal, India, representatives of official and creative circles, the public, the press, students and teachers. The purpose of the events is to get acquainted with the work experience of Kharkiv veterans - UN peacekeepers with children and youth, and to present the activities of the Bureau of International Youth Programs, to draw the attention of the world community to the problem of educating and supporting the creative potential of the young generation, using the example of the children of Ukraine, who felt the terrible consequences of the war, but not losing their love of life and striving for their peaceful future.
On
February 12, in the office of the "Youth For Human Rights"
organization, an introduction to the educational, peace-making projects, which
have become international and are being implemented by the NGO "Union of UN Peacekeepers" in cooperation with educators -
"School of Peace", "Young Peacemaker", " A travel for peace", "The world
in which I want to live
in!".
There was also a discussion of promising projects - "Peacemaking
Library", "Youth Peacekeeping Camp", the Young Peacemaker course
"Fundamentals of Peacekeeping Activities" (part of the course, for
students of grades 8-11, was developed by Oleksiy Telychkin, police colonel
(ret.),
Doctor of Law, senior UN police advisor (ret.)), partner course "Youth for
Human Rights". Serhii Samoilov, Director of Youth Programs of the
International Association of UN Peacekeepers "Soldiers of Peace"
AISP/SPIA, Myriam Zonneken, representative of the management of the
organizations "Youth For Human Rights", NPO "United for Human
Rights", "Peacefully Connected" gave a presentation and welcome
speech. It is important that thanks to modern means of online communication,
the representatives of Kharkiv - Svitlana Berezhna, vice-rector for scientific,
innovative and international activities of H.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National
Pedagogical University, Oleksiy Zenyakin, deputy head of the international
protocol and cooperation department, were able to participate in the forum.
with foreign representations of the Department of International Cooperation of
the Kharkiv City Council, Oleksandr Doroshenko, Chairman of the Board of the
NGO "Union of UN Peacekeepers". Dinesh Sabnis, Secretary General of AISP/SPIA
India, one of the leaders of the Ashoka Group of Schools, took part in the
event, thereby expressing support and solidarity. On
this important day, we were joined by Pramudit Danaja Rupasinghe, humanitarian
diplomat, employee of the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations in Africa,
Asia, Europe, laureate of the Golden Aster award in the field of world
literature (2020), regional expert on mental health in Eastern Europe, clinical
psychologist, Sri Lanka, and Yuliya Yurevych-Rupasinghe, lawyer, teacher,
employee of the Red Cross of Belgium - Flanders, member of the UN Mission in
Liberia, Victoriya Vennikova, singer, Honored Artist of Ukraine, who is an
ambassador of a number of the mentioned projects. Honored Artist of Ukraine
Serg Demchenko addressed the audience with a musical greeting. Olesya Dyakun,
President of CSC "Les Hirondelles" also congratulated those present.
Those
present had the opportunity to ask questions to the organizers and join the
dialogue.
As
part of the presentation of the projects, "The world in which I want to
live!*" - an exhibition of children's drawings was opened (a project of
the NGO "Union of UN Peacekeepers",
Kharkiv in partnership with CSC "Les Hirondelles" of Charleroi, H.S.
Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University etc. under the patronage of
the International Association of UN Peacekeepers "Soldiers of Peace"
AISP/SPIA), which is a component of the "Youth Peacekeeping Camp"
project**. It is symbolic that we have the opportunity precisely in the office
of the "Youth For Human Rights" organization to illustrate the vision
of peace for all children, dynamically modeling it in bright and colorful!
At
the exhibition, which will be held from February 13 to 21, 2024, visitors can
see the drawings of children from Kharkiv and the Kharkiv region aged 6 to 17.
Children who have felt the hellish breath of war, in their creativity and
artistic techniques reveal the potential of the creator of their future,
feeling responsible for building a peaceful society. Children draw the World in
which they want to live. Participants of the event and visitors of the
Exhibition could leave their comments in the guest book, support the Project on
the psychological rehabilitation of children "Youth peacekeeping camp" (which
also includes the opportunity to visit Belgium as finalists of the Contest), by
making a charitable contribution and receiving a table calendar with reproductions
of the works of the Contest participants, Exhibitions as a gift.
This
exchange provides an opportunity to see reality as it is without any
distortions, inspires creativity, supports and encourages young artists and
creates international connections, thus once again talking about peace,
security and peaceful coexistence! Together we can do more!
On February 13, 2024, with the assistance of
the Department of International Cooperation and the Department of Education of
the Kharkiv City Council, a panel discussion (online) was held, moderated by Olexiy Zenyakin, President of the
Kharkiv-Oxford Association, Deputy Head of the Department of International
Protocol and Cooperation with Foreign Representations of the Department of
International Cooperation Kharkiv City Council. Those present were greeted by Myriam Zonneken, representative of
the leadership of the organizations "Youth For Human Rights", NPO
"United for Human Rights", "Peacefully Connected", Serhii Samoilov Director of Youth
Programs of the International Association of UN Peacekeepers "Soldiers of
Peace" AISP/SPIA, Oleksandr Doroshenko, Chairman of the Board of the NGO
"Union
of UN Peacekeepers". A video address to the participants was sent by
Laurent Attar-Bairou, President of the International Association of UN
Peacekeepers "Soldiers of Peace" AISP/SPIA. Svitlana Berezhna,
vice-rector for scientific, innovative and international activities of the H.S.
Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University, congratulated the
participants on behalf of the educators, Paulo Gonçalves, Military Advisor UN, Public Relations & Protocol
Officer "NATO Joint Analysis Lessons Learned Centre - JALLC",
Portugal
joined
in the speeches. Serhiі Samoilov also expressed his gratitude to all the
consultants and advisers of the UN Peacekeepers Association NGO, especially for
mentoring, support of our projects and cooperation, to Oleksiy Telychkin,
police colonel (ret.), doctor of
law,
senior adviser to the UN police (ret.).
The participants were offered the following topics and
directions for discussion:
1. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights as a system
of views, a projection of peace. 2. History and evolution of human rights.
3. The role of
public veteran structures in educational activities. Exchange of experience.
4. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights as a
component of the "Fundamentals of Peacekeeping" course for children
and youth.
The dialogue was attended by representatives of general
secondary education institutions in Kharkiv, teachers, teachers of higher
education institutions in the security and defense sector, management, members
and trainees of the International Association of UN Peacekeepers "Soldiers
of Peace" AISP/SPIA, NGO "Union of UN Peacekeepers", Kharkiv,
Ukraine. Yulia Zagumenna, PhD, sciences of law, associate professor, professor of the
Department of Theory and History of the State and Law, of the Kharkiv National
University of Internal Affairs, supported the organizers as a consultant.
In their reports, the young peacemakers revealed the
topic of views on human rights through the prism of world history and the
history of Ukraine, traced the evolutionary development of human rights and
their implementation in state legislation, highlighted problems related to the
realization of rights and freedoms in modern society. The "Fundamentals of
Peacekeeping Activity Course" was presented (a course for the 5th grade
developed by Ukrainian and French teacher Нalina Yermolaeva, together with advisers - consultants of
the NGO "Union of UN Peacekeepers") and which is a component of the
international projects "Peace School", "Young Peacemaker ".
Young peacekeepers presented the Kyivsky, Saltivsky, Novobavarsky districts of
Kharkiv.
The working languages of the discussion were English and
French.
During the events, we had the opportunity to unite
like-minded people, introduce the participants to the educational activities of
Ukrainian UN peacekeepers and representatives of the organization "Youth
for Human Rights" and their partners, intensify our joint efforts in
actions aimed at establishing and maintaining peace around the world.
The
organizers thank everyone who took part in the events and supported those who
continue to actively act, because Peace on Earth does not come by itself. We
must work to create conditions for peace and security in our world. To achieve
this, it is necessary to develop the economic and social direction, fight
corruption and crime, respect human rights and international law. After all,
peace on Earth depends on each of us. We can do more to create a peaceful and
secure world for future generations. On behalf of the participants of the
forum, an appeal is being prepared, which will be sent to the UN, the European
Commission, the European Parliament, etc., in which it will be emphasized the
need to pay attention to the situation of children in the war zone, first of
all for us it is Ukraine, but we remember that children all over the world must
have the right to PEACE! This is a question about the possibility of conducting
children's peace camps, and of course, this is the main thing - to work on the
establishment of PEACE!
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