By Mcloyd Chilangiza :
United Nations Resident Coordinator Rebecca Addah-Dontoh has called for collaboration among political leaders to address the country’s economic challenges and protect peace and stability.
Dontoh said this in Mzuzu City during commemorations marking International Day of Peace, which falls on September 21.
Adah-Dontoh said food insecurity, unemployment, political tensions and a difficult macroeconomic environment could, if not addressed, undermine peace and development.
She called for investment in peace building initiatives that address inequality, injustice and fear.
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“One of the important things Malawi needs now, if you ask me, is to have consensus, a minimum consensus across leadership, on what the problems are, and how collectively the leaders can solve it. There’s only one Malawi,” Adah-Dontoh said.
Local Government and Rural Development Principal Secretary Moses Chimphepo said the government was committed to promoting peaceful existence and ensuring that young people embraced a culture of peace.
“We would want to inculcate this culture of peace in young people,” he said.
The Day was established in 1981 by the United Nations General Assembly to honour peace builders and promote global non-violence and ceasefires.
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This year’s activities were commemorated under the theme ‘Empowering the Youth to be Agents of Peace and Unity for Socioeconomic Development’.
