My name is Divina Maloum, and I believe that the more the capacities of children, parents and families are strengthened in human rights and peacebuilding we will have less conflicts, less attraction to violent extremism, less brutality in our communities and consequently peaceful cities. This is one of the reasons for my commitments and why I have been working in peacebuilding since 2014. I am interested in the topic of international peace because it is a relevant field that enables us to understand the root causes of conflicts and find out traditional methods of resolving disputes peacefully...

The purpose of mankind today should be to inspire children and youths to become valuable advocates for tolerance and peace via education, talks and sensitization campaigns. “We are here because we know that literacy is the key to unlocking the cage of human misery; the key to delivering the potential of every human being; the key to opening up a future of freedom and hope. We are here to open a decade that must translate that hope into reality.” Kofi Annan. Today's modern world is becoming smaller, integrated and technologically more advanced. It is also becoming fragmented, less peaceful and...

According to the Report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict , conflicts in Nigeria, Cameroon and others Lake Chad Basin countries have involved a thousand of children forcibly recruited in violent extremism as combatants, mine testers, messengers and cooks some of them have even been used as human shields or as sex slaves. In order to tackle the issue of the radicalization and Violent Extremism (VE) in Cameroon and Africa among the children, my organisation Children for Peace and I use various channels: Cartoons, medias, technology. C4P and fight against radicalization /VE...