Like a dove, symbol of peace, the delegation from Colombia is on Cameroonian soil. Placed under the auspices of the Ministry of External Relations with the United Nations anointing in partnership with the IOM and the CNDDR, a sub-regional meeting was held on April 19, 2024 in Yaoundé.
The SG of Minrex Chinmoun Oumar chaired the opening ceremony of the exchange meeting between the presidential agency for cooperation (APC Colombia), with the technical expertise of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), which encourages the design and implementation of the South-South program which aims to share good practices and lessons learned by Colombia in the peacebuilding process.
The collaborative approach between Colombia and African countries focuses on strengthening the institutional capacity of each participating country to promote their national peacebuilding processes.
Collaboration between governments remains a fundamental pillar for tackling the complexity of conflicts and promoting positive change in affected communities. The objectives of the activity were to launch the “South-South Cooperation Program for Peacebuilding: From Colombia to the World”.
Participants shared their knowledge on how to improve the peacebuilding process through Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) processes by capitalizing on lessons learned from the Colombian experience, program design of cooperation for the consolidation of peace in Africa, the sharing of good practices and community experiences in peacebuilding as well as the implementation of an action plan in each country (Cameroon, Nigeria and DRC) taking into account its socio-economic adaptability to the Colombian experience.
They were in the presence of the Minister Delegate to Mjustice Jean Dedieu Momo, the representative of the coordinator of the interim United Nations system in Cameroon Aissata DE, Francis Faï Yengo coordinator of the CNDDR, the Colombian minister, the Nigerian delegations of the DRC without forgetting the IOM staff who support the process.
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Francis Faï Yengo, coordonnateur du CNDDR
« Nous sommes en Colombie dans le cadre d'une visite de partage et d'échanges d'expérience en tant que comité national de désarmement, de démobilisation et de réinsertion du Cameroun. L'expérience Colombienne étant considérée comme une success stories, nous y sommes allés voir ce qui se faisait de ce côté là et en quatre ans de notre existence, ils ont accepter notre invitation et ensemble nous formons un maillon au niveau de l'État. Toute coopération est la bienvenue, elle va certainement s'étendre et s'intensifier pour atteindre d'autres pays. L'objectif recherché est le bien-être général, nous souhaitons que cette initiative puisse atteindre de nombreux pays où zones en conflits ».
Clément Noumsi
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