The Commission recalls that by its Resolution A/RES/55/282 of 7 September 2001, the United Nations General Assembly decided that as from its fifty-seventh session, _“[t]he International Day of Peace shall be [celebrated] on 21 September each year [...] and shall henceforth be observed as_ a day of global ceasefire and non-violence, _an invitation to all nations and people to honour a cessation of hostilities for the duration of the Day”._
The Commission considers that the culture of peace is legally grounded in the right to education “at all levels, [which is] one of the main means of building this culture”, a right enshrined in the Preamble of the Constitution and various standard human rights protection instruments to which Cameroon is a party.
The Commission notes that, in the context of achieving Sustainable Development Goal 16, particularly through Aspiration 4 of the African Union’s Agenda 2063, which envisions “a Peaceful and Secure Africa,” the Pan African organisation utilises mechanisms that encourage a dialogue-centred approach of conflict prevention and resolution, as well as establishes and nurtures a culture of peace and tolerance in Africa’s children and youths through peace education.
The Commission notes that out of the 220 recommendations accepted by the State following the adoption of the Report of Cameroon after undergoing the fourth cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on 26 March 2024, 15 recommendations concern peace and security, seven are in line with the theme of the 2024 International Day of Peace and have been distributed by the CHRC to State bodies, political parties and CSOs, each according to its sphere of competence.
The Commission commends the Government and its partners for their initiatives to promote a culture of harmonious coexistence and peace among populations, including: the holding, on 12 September 2024 in Yaoundé, of a consultation meeting chaired by the Prime Minister, Head of Government, upon the initiative of the traditional rulers of the North-West Region, with a view to the organisation, in December 2024, of the North-West Heritage Festival for Peace, Reconciliation and Sustainable Development, a cultural event whose aim is ‘to lead all the sons and daughters of the North-West Region to return once and for all to the path of peace and to think about the development of their locality.
The Commission recommends that MINESEC and MINESUP should create human rights clubs in all public and private secondary schools before the end of the first term or semester of the school year or academic year 2024-2025.
The Commission urges all non-state armed actors active in the Far North, North-West and South-West Regions to observe the _Global Day of Ceasefire and Non-Violence_ on the International Day of Peace 2024.
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