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The MeetingPoint of young@mission21 took place for the first time. The MeetingPoint is a meeting for committed young adults who are already active in the young@mission21 network as well as for those who would like to become active.
100 years after the end of the First World War, there is still war in this world. The radio program "Blickpunkt Religion" on SRF 2 Kultur therefore asked how peace work can work. The example of the Gurku Peace Village, which Mission 21 is helping to build and support, shows that reconciliation and integration are possible.
On August 5, 2018, a peace agreement was signed in South Sudan that gives hope to many. Past experience has shown that such ceasefire agreements are extremely fragile. Yet many believe this agreement will hold. Why?
The 79 students who were kidnapped from the Presbyterian Secondary School in Bamenda on Sunday are free. This was announced by the chairman of the church PCC, to which the school belongs, on Wednesday morning.
On Sunday evening, November 4, unknown gunmen attacked the Presbyterian Secondary School in the city of Bamenda. They kidnapped 78 students as well as the principal and two employees.
The conflict between Cameroon's central government and the Anglophone provinces of Southwest and Northwest has already claimed hundreds of lives. Among those killed are many civilians. The event "Dialog International: Cameroon in Crisis" shed light on the background of the current situation.
Fundamentalism in Indonesia is gaining strength. The series of terrorist attacks in May 2018 showed this with sad clarity. The interfaith youth network Jakatarub in West Java strengthens peaceful coexistence in the young democracy.
"Peace grows with us. Slogan or pipe dream?"- this question was the subject of an impulse conference in Liestal with prominent speakers. Around 70 interested people, especially those who are involved in the church, took part.
In Cameroon, about two weeks after the presidential elections, the incumbent Paul Biya has been confirmed. The opposition complained of irregularities. Nevertheless, the Constitutional Court has refused to repeat the elections.