Accra, Nov 17, GNA – The West Africa Network for Peace Building (WANEP), on Thursday called on women to voice out their concerns as they were critical stakeholders in community peace building.
He said “WANEP believes that for peace building to be effective, it must be all inclusive and take into account the voices and contribution of women, who make up more than half of the population of the sub-region”.
Mr. Chukwuemeka Eze, Programme Director of WANEP, who was speaking at the Seventh Regional Conference of Women in Peace Building in Accra, said until women were supported to promote peace and security in West Africa, sustainable peace and development would continue to be elusive. The two-day conference that was on the theme: ”West African Women in Post Conflict situation-Realities and Ideals”brough together participants from Benin, B’
