Cairo International Center for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping, and Peacebuilding )CCCPA( has organized a virtual training on dialogue, negotiation and mediation.
Total of 20 trainees from a number of African countries, including South Sudan, Nigeria, the Central African Republic,and Cameroon participated in the course.
The course aimed to enhance the negotiation and mediation skills of the diplomatic cadres in those countries by providing them with the knowledge and skills necessary to contribute effectively to the efforts to prevent and resolve conflicts on the continent.
This comes in light of Egypt’s extensive experiences in these fields and its pioneering role in maintaining peace and security in Africa.
The course dealt with different concepts of conflict resolution with a focus on mediation and the tools needed to achieve it successfully, in addition to contemporary issues in peacemaking such as the impact of the use of information technology.
It also included the inclusion of women in peacemaking and mediation efforts and how to deal with armed groups.
Best practices in these areas were also reviewed within the framework of international organizations such as the United Nations (UN), regional organizations such as the African Union(AU), economic groupings and African regional mechanisms.
In this regard, Ambassador Ahmed Abdel Latif, Director General of the Cairo International Center, stressed the importance that Egypt attaches to building African capacities in the field of peacemaking and conflict resolution, in order to provide a rapid and effective response to prevent the outbreak and exacerbation of conflicts.
