Office of the Special Adviser on Africa |
Purpose: |
Promote peace, human dignity and development. Peace is seen as harmony within oneself, one's country and the world and is being worked for by setting up mechanisms for conflict resolution and prevention and the integral development of mankind to eradicate all violence and alienation. |
Illustrative Project: |
Exhibition for rural women to mark the world rural women's day (15th December) in the context of the Fourth World Conference for Women in Beijing '95; the theme for 1998 is "Women, Peace and Development" in order to increase awareness and empowerment of women in peace making and development. |