The European
Union and the United Nations Development Programme have funded another peace
project amounting to €1.2 million (P63 million) to sustain peace efforts in
Mindanao, Southern Philippines .
“We would like to
keep the dialogue open to strengthen peace-building efforts even in the
grassroots level. This initiative would contribute to ensuring participation of
all stakeholders especially women and children in local processes,
decision-making and conflict mitigation for sustainable peace,” said EU Ambassador
Franz Jessen as they launched the new project last week.
The EU Ambassador
along with UNDP Philippines Country Director Titon Mitra presented the “Support
Peace-Bangsamoro Project” that will be implemented from 2016 to mid-2017.
With its another
funding, the Support Peace-Bangsamoro project is geared on giving
support capacity-building for local leaders and other stakeholders on public
administration and parliamentary processes.
It will also
strengthen the constituency for peacebuilding in the Bangsamoro, including
establishing partnerships with local government units and civil society
organizations, and develop platforms that will enable the youth and women to
actively engage in peacebuilding.
The said project
aims to provide support to the Third Party Monitoring of the implementation of
the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro.
“The EU
recognizes UNDP’s experience and expertise on implementing peacebuilding
projects and we are pleased that our partnership will continue,” said Jessen in
a statement.
“The security
situation in conflict-affected areas in Mindanao
is potentially volatile with the non-passage of the legislation to create a
Bangsamoro Autonomous Region,” Mitra added.
According to
Mitra, peacebuilding efforts need to be deepened and this project will make an
important contribution to the difficult but critical process of securing a
lasting peace.
“UNDP and the EU
have a long-standing partnership on and commitment to peacebuilding initiatives
in Mindanao .”
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