The Ways of Peace for Overcoming Emerging Conflicts (WFWP Italy)
Written by: Elisabetta Nistri
On September 24, great speakers including University teachers, a very well-known journalist and experts of geopolitics shared a deep analysis of the causes of the conflicts in those areas, from different viewpoints, but with the same vision for a pacific resolution. Franco Ravaglioli, secretary-general of Universal Peace Federation (UPF), introduced the launch of a new initiative from UPF, Think Tank 2022, which is a global multisector network, which comprises more than 2000 experts from different backgrounds. This virtual event drew nearly 90 participants from around the world.
Elisabetta Nistri, President of WFWP Italy, reported about the great relevance of the statement written by WFWPI, “In Afghanistan, there is the need to act promptly.” The Italian journalists that came back from Afghanistan made the situation clear about the difficulties faced there. The most vulnerable categories are women and children. The return of the Taliban’s regime made it impossible for women to study and work as doctors. At the same time, women and girls, according to sharia law, can only be visited by a female doctor. The scarcity of female doctors, a trend that will be on the rise in the future, will affect the security of many women and girls that will lose access to health care.
The WFWP statement is structured in nine points and the most relevant points are: Monitoring systems should be implemented, enforce the respect of human rights, and only after that recognition the Taliban’s Government should be officially accepted by the other countries. The international community should encourage the new government in permitting access to quality education to young boys and girls, and to protect teachers and educational institutions so that everybody can attend school without any fear. If the youth is not empowered with knowledge, there will be no progress in the future in Afghanistan. Moreover, if women who play a central position in any society for their role as a mother caring for the family and an active part of the civil society are not involved in a future negotiation, it will be very difficult to realize peace in the country.
