{"id":448972,"date":"2017-12-21T12:15:56","date_gmt":"2017-12-21T12:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/21\/help-address-root-causes-of-conflicts-president-akufo-addo-urges-kaiptc-graduands\/"},"modified":"2017-12-21T12:15:56","modified_gmt":"2017-12-21T12:15:56","slug":"help-address-root-causes-of-conflicts-president-akufo-addo-urges-kaiptc-graduands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/21\/help-address-root-causes-of-conflicts-president-akufo-addo-urges-kaiptc-graduands\/","title":{"rendered":"Help address root causes of conflicts \u2013 President Akufo-Addo urges KAIPTC graduands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Thursday, 21 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>presidency.gov.gh<\/p>\n<p>2017-12-21<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/99137371.295.jpg\" alt=\"Akufoaddo Kaiptc\" title=\"Akufoaddo Kaiptc\" width=\"295\" height=\"167\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>President Akufo-Addo delivered the graduation address at the joint graduating ceremony at KAIPTC<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125813973067\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813973067\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1513858556_828_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has urged graduands of the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) to help address the root causes of conflicts on the continent.<\/p>\n<p>The root causes of these conflicts, the President said, include \u201cunderdevelopment, poverty, corruption, inequitable access to resources, youth unemployment, poor governance, human rights abuse, climate change, weak law enforcement and governance institutions, and the lack of free and fair elections.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Addressing these issues, President Akufo-Addo noted, is key towards consolidating peace, \u201cand prevent relapse into violence in post-conflict countries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>President Akufo-Addo made this known on Wednesday, 20th December, 2017, when he delivered the graduation address at the joint graduating ceremony of students who have completed the Master of Arts in Conflict, Peace and Security Studies, Master of Arts in Gender, Peace &amp; Security, and Executive Master of Arts in Conflict, Peace &amp; Security Studies programmes from KAIPTC.<\/p>\n<p>The President urged graduands to also bear in mind that the traditional challenges to security on the continent, such as chieftaincy conflicts, armed robberies, land disputes, religious intolerance, ethnic conflicts and political rivalry, are being compounded by contemporary threats like drug and human trafficking, proliferation of small arms and light weapons, cyber-crime and activities of nomadic herdsmen.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the emergence of transnational organised crimes, together with the evolving nature of terrorism, especially in the Sahel region, he added will continue to undermine our efforts of creating a progressive, prosperous, peaceful and stable continent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaving gone through this institution, you are primed with problem-solving ideas and initiatives: the nation, the continent of Africa, and the world at large await your contributions, no matter how small, to securing our peace. There is today, limited room for conventional thinking. Therefore, always strive to be different, and do not be afraid of failure,\u201d he told the graduands.<\/p>\n<p><b>Government will support KAIPTC<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Supporting KAIPTC to carry out its mandate, President Akufo-Addo indicated, is one thing that has to come naturally to Government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMoreover, the Centre\u2019s efforts to expand its physical infrastructure, as part of a number of strategic activities, is worthy of mention. This institution\u2019s long-term financial and institutional sustainability is dear to Government,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Through the Ministry of Finance, President Akufo-Addo assured that Government will support KAIPTC to complete its Training and Academic Block, to guarantee additional training opportunities for interested participants, and to assure the roll-out of additional academic programmes to meet the expected demand, thereby, increasing the stock of critical peace and security practitioners and experts in dire need on the continent.<\/p>\n<p>With Government embarking on an industrialisation agenda, with the aim of transforming the structure of the Ghanaian economy from one dependent on the production and export of raw materials to a knowledge-based, value-added, industrialised economy, with a modernized agriculture, it was the expectation of President Akufo-Addo  \u201cthat institutions of higher learning, such as Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre, will assist in this regard, and gear their programmes and courses towards imparting the critical skills needed for the 21st century.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In thanking the past and current members of the Governing Board and Executive Management of Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre for the great work in superintending over the institution, President Akufo-Addo extended a well-deserved appreciation to all the hard working staff of the Centre for their commitment and dedication.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must all remain committed to our collective vision \u2013 to build a new African civilisation, where the rule of law is not a slogan, but a directive principle of governance; where we deliver social and economic transformation that has a meaningful impact on the lives of our peoples; where strong and vibrant economies create jobs for the masses of African youth, and, thereby, create societies of opportunities and aspirations for all; where the African peoples are no longer pawns nor victims of the world order; and where the vision of our founding fathers of a progressive and prosperous Africa is manifest. 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