SADC countries need to stay alert because of current conflicts happening across the region. The Mozambique Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Carvalho Muaria, said this at the closing ceremony for peace training held Friday at the SADC Regional Peacekeeping Training Centre in Harare. He stressed you cannot build strong economies without peace and security. He praised the training center for preparing personnel who might take leadership roles during peacekeeping missions.
Thirty-eight people from ten different SADC countries finished the Integrated Senior Mission Leadership Course. They promised to spread peace throughout the region. One graduate, Superintendent Eugenia Zivanai, talked about how the course made them better leaders. She mentioned learning conflict analysis skills that help them understand problems and coordinate solutions during missions.
Another graduate, Dr. Don Rahendrimanana Dryo Jaofane, thanked the training center for teaching them important operational procedures and ways to protect civilians. Brigadier Tsakani Gladys Mtileni added that protecting regular people forms the basic foundation of all peacekeeping work. These graduates feel ready to apply their new knowledge when called to serve.
The graduation happens as SADC leaders work to solve the crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Fighting there has killed many people and forced thousands to leave their homes. The training aims to prepare leaders who can help restore peace when conflicts arise anywhere in southern Africa. Their work becomes even more important considering the current unstable situations affecting regional security and development.
Thirty-eight people from ten different SADC countries finished the Integrated Senior Mission Leadership Course. They promised to spread peace throughout the region. One graduate, Superintendent Eugenia Zivanai, talked about how the course made them better leaders. She mentioned learning conflict analysis skills that help them understand problems and coordinate solutions during missions.
Another graduate, Dr. Don Rahendrimanana Dryo Jaofane, thanked the training center for teaching them important operational procedures and ways to protect civilians. Brigadier Tsakani Gladys Mtileni added that protecting regular people forms the basic foundation of all peacekeeping work. These graduates feel ready to apply their new knowledge when called to serve.
The graduation happens as SADC leaders work to solve the crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Fighting there has killed many people and forced thousands to leave their homes. The training aims to prepare leaders who can help restore peace when conflicts arise anywhere in southern Africa. Their work becomes even more important considering the current unstable situations affecting regional security and development.
