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International Peace Day campaign #EnoughWar – Youth for peace in Yemen
On the occasion of the International Day of Peace a youth campaign calling for a ceasefire throughout Yemen has been launched In the framework of the United Nation Peace Building funded project Empowering Yemeni youth towards peace ensuring access to information and participation UNESCO and RNW Media through the Manasati30 platform are jointly implementing the campaign which aims to bring young people together to play a role in shaping the future of their country and calling for a ceasefire throughout Yemen as a fundamental step towards a lasting peace The campaign was launched on the International Day of Democracy on September 15 and continue until September 28 with a special focus on the International Peace Day September 21 Under the hashtag EnoughWar the campaign uses social media to call for a ceasefire in Yemen In line with the theme of this years International Peace Day building peace together the campaign is mobilizing young people to play a role in the peace process and amplifying the voices and opinions of young women and men calling for peace The campaign kicked off with a vox pop video in which young people share their messages on peace