A member of the governing board of the National Peace Council, Joana Adzoa Opare, has said that women have a peculiar way of preventing violence and ensuring peace within the community in which they live.
Mrs. Opare highlighted that women’s attention to details is higher than men’s, making them better placed to deal with violence in society, workplaces, and personal relationships.
She disclosed this to the media on Tuesday during the launch of the Council’s collaboration with the women from two security agencies, the Ghana National Fire Service and the Immigration Service, as part of the International Women’s Day celebration at the Fire Service Headquarters in Accra.
“Women have a peculiar way of preventing violence because they are the ones who pay attention to a lot of details around them… so we need them on board to help prevent violence before, during, and after the 2024 general elections,” she said.
According to her, a UN resolution emphasises the importance of women’s participation in peace and security, recognising their unique role in preventing conflicts and promoting their well-being.
This, she observed, was because when there is violence, women and children suffer most.
She urged all to strive for peace in their own little ways, indicating that without peace in their immediate environments, they cannot advocate for peace in a broader environment, including the nation.
“If you don’t have peace, how can you go talking about peace? Because you yourself are confused in your home, there is no peace, and there may be violence here. Your children may be behaving in a way that you don’t like,” she quizzed.
“So if you don’t have peace within, how can you go out now and be talking about national peace or peace at your workplace? So the first thing is to ensure that there is peace within, and that comes especially from the Christian point of view. As a Christian, I look at the peace of God within, and sometimes there are things you have to run away from or let go of. For instance, if you are in a very abusive relationship at home, how can you talk about peace? Or if you are at work and not performing well, it affects everything about you. How can you talk about peace?” she explained further.
Mrs. Opare rallied Ghanaians to remember that Ghana is one and therefore should continue to work to enjoy the peace in the country, citing countries in the subregion where conflicts exist or which have been taken over by military rule.
She explained that ensuring there is peace before, during, and after the December polls is the reason why the National Peace Council has embarked on this journey of meeting with women from the two security agencies.
She revealed that it was the Council’s good work that made the opposition NDC go back to the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) of the Electoral Commission.
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