Jordan concludes Generations for Peace Arab Camp
6/11/2008 18:03
The first Generations for Peace Arab Camp concluded in Jordan with
participants hailing it as a "great success", local daily The Jordan Times
reported today.
At the closing session Tuesday evening, participants from 13
Arab League countries pledged to go to their home countries and "plant the first
seeds for a global initiative that can make a real difference in spreading peace
throughout the world."
The camp was organized by Generations for Peace, the
global initiative founded in 2007 by HRH Prince Feisal, president of the Jordan
Olympic Committee, to bring together youth leaders and train them to run peace
programs using sport as the vehicle in communities divided by
conflicts.
Youth leaders from Sudan, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain,
Egypt, Libya, Lebanon, Algeria, Morocco, Syria, Palestine, Comoros Islands and
Jordan took part in the intensive three-day camp.
Paralympics champions Maha
Barghouti and Khitam Abu Awad joined the discussion and showcased their
difficult start.
Xinhua
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