Clementine Beatar

58, President of the Association of Women and Youth in the Community of Canaan.

Women are essential to peace building. It is up to women to counsel their husbands and children, to convince them to put down their weapons, to teach them vengeance is not good, forgiveness is essential.

Peace is when it is calm, when there is no brutality, no gunshots — when you aren’t scared, as we always are here now. Without peace, there is no development. Peace is essential.

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