International peace day:

Fecaclub  UNESCO march for World peace

The two kilometers walk took members of the UNESCO club from the Prime Minister’s Office Roundabout to the Reunification monument.

By Mercy Neba in Yaounde

Members of Fecaclub Unesco marching in Yaounde

Over 500 pupils and students participated in a march for peace Cameroon on Sunday September 2017.

                Organised by the federation of UNESCO clubs in Cameroon, Fecaclub Unesco, the march took participants, mostly students from the prime minister’s office roundabout to the reunification monument.

                Carrying placards with messages calling for peace in Cameroon, the marchers were celebratory the 2017 edition of the International Day for peace in the world.

                The theme for the celebration was “our cultural diversity, bedrock of a durable peace.

                Other messages heralded during the celebration called for Cameroonians to stay together in peace and to ensure the respect for the dignity and security of one another.

                Apart from the peace walk, the celebration also witnessed sports activities, speeches and cultural display at the esplanade of the Reunification monument.

                Speaking on the occasion, the president of the Unesco club in Cameroon, Elat Sylvere called on members to come together for peace and to respect for the dignity and security of another.

                The ceremony ended with the award of prizes to students who distinguished themselves in competitions in painting poetry and singing.

                It should be noted that the 2017 International Day for peace was celebrated in the context of the breakdown of peace in the two Anglophone regions of Cameroon.