UNICEF: First Congress of Young Peace Builders

NALCHIK, Russian Federation, 12 December 2008 Last month, on the International Day for Tolerance, roughly 150 volunteers and children from eight regions of the North Caucasus gathered in Nalchik for the first Congress of Young Peace Builders.

The congress was organized by UNICEF to bring together those who participate in UNICEFs peace and tolerance programme.

UNICEF has been running the peace and tolerance programme in the North Caucasus since 2005, when a survey given to young people there revealed that approximately 60 per cent of them expressed strong negative stereotypes about other ethnic groups and more than 72 per cent had little interaction with representatives of other ethnic and religious groups.

To read the full story, visit: http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/russia_46830.html

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[ALMUHANNAD]

i wish i can work in UNICEF

[makepeacenotwar0505]

This is amazing! I am Canadian teenage humanitarian, and I would love to participate in an event such as this one!

[PrincessMiley1010]

I SUPPORT UNICEF!