• EDITORIAL POLICY
  • ABOUT US
PML Daily
  • Home
  • NEWS
    • Politics
    • Education
    • Regional
    • Africa
    • World
  • INVESTIGATIONS
    • National Archives
    • Special Reports
  • OpEd
  • BUSINESS
    • Agriculture
    • Tech
    • Finance
  • FEATURES
    • Health
    • Tours & Travel
    • Entertainment
    • Society
  • COLUMNISTS
    • The Suited Penguin
  • SPORT
  • Jobs
  • Magazines
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • NEWS
    • Politics
    • Education
    • Regional
    • Africa
    • World
  • INVESTIGATIONS
    • National Archives
    • Special Reports
  • OpEd
  • BUSINESS
    • Agriculture
    • Tech
    • Finance
  • FEATURES
    • Health
    • Tours & Travel
    • Entertainment
    • Society
  • COLUMNISTS
    • The Suited Penguin
  • SPORT
  • Jobs
  • Magazines
No Result
View All Result
PML Daily
No Result
View All Result
Home NEWS

Arua Woman MP makes case for youth education at global parliamentary summit

GEORGE OKELLO | PML Daily Senior Correspondent by GEORGE OKELLO | PML Daily Senior Correspondent
April 8, 2019
in NEWS
0 0
209
VIEWS
FacebookWhatsAppTwitter
Arua District Woman MP Moureen Osoru makes a submission at the 140th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly in Doha, Qatar (PARLIAMENT PHOTO)

DOHA, Qatar – Arua District Woman MP Moureen Osoru has asked the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) delegates to put emphasis on educating the youth as a guarantee to maintaining world peace and security as opposed to the military might that relies heavily on the barrel of the gun.

Ms Osoru, who is the outgoing President of the Forum of Young Parliamentarians of IPU and one of the MPs representing Uganda, made these remarks while addressing global legislators union at the opening of the general debate of the 140th IPU Assembly on Sunday in Doha, Qatar.

“I want to assure all legislators all over the world that Peace and security is not won at the barrel of a gun,” she said

The MP added: “Military responses have been embraced by many leaders because they have failed to address root causes and instead they rush to address the symptoms and not the disease.”

The Doha sitting is running under the theme “Parliaments as a platform to enhance education for peace, security and the rule of law.”

Ms Osoru underscored the call of the late Kofi Annan to use education as a mechanism for peacebuilding in the face of growing violent extremism, terrorism and hatred across the globe.

“No one is born a hater; no one is born a violent extremist…hate is learned [so]to nip hate in the bud, we need to solve the problem at its root, in the minds and aspirations of young people [and]education is the most powerful way to achieve this,” she argued.

She also stressed that education is the only standard for sustainable peace and reconciliation despite situations that might warrant military interventions.

Uganda’s delegation to Doha is composed of other legislators Latif Ssebagala (Kawempe North), Francis Mwijukye of Buhweju County and Paul Akamba (Busiki County_ as well as Ms Esther Anyakun (Nakapiripiriti) and Rose Kabagenyi (Kisoro.)

All IPU statutory bodies, including the Governing Council, Standing Committees, committees on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians among others are meeting for the 140th IPU Assembly scheduled for 6-10th April 2019.

Ms Osoru faulted Parliaments for failure to deliver on the laws that guarantee a sustainable future for children through education yet they pass billions of dollars in military finance with no tangible results to show for it.

In 2018, the MP said, the world spent $1.7 trillion on the military funding yet a simple fraction of the same would quickly turn around the education industry.

Osoru proposed an inclusive education with curricula that is routinely updated to meet the technological and market demands and pushed for new legislation that will facilitate a free education all the way to the university.

Comments

Tags: Arua DistrictDohaInter parliamentary UnionIPUMoureen OsoruQatartopWoman MP

Related Posts

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a keynote speech via video at the opening ceremony of the third China International Import Expo held in east China's Shanghai on Nov. 4, 2020. (PHOTO/Xinhua).
World

Xi’s Davos speech pivotal to multilateral cooperation

January 28, 2021
13
MP Muhammad Nsereko and his rival Fred Nyanzi respectively (PHOTO/File).
NEWS

Court blocks Kampala Central vote recount application

January 28, 2021
74
BUSINESS

The role of technology in unlocking trade value in East Africa

January 28, 2021
46
Rozy with Amb. Abbey Walusimbi (PHOTO/Courtesy).
NEWS

Akon’s wife Rozina Negusei in Uganda

January 28, 2021
262
Makerere University Vice Chancellor Barnabas Nawangwe (PHOTO/Courtesy).
Education

Makerere to open for finalists on February 6

January 28, 2021
170
Human Rights lawyer Nicholas Opio released on bail (PHOTO/File).
NEWS

TrialWatch to monitor trial of Human Rights lawyer Nicholas Opiyo

January 28, 2021
169

Advertisement






 

 

About

The PML Daily, published via www.pmldaily.com is a publication of Post Media Ltd, a professional Digital/New Media company in Uganda.

Follow us

KIU

  • EDITORIAL POLICY
  • ABOUT US

© 2020 PMLDAILY.COM

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • NEWS
    • Politics
    • Education
    • Regional
    • Africa
    • World
  • INVESTIGATIONS
    • National Archives
    • Special Reports
  • OpEd
  • BUSINESS
    • Agriculture
    • Tech
    • Finance
  • FEATURES
    • Health
    • Tours & Travel
    • Entertainment
    • Society
  • COLUMNISTS
    • The Suited Penguin
  • SPORT
  • Jobs
  • Magazines

© 2020 PMLDAILY.COM

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Create New Account!

Fill the forms below to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In