Youth for Peace is an initiative of SPADO for a non violent and peaceful world. SPADO is inviting youth to involve them in its peace related activities. SPADO youth will participate in awareness activities like seminars, conferences, sports events, exhibition and workshops. The main objective of involving youth in the campaign is to prepare young individuals to play a leadership role in future and to keep them abreast of the global peace and security situations. F...
The people of Khyber Pukhtun Khwa (KPK) and FATA witnessed numerous violent acts in surge of terrorism especially on the Pak-afghan border. SPADO responded to the crisis and is striving to provide a protective and conducive environment to the affected children and communities in FATA and KPK. The main purpose of the intervention is to ensure a protective environment for internally displaced girls and boys and their families in IDP camps from further violence, abus...
[dropcap1]A[/dropcap1]ccording to recent estimates, direct and indirect violence claims more than 740,000 lives each year globally. It has been catastrophic to the socio-economic and political stability of any country. It not only injures or kills but is also responsible for triggering forced displacement, eroding social capital, poverty, destroying infrastructure and underdevelopment.
Pakistan remaine...
Antipersonnel mines and cluster munitions are indiscriminate weapons that injure and kill civilians in every corner of the globe, every day. They don't recognize ceasefires and claim victims long after the end of conflicts. They instill fear in communities and are a lethal barrier to development.
The Mine Ban Treaty (1997) is the best framework for solving the problems still posed by antipersonnel mines all over the world. The m...
There is a dire need to support the initiatives of the government at civil society level as lack of civil society involvement in addressing the issues of peace and conflict resolutions is one of the important element missing in the war against extremism and violence in this part of the world. SPADO being a civil society organization is addressing the issues of sectarian extremism, intolerance and pluralism through the active and practical participation of religiou...
