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National Youth Development Trust
August 17, 2012

Youth representatives from different political parties and media houses convened in Bulawayo to deliberate on peace issues at a Political Parties Forum organized by the National Youth Development Trust (NYDT). The forum, which was attended by representatives from political parties, NYDT membership and media practitioners awarded young people drawn from four political parties, that is, ZANU PF, MDC - T, MDC and ZAPU an opportunity to interrogate at length the best means of complimenting each other's efforts bringing about sustainable peace.

To kick start the forum, the Secretary Generals from all the political parties gave a contextual analysis of the political trends in Zimbabwe and also highlighted their respective efforts of promoting peace. Other issues discussed included the role of the Zimbabwean media in either perpetuating or curbing political violence. In all discussions, all the parties acknowledged that the youth have been immensely involved in political violence and thus agreed that there was need to build a spirit of coexistence, tolerance and diversity within the political contours in the country.

Part of the recommendations brought forth by the youths included the need for tolerance and unity of purpose amongst youths from all political parties and responsibility by the political leaders. The need for young people to have a clear understanding of their respective political party ideologies was also underscored so as to enrich the level of political debate among young people. The youths also highlighted the need for more political party forums as avenues for promoting constructive interaction amongst youth political actors and enhancing appreciation of diversity amongst young people.

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