SOUTH SUDAN: CAFOD and Trocaire trains CRN Journalists on Dissemination of peace agreement

Source: CRN

CAFOD and Trocaire have partnered to train Catholic Radio Network (CRN) on the dissemination of the South Sudan Peace Agreement. The three-day workshop that started on Tuesday is aimed at equipping journalists with better skills to disseminate the contents of the agreement to South Sudanese, says Mugove Chakurira, CTP Deputy Country Director. He hoped the journalists get full knowledge of the agreement and deliver correct information to their listeners.

The workshop facilitator, advised the journalists to use the peace agreement as a reference for peace building, reconciliation and healing and inclusive participation of citizens. The training covered pertinent issues that included the history of the Sudan conflict from 2005 to 2013, the role of the journalists in reporting conflicts and peace issues as well as the protocol to the Agreement on the Resolution of the South Sudan conflict among other topics.

The workshop brought together journalists from Radio Anisa, Easter, Emmanuel Bakhita, Don Bosco, Voice of Hope and CRN News Desk.

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