In a bid to promote peaceful elections and prevent the escalation of conflicts, the National Peace Council has held a two-day media training on conflict-sensitive for reporters in the Savannah Region.
The two-day training exercise was held at the Savannah Regional Coordinating Council Conference on September 4-5, 2024.
The training which was facilitated by the Deputy Director in charge of Conflict Management at the National Peace Council, Mr. Frank Wilson, emphasized the critical role Journalists play in preventing the escalation of conflicts and promoting peace.
It drew participants from various media outlets across the Savannah Region, who were equipped with skills and knowledge to report on conflicts in a sensitive and responsible manner.
He told journalists to report on fact-based issues and not sensational stories stressing that major purpose is for journalists to broadcast facts to maintain peace in Ghana.
“The purpose of this engagement is to train media institutions on conflict sensitive reporting before, during and after 2024 elections. Ghana has witnessed a long standing peace over the years which should not be compromised because of the 2024 elections”.
Mr. Wilson disclosed that the the media training exercise was under a project known as “Preventing Violence Extremist Through Social Accountability (PoVETSA) in partnership with the Catholic Relief Services with sponsorship from the Royal Netherlands Government.
The sponsorship is a three year project which will consider a lot of works with the journalists and media practitioners beyond this day in Ghana.
He also charged journalists in the region to adopt conflict-sensitive reporting practices.
“By doing so, they can play a crucial role in preventing the escalation of conflicts and promoting peace”.
