The African Center for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) launched the "Voices of Peace" campaign from the Ugandan capital, Kampala, on Saturday, June 14, 2025, focusing on issues of youth inclusion in peace processes, ending war, and initiating dialogues about the future of Sudan.
During the press conference for the "Voices of Peace" campaign, the Executive Director of the African Center for Justice and Peace Studies, Mossaad Mohamed Ali, emphasized the need to involve civil organizations in any future negotiations between the army, Rapid Support Forces, and to work towards ending the war, not just halting it. The Sudanese must turn the page filled with armed conflicts, and civil society organizations and political forces must play a tangible and significant role in ending armed conflict and building sustainable peace.
Mossaad Mohamed Ali pointed out that the "Voices of Peace" campaign focuses on raising awareness among communities about the importance of peace, as the majority of the Sudanese people have been affected by the ongoing war for the past two years. He emphasized the importance of involving young people in peacebuilding and the country's future.
During the press conference, peacebuilding expert Hanadi El-Mak stated that the country is immersed in the recruitment of children and youth for the benefit of military parties engaged in the war for over two years. She emphasized the importance of uplifting the voices of peace through the "Voices of Peace" campaign, which will continue for several months.
She added, "The campaign will be effective in all states of Sudan to promote peace, the necessity of ending the war, and restoring the peaceful and democratic process and institutions that provide services to citizens."
Peacebuilding expert Hanadi El-Mak affirmed that there are multiple armed parties in the war in Sudan, and the fighting cannot be described as a conflict between two sides only, as militias fight alongside the parties.
The leaders of the "Voices of Peace" campaign hope to end the war in Sudan, with the armed conflict continuing for nearly two years, displacing around 13 million people internally and externally, and causing the collapse of public life.
Campaign director Enas Abdel Rahman noted that during the war between the army and Rapid Support Forces, schoolchildren are now echoing war-related phrases inside classrooms, a behavior linked to the war atmosphere in Sudan. She added, "Some children in school are reciting war phrases circulated on social media platforms."