The Possibility of Peace in the 21st Century | Vasu Gounden | TEDxStellenbosch

The wealthiest 85 individuals in the world have the same amount of money as the bottom 3.5 billion people. How can peace be achieved in such a world stricken by inequality?

Vasu Gounden is the Founder and Executive Director of the African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD). In the 1980’s, Vasu was an anti-apartheid leader and a human rights lawyer. In 1990 he graduated, under a Fulbright scholarship, with a Masters degree in Law from Georgetown University in Washington DC specializing in conflict management. In 1992 he established ACCORD which is today the largest conflict management organization in Africa and is globally recognized as one of the leading players in conflict management.

Vasu Gounden is the Founder and Executive Director of the African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD). In the 1980’s, Vasu was an anti-apartheid leader and a human rights lawyer. In 1990 he graduated, under a Fulbright scholarship, with a Masters degree in Law from Georgetown University in Washington DC specializing in conflict management. In 1992 he established ACCORD which is today the largest conflict management organization in Africa and is globally recognized as one of the leading players in conflict management. Vasu has spent the last twenty three years in preparing conflicting parties across Africa for negotiations, including rebel groups in Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). He has provided mediation support to the facilitators of the Burundi Peace Process, which included Nelson Mandela, and much more.

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