Former President James R. Mancham has accepted an invitation of the World Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (WANGO) to be a guest speaker at its annual conference 2003.

The conference, to be held under the theme “Towards an Ethical and Caring Global Community”, is to take place in Bangkok, Thailand between September 25 and 28.

WANGO is an international membership organization uniting NGOs worldwide in the cause of advancing peace and global wellbeing.

Initiated in 2000 by a group of international NGOs and prominent visionaries, WANGO has quickly become one of the premier international bodies for non-governmental organizations that are committed to the ideal of freedom, justice, equality, service, responsibility and respect for nature.

Concerned with universal values shared across the barriers of politics, culture, race and ethnicity, the founding organizations and individuals envisioned an organization that would enable NGOs to work in partnership across those barriers, thereby weaving a seamless social fabric essential to establishing a worldwide culture of peace.

Mr Mancham, who will speak on the theme “The Important Role of NGOs in Global Politics,” told Nation: “The aftermath of war should be out of the hands of generals and not left in the hands of politicians either.  After the tragedy of war, there is a huge need for healing to take place… Here lies the role of the NGOs.  It is a role which should not be underestimated and never undermined.”

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