LEARNING PROCESS ON PEACE FOR YOUNG ADULTS IN MEKONG REGION YEAR 2011
BACKGROUND
Mekong Region is rich in ethnic and cultural diversity, natural resources, watersheds and biodiversity. The region is considered a significant biodiversity hotspot[1] by Conservation International and the WWF (Wikipedia).MekongRiver which flow through five countries in the region serves as life blood for over 60 million people and become an intrinsic part of Southeast Asian societies.
Countries in Mekong region do not only share some commonality in culture, food and tradition but they also have painful and unforgettable history and conflict which lead to ‘historical bias’, ‘political distrust’, ‘cultural prejudice’ and ‘absence of mutual understanding’ among Mekong countries and their peoples. Many problems on labor migration, drug and human trafficking, cross-border conflict/issues, etc result from not the same pace of development in term of social and economic, unstable political situation and no tight relationship/friendship among governments in Mekong region. Some problems have hammered a sense of inferior and superior among countries inMekongregion as well.