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As part of efforts to build and strengthen the Network, GNRC South Africa has set-up a School Peace Club at St Francis College, Mariannhill, South Africa.

GNRC Pakistan made its TV morning show debut, appearing on Lahore News’ popular Jaago Lahore show on March 22^nd 2022. The GNRC, represented by Mr. Iftikhar Mubarik, Co-Coordinator of GNRC Pakistan and Director of Search for Justice; and Ms. Rashida Qureshi, GNRC Member and Program Manager for Search for Justice, took the opportunity to highlight the state of children protection in the country.

In commemoration of Human Rights Month, celebrated every March in South Africa, the GNRC Committee in South Africa on March 26^th 2022 organized a rights awareness session for children and youth. The event, which coincided with the Network’s monthly children's forum aimed at educating children about the rights that all human beings are entitled to, regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, language, political opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. The event was facilitated by community and youth trainer, Zukhile iThemba'Lethu, a friend of GNRC South Africa.

The convergence of humanitarian values in Islam and international humanitarian law was the focus of a two-day roundtable seminar on 23^rd and 24^th March 2022 in Zanzibar, Tanzania, in which the GNRC Secretary General, Dr. Mustafa Y. Ali was a key participant.

GNRC Comoros, UNICEF Comoros and other leading child rights organizations in the country have partnered to develop a strategic plan to streamline and lead child protection work in the country.

On 25^th March 2022, the GNRC Secretary General, Dr. Mustafa Y. Ali, and the GNRC Tanzania Coordinator, Ms. Joyce Mdachi, convened a consultative meeting in Zanzibar, Tanzania with GNRC members to establish GNRC Zambia, GNRC Malawi, GNRC Zimbabwe, and launch GNRC Mozambique and GNRC Democratic Republic of Congo.