It is for his distinguished record to promote peace and education, and his consistent stand against violence and terrorism that Dr Baraka was designated as the Chair-holder by the universities.
Other partners and international agencies include: UNICEF, the Institute of Religious Studies (ISER) in Rio de Janeiro and Youth for Peace and Education (YPE), a Montreal-based interreligious organization, which trains educators for peace worldwide.
The key instruments of UNESCO that determine this strategy include the Recommendation concerning Education for International Understanding, Co-operation and Peace and Education relating to Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (1974) and the Declaration and Integrated Framework of Action on Education for Peace, Human Rights and Democracy (1995).
Our 50th Anniversary is an opportunity to honor our past and advance our mission of world peace and friendship through education and engagement.
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She noted also the importance of peace and human rights education, underlining that this stands at the heart of the UN Secretary General, Mr Ban Ki-moon's Education First initiative, to be launched on 26 September, where UNESCO is playing a leading role.
Under the overall authority of the Assistant Director-General, Education Sector, and the direct supervision of the Director of the Division of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development, the incumbent will lead the design, coordination, execution and evaluation efforts for programme and projects and play a significant role in policy and strategy direction, development and integration, and resource optimization.
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The Organization will remain fully engaged in ensuring in closely monitoring activities implemented under and by this Chair in order to ensure its continuing commitment to education and peace.
The Honourable Mention of the UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize goes to the City Literacy Coordinating Council , Tagum City, the Philippines, for its Peace Management Literacy and Continuing Education through Night Market programme.
Experts and academics from the participating Lebanese, Arab and International universities discussed ways to introduce concepts of peace-building in higher education and the integration of a culture of dialogue and conflict transformation in the curriculum of Lebanese universities.
Mr Rich is a benefactor of many Jewish causes, and Mr Clinton credited him with "contributions to the peace process through sponsorship of education and health programmes in Gaza and the West Bank".
The vast majority of nationalists -- and everyone else in Northern Ireland, for that matter -- only ever wanted a fair deal, peace, jobs and a good education for their children.
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The Conference itself will culminate in a Youth Session which aims to showcase the experience, motivation and success of 9 nine young leaders from around the world who have used sport to support community development, peace building, informal education and social inclusion.
They are fed up with leaders who use ideology, religion and war to distract from the real challenges to peace, prosperity and democracy: a lack of education, a failure to provide jobs and economic opportunity, and the subjugation of women.
Main topic of this regional forum was the role of universities and higher education in promoting and integrating cultural values, peace and humanism in South-East Europe, where most countries are facing social and political transformations.
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Some of the topics discussed in the meeting were conflict transformation and intercultural dialogue studies in the Arab region, in what way is education a major tool for peace building and the international perspective on the integration of conflict transformation into the academic curriculum.
More recently, in 2009, with Elias Sanbar, Palestinian writer and Ambassador of Palestine to UNESCO, he created the Instruments for Peace Foundation, which offers music education for young Israelis and Palestinians.
The programme uses peace education activities, literacy teaching and business entrepreneurship to generate employment opportunities for marginalized populations.
'Our joint bid reflects the aim of Fifa and the United Nations of using sport as a tool in bringing nations together, promoting the values of education, health, peace and development, ' said a communique jointly issued by both federations.
These issues will be at the heart of a High Level Debate on the Culture of Peace and Non Violence organized by UNESCO, in the presence of the UN Secretary-General, UNESCO Special Envoy for Basic and Higher Education Her Highness Sheikha Moza Bint Nasser and prominent intellectuals and peace advocates, including Wole Soyinka, Elie Wiesel and Forrest Whittaker.
Ironically, the only point of consensus is that there is just one way to attack the problems of war and peace, expanded civil rights, job creation and development, terror, health care, education and the environment.
Each support international understanding, peace, intercultural dialogue, sustainable development and quality education in practice.
The Director-General commended the Republic of Korea for its commitment to education for peace, human rights and sustainable development.
She stressed the central role of education for sustainable development and peace.
What is important for us to remember is that this vision of building peace through education, science, culture, and communication remains the common aspiration that UNESCO aspires to.
Youth engagement in planning education for conflict transformation and peace building.
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They told the stories of 10 women who are advancing peace, advocating for education opportunities for boys and girls, and offering legal services to underserved populations.
Student teams with different cultural, linguistic and religious backgrounds joined together in a spirit of solidarity to carry out hands-on activities in favour of inclusive quality education, access to education, human rights, peace and tolerance.
The programme is selected for its focus on women and out-of-school youth, reaching over 100, 000 people in more than 3, 500 literacy centres, and for its aim of ensuring the right of every individual to literacy and basic education, including the acquisition of knowledge about human rights, reconciliation and peace-building.
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