Proceedings - Hangzhou International Congress
Peace and Reconciliation: How Culture Makes the Difference
Culture-aware approaches contribute to understanding, preventing, mitigating and recovering from conflicts. How can peace be built as an integral part of the sustainable development agenda? How can development actors effectively build shared universal values to foster dialogue and prevent conflicts? What lessons can we draw from the successes and failures of cultural diplomacy in preventing conflicts and fostering reconciliation?
PLENARY SESSION High-level discussion segment 2
Peace and reconciliation: how culture makes the difference
- Stephen Cole (Moderator), Journalist, Senior Anchor, Al Jazeera International
Panellists
- Francesco Bandarin, Assistant Director-General for Culture of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
PDF Abstract - in English & in French - - Emmanuel Habuka Bombande, Executive Director of the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP)
PDF Presentation - in English - - Jean-Michel Jarre, Musician and Composer, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
Transcript (PDF) - in English & in French - - Olusegun Obasanjo, Former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Transcipt (PDF) - in English - - Jan Pronk, Professor and President of the Society for International Development
Abstract (PDF) - in English & in French -
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