Peace Education Day Virtual Conference
Monday Sep 20, 2021
This first annual Peace Education Day gathers peace advocates and educators, officials and dignitaries, scholars and scientists, civic leaders and clergy, artists and entertainers to showcase practical approaches to sharing peace skills.
Peace Education Day
A joint project of the UNESCO Center for Peace, Spanish Federation of UNESCO Associations and Clubs, Pathways to Peace, The Prem Rawat Foundation, the National Peace Academy, Unity Foundation, PeaceChannel.com and other groups in a newly formed Peace Education Network, which is actively committed to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The goal of this conference is, “To assemble a global network of peace educators, and establish a United Nations Peace Education Day which recognizes that peace building skills, strategies and structures are foundational to all other humanitarian endeavors.”
Purpose
- To assemble a global network of peace educators.
- To launch a campaign for an official UN Peace Education Day.
- To demonstrate the positive impact of peace education upon the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Campaign : United Nations Peace Education Day
The United Nations has declared 2021 as the International Year for Peace and Trust. What better time to launch a campaign for a United Nations International Peace Education Day! The United Nations has established more than 150 international days for different humanitarian themes. However, there is no day dedicated specifically to the theme of peace education. Because peace education is central to the United Nations central mission, it certainly deserves a special day for public awareness -– a day to promote peace education throughout the world.
Peace Education Day
Virtual Conference Schedule
September 20th, 2021
11:00 am EDT
Section 1
Peace Education & International Relations
12:00 pm EDT
Section 2
Peace Education – Partnerships & Collaborations
1:00 pm EDT
Section 3
Peace Education – The Arts and Culture
2:00 Pm EDT
Section 4
Peace Education – Climate, Crises and Ecosystems
3:00 pm EDT
Section 5
Peace Education – Strategies & Structures
Featured Keynotes
Meet Our Speakers
Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury
Founder of the Global Movement for the Culture of Peace and former Under Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Kehkeshan Basu
Founder/President, Green Hope Foundation, Climate Reality Mentor, Former Global Coordinator for Children and Youth, UNEP MGFC, and a UN Human Rights Champion.
Federico Mayor Zaragoza
Chairman of the Foundation for a Culture of Peace and former UNESCO Director General.
Michael Nouri: Host
International film, television and stage actor who serves as ambassador for Seeds of Peace, and the Multiple Sclerosis Society
Keynote Speakers
In Alphabetic Order By Last Name
Dr. Kozue Akibayashi
Professor at Doshisha University Graduate School of Global Studies, in Kyoto, Japan, and a member of the WILPF.
Ambassador Prof. Dr. Karim Errouaki
President Emeritus of AUE-FON University, Former Special Advisor to the UN SG Prof. Dr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Ambassador of OLA-DSCC to The African Union and CAFRAD
Ibrahima Kassory Fofana
Former Prime Minister of the Republic of Guinea-Conakry and an expert in economic policy and public/private partnerships.
Dot Maver
Founder of the National Peace Academy, of the Global Alliance for Ministries and Infrastructures of Peace and of the River Phoenix Center for Peacebuilding.
Dr. Stéphane Monney Mouandjo
Director General of the African Training and Research Centre in Administration for Development (CAFRAD)
Prem Rawat
Founder of The Prem Rawat Foundation, and the Peace Education Program. His global efforts in peace education span over 100 countries.
The Event is Free but Space is Limited!
Contact
Peace Education Network
Partners
Thanks to our partners for making this event FREE to attend
Peace Education Day Conference
The goal of this conference is to assemble a global network of peace educators and establish a United Nations Peace Education Day recognizing that peace building skills, strategies, and structures are foundational to all other humanitarian endeavors.