Prof. Edward Kissi, a professor of genocide and Holocaust studies at the Department of Africana Studies of the University of South Florida, emphasizes the importance of teaching about the Holocaust in African contexts. He observes that the recent genocide in Rwanda, and growing genocidal conditions in other parts of the continent should make the teaching of the Holocaust and genocide in Africa an educational priority. Prof Kissi shares the view that understanding why and how the Holocaust...

Mr Adama Deng, Special Adviser of the United Nations for the Prevention of Genocide, explains the role of the United Nations in halting processes of discrimination and violence against groups that may lead to mass atrocities and genocide. He highlights the links between education about the Holocaust, as promoted by UNESCO, and the work of his office in alerting the world about the dangers of genocide today. Mr Dieng was a guest of UNESCO for the 2013 International Day of Commemoration in...

Tuesday, 31 January 2012. UNESCO in partnership with the Shoah Memorial is organizing a symposium entitled "International Dimensions of Holocaust Education" held at UNESCO Headquarters. Samuel Pisar, UNESCO Special Envoy for Holocaust Education and Hannah Rosenthal, Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism for the US Department of State will be among the participants. The conference will be followed by a special ceremony under the theme "Children in the Holocaust". The...

Dr Samel Pisar was named Special envoy for Holocaust Education by UNESCO Director-General on 27 January 2012. In his new role, Mr. Pisar will reflect on his commitment to the idea that "the Holocaust, attacked by incendiary demagogues as a 'myth', is an all too real warning for mankind of possible horrors yet to come. For it has revealed, as have more recent genocides and ethnic cleansings, that humans are still capable of the worst as well as of the best, of hatred as well as of love, of...

Lydia Cacho (Mexico), Journalist, World Press Freedom Prize Laureate 2008, is a member of the High Level Panel on Peace and Dialogue among Cultures, established in 2010 by UNESCOs Director-General, Irina Bokova. The High Level Panel comprises prominent political, intellectual and religious personalities from all regions. Its members have been asked to reflect on and reinvent the construction of peace founded on justice, gender equality and solidarity, in the context of globalization and the...

An exclusive interview with Sam Nujoma, founding President of the Republic of Namibia, from 1990 to 2005, who speaks about his experience and his insights on gender equality.

Vigdís Finnbogadóttir (Iceland), former President of Iceland and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, is a member of the High Level Panel on Peace and Dialogue among Cultures, established in 2010 by UNESCOs Director-General, Irina Bokova. The High Level Panel comprises prominent political, intellectual and religious personalities from all regions. Its members have been asked to reflect on and reinvent the construction of peace founded on justice, gender equality and solidarity, in the context of...

Ilber Ortayli (Turkey), president of Topkapi Palace Museum, is a member of the High Level Panel on Peace and Dialogue among Cultures, established in 2010 by UNESCOs Director-General, Irina Bokova. The High Level Panel comprises prominent political, intellectual and religious personalities from all regions. Its members have been asked to reflect on and reinvent the construction of peace founded on justice, gender equality and solidarity, in the context of globalization and the challenges it...

Wole Soyinka (Nigeria), Nobel Laureate for Literature (1986), is a member of the High Level Panel on Peace and Dialogue among Cultures, established in 2010 by UNESCOs Director-General, Irina Bokova. The High Level Panel comprises prominent political, intellectual and religious personalities from all regions. Its members have been asked to reflect on and reinvent the construction of peace founded on justice, gender equality and solidarity, in the context of globalization and the challenges it...

Kjell Magne Bondevik (Norway), former Prime Minister, founder and President of the Oslo Center for Peace and Human Rights, is a member of the High Level Panel on Peace and Dialogue among Cultures, established in 2010 by UNESCOs Director-General, Irina Bokova. The High Level Panel comprises prominent political, intellectual and religious personalities from all regions. Its members have been asked to reflect on and reinvent the construction of peace founded on justice, respect for human rights,...

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Volume 2 of «Multimedia Encyclopaedia of the Philosophical Sciences: Greek Philosophy» (MEPS), an encyclopaedia created by RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana, with the patronage of UNESCO. The encyclopaedia proposes a collection of 1,500 interview-lesson to scholars from 34 countries, featuring leading thinkers addressing fundamental philosophical questions. The MEPS is composed of 10 volumes --see series below.

Volume 6 of «Multimedia Encyclopaedia of the Philosophical Sciences: Greek Philosophy» (MEPS), an encyclopaedia created by RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana, with the patronage of UNESCO. The encyclopaedia proposes a collection of 1,500 interview-lesson to scholars from 34 countries, featuring leading thinkers addressing fundamental philosophical questions. The MEPS is composed of 10 volumes --see series below.

Volume 4 of «Multimedia Encyclopaedia of the Philosophical Sciences: Greek Philosophy» (MEPS), an encyclopaedia created by RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana, with the patronage of UNESCO. The encyclopaedia proposes a collection of 1,500 interview-lesson to scholars from 34 countries, featuring leading thinkers addressing fundamental philosophical questions. The MEPS is composed of 10 volumes --see series below.

Volume 7 of «Multimedia Encyclopaedia of the Philosophical Sciences: Greek Philosophy» (MEPS), an encyclopaedia created by RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana, with the patronage of UNESCO. The encyclopaedia proposes a collection of 1,500 interview-lesson to scholars from 34 countries, featuring leading thinkers addressing fundamental philosophical questions. The MEPS is composed of 10 volumes --see series below.

Volume 8 of «Multimedia Encyclopaedia of the Philosophical Sciences: Greek Philosophy» (MEPS), an encyclopaedia created by RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana, with the patronage of UNESCO. The encyclopaedia proposes a collection of 1,500 interview-lesson to scholars from 34 countries, featuring leading thinkers addressing fundamental philosophical questions. The MEPS is composed of 10 volumes --see series below.

Volume 9 of «Multimedia Encyclopaedia of the Philosophical Sciences: Greek Philosophy» (MEPS), an encyclopaedia created by RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana, with the patronage of UNESCO. The encyclopaedia proposes a collection of 1,500 interview-lesson to scholars from 34 countries, featuring leading thinkers addressing fundamental philosophical questions. The MEPS is composed of 10 volumes --see series below.

Volume 10 of «Multimedia Encyclopaedia of the Philosophical Sciences: Greek Philosophy» (MEPS), an encyclopaedia created by RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana, with the patronage of UNESCO. The encyclopaedia proposes a collection of 1,500 interview-lesson to scholars from 34 countries, featuring leading thinkers addressing fundamental philosophical questions. The MEPS is composed of 10 volumes --see series below.

FULL TITLE: People's Leadership in Post-Tsunami Recovery: Lessons from Thailand The local communities along the Andaman coast were devastated by the December 2004 tsunami, they lost lives, properties, fishing tools, their usual activity, and even their local cultures. But they discovered that, with the help of NGOs, agencies and governments, they were able to share views, think and act together, even including the marginal sea gipses to revive the communities livelihood. The lessons served...

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