The webinar “Building a Culture of Peace Partnerships to Support UNESCO’s Mission“ was held on 21th February on the occasion of UN World Interfaith Harmony Week.
This webinar resulted from the collaboration between Baraza CC, URI Europe, and URI Great Lakes.
Speakers at the webinar were:
Prof. Dr. Maria Lourdes Rubio-Rico, Director of the UNESCO chair of intercultural dialogue in the Mediterranean, Baraza CC Advisor. Since September 2019, Prof. Rubio has been Director of the UNESCO Chair for Intercultural Dialogue in the Mediterranean and principal investigator of the UNESCOMED research group based at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV) in Tarragona, Spain. She has experience of researching the health and well-being of vulnerable migrants which has resulted in several related publications. Prof. Rubio is currently developing research in the areas of Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue, Education for Peace, Non-violence and Spirituality, Well-being and Health. Prof. Rubio has a PhD in Mediterranean Cultural Studies from the Universitat Rovira i Virgili as well as a diploma in Nursing and degree in Humanities.
During the presentation, Prof. Dr. Rubio-Rico showed a video from their recent Erasmus + project about Monastaire de Poblet and the curiosity of young migrants to learn more about its history and people https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=7vQGG9IdAy4
Monica Willard is the main URI Representative to the United Nations and coordinates the team of URI representatives to the UN. She has worked with the UN Department of Public Information (DPI) on the annual Student Observance for the International Day of Peace at UN Headquarters since 1997. She was a founding member of the International Day of Peace NGO Committee at the UN in 2002 and is currently serving as Co-Chair. As President of the Committee of Religious NGOs at the UN (2010-2013), she organized programs for World Interfaith Harmony Week, including two held in the UN General Assembly. She was a founding member of the Tripartite Forum, a group of UN member states, UN agencies, and religious NGOs who worked together from 2005 to 2010 to promote cooperation within the UN system on religion, peace and development. Monica served as Chair of the 49th Annual DPI/NGO Conference at the United Nations. Her honors include the Spirit of the UN Award and the Chapel of the Four Chaplains Award.
Also, a message from Ambassador Musie Hailu was shared, and it can be seen on the URI Europe YouTube channel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJ-r7jKuTd8
More than 17 participants from 10 countries participated in the webinar.
Questions and comments from participants followed very insightful and interesting presentations.
The webinar recording can be seen on the URI Europe YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvSNSp6P4zQ