1. Food
Security under attack by the Economic Crisis
and intertwined with Environmental Challenges
Actions need
to imperatively sustain words. Declarations,
promises and commitments must be delivered on.
Such trivial statements gain a significantly
more nuanced and deeper meaning when we confront
the naked truth – to illustrate, it must
be emphasised that during the three days of talks
on the occasion of the recent UN food summit – the
outcome of which was a mere declaration of renewed
commitment – 51,000 more children are estimated
to have died of hunger, one every five seconds
(UN News Centre).
In the even more
challenging context of the economic crisis and
of environmental instability, there cannot be
a better time to consider the security of our
food supply, starting with the most acute of
the crises.
2. The
primary role of Education in the development
of Intercultural/ Interfaith Dialogue.
Undeniably, education
today shapes the world of tomorrow. It is an
issue of such crucial importance that by addressing
the challenge of re-designing our notion of education,
we shall have a strong say as to the nature of
the world we live in: education can pave the
way to peace and reconciliation; it can steer
generations on the road to mutual understanding
and plant the seeds of harmony.
Civic and peace
education, religious and interfaith concepts,
global and cross-cultural history, human rights
education are key components to efforts aimed
at fostering intercultural/interfaith respect
and at forging a common vision of peace.
E-mail: ecosoc@munusal.org
Brazil
Kirsch, Oliver |
Cameroon
Weill, Caroline |
China
Izurieta, Andres |
Côte d'Ivoire
Raud, Laurence |
France
Rodriguez, Ana |
Germany
Modoiu, Raluca Eugenia |
Guatemala
Ungureanu, Dan |
India
Johari, Fuad |
Japan
Serrano Arizaga, Pedro |
Malaysia
Madinier, Guillemette |
Mauritius
Grunblatt, Coline |
Moldova
CAUJOLLE, Morgane |
Morocco
Xu, Bixuan |
Mozambique
Ozugur, Ceyhun |
Namibia
Fazal, Aneesa |
Portugal
Fratostiteanu, Diana Camelia |
Saudi Arabia
Lio, June |
