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April 2000

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To be decided	Tipaza, Algeria
Day for Peace in the Mediterranean
International study Day for young people for a culture of peace
	Tel: 02. 593. 423

2 - 8 April 2000	Apia, Samoa
Inaugural Session of the Global Millennium People's Assembly
An historical event for peace hosted by the Samoa United Nations Association (SUNA) and co-sponsored by the Millennium Peoples Assembly Network (MPAN). This will be an opportunity to explore the issues and options for the Global People's Assembly, to draft and forward to all peoples and governments of the world our people's Agenda for World Peace in the 21st Century, and to share the culture of peace in which the Samoans have lived for the last 100 years.
letagaloa@usa.net	http://acgc.org/sites/first_global_people.htm http://www.samoa.net.ws/suna/

10 - 13 April 2000	Utrecht, The Netherlands
Universities and Students: Capacity for Peace and Democracy
International Conference on the role of Students and Universities in the Promotion of a Culture of Peace. 60 participants from Southern Africa and Europe meet to discuss theory and practicalities of a culture of peace paying particular attention to five enabling condition.
unitiwn-l@phys.uu.nl	www.phys.uu.nl/~unitwin

20 April 2000	Larissa, Greece
Interdisciplinary Round Table : "2000 - International Year for a Culture of Peace"
The UNESCO Chair of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, in cooperation with the School of Medicine of the University of Thessalia and the Institute of Education for Peace held the above-mentioned Round Table. Subjects included: 2000 - International Year for a Culture of Peace; Institute of Education for Peace: 15 years of action for a Culture of Peace; The contribution of local government to a Culture of Peace; Human Rights; The right to health; Youth for a Culture of Peace. During the event, a large choir of primary school children sang songs dedicated to peace. Participants received copies of the Manifesto 2000.
For more information, contact: UNESCO Chair in Human Rights and Peace Professor Dimitra Papadoulou Chairholder Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Institute of Education for Peace Department of Psychology P.O. Box 10417 GR-54006 Thessaloniki, Greece Telephone: 30 31 997 361 Fax: 30 31 997 384 E-mail: dipeace@psy.auth.gr	http://www.unesco.auth.gr/unescochair/default.htm

20 & 21 April 2000	Larissa, Greece
Educational Intervention in a private primary school in Larissa
On the 20^th and 21^st of April (10am - 1pm) Professors of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the Interdisciplinary Student Team of the UNESCO Chair, carried out an Educational Intervention in a private primary school in Larissa, the subject of which was the Education on Human Rights and Peace. The Intervention aimed at sensitizing the pupils to Human Rights and Peace Issues. In particular, the activities (exercises and games of experiential learning) helped the children to get to know themselves and each other and to develop feelings of friendship and trust. The main themes of the exercises were for the children to learn to cooperate, to develop conscience of their interdependence, to have an insight of the causes which lead to conflicts and to search for ways of resolving conflicts creatively. The educational material used (exercises, games, situations of experiential learning) has been taken from relevant publications of the UN, UNESCO, UNICEF and other International Organizations.
For more information, contact: UNESCO Chair in Human Rights and Peace Professor Dimitra Papadoulou Chairholder Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Institute of Education for Peace Department of Psychology P.O. Box 10417 GR-54006 Thessaloniki, Greece Telephone: 30 31 997 361 Fax: 30 31 997 384 E-mail: dipeace@psy.auth.gr	http://www.unesco.auth.gr/unescochair/default.htm

25 - 28 April 2000	Auckland, New Zealand
Just Peace? Peace Making and Peace Building for the New Millennium
International Conference to explore peace building and social justice across the fields of individuality and identity, local communities, nation- statehood and global relations.
isaacs@minedu.govt.nz

26 - 29 April 2000	Dakar, Senegal Le Meridien President Hotel
World Education Forum
Ten years separate us from the World Conference on Education for All (Jomtien, 1990) where 155 countries pledged to provide basic education for all and reduce illiteracy. In April 2000, the World Education Forum in Dakar, Senegal, will examine how close the international community is to achieving its goals of Education for All. It will discuss the findings of the EFA 2000 Assessment, an unprecedented exercise conducted in more than 180 countries, and forge plans to meet the basic learning need of all in the new century.
efa@unesco.org	www2.unesco.org/wef/index.htm