UNESCO Chair for a culture of peace (75), established in 1998 at the University of Cocody (Côte d'Ivoire).

Fields/Disciplines

Disciplines related to culture of peace.

Objectives

• To promote the quality of education and research (postgraduate), democracy, human rights, the spirit of tolerance and the values of culture of peace.
• The Chair has a sub-regional vocation and will serve as a framework of thought and debate on the problems of the continent.

Host Institution

• University of Cocody.

Partnership

• University of Niamey (Niger)
• University of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)
• Saint-Louis University (Sénégal)
• Cheikh Anta Diop University (Sénégal)
• University of Lomé (Togo)
• UNESCO Chairs for culture of peace.

UNESCO Sector/Office responsible for the Chair/Network

Education; UNESCO Office in Accra.

Documents

Progress report 2009-2010 (short version)

Progress report 2005-2006 (short version)

Contact

Prof. Dago Gerard Lezou, Université de Cocody
UNESCO Chairholder, UNESCO Chair for a culture of peace
E-Mail address - lezoudago(at)yahoo.fr
Work Phone - (225) 22 44 08 95
Fax - (225) 22 44 14 07
Street - B.P. V. 34
City - Abidjan 01
Country - Côte d'Ivoire