{"id":5924,"date":"2025-10-02T07:15:26","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T07:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mediaeducationcentre.eu\/eng\/?p=5924"},"modified":"2025-10-02T07:15:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T07:15:27","slug":"bridging-communities-building-peace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mediaeducationcentre.eu\/eng\/?p=5924","title":{"rendered":"Bridging Communities, Building Peace"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u2728 <em>PEACE4All \u2013 Promoting Equality, Acceptance, Cooperation, and Empowerment for All<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mediaeducationcentre.eu\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/UN-IPPO-Forum-Geneva-October-the-1st-2025.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5926\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mediaeducationcentre.eu\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/UN-IPPO-Forum-Geneva-October-the-1st-2025.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.mediaeducationcentre.eu\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/UN-IPPO-Forum-Geneva-October-the-1st-2025-620x349.png 620w, https:\/\/www.mediaeducationcentre.eu\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/UN-IPPO-Forum-Geneva-October-the-1st-2025-500x281.png 500w, https:\/\/www.mediaeducationcentre.eu\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/UN-IPPO-Forum-Geneva-October-the-1st-2025-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Yesterday at the United Nations in Geneva, I had the privilege of contributing to the UN IPPO Forum. My session focused on why it is vital to connect <strong>peace, the right to development, and human rights<\/strong> into a single, innovative pact that actively promotes inclusion and shared responsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The vision of IPPO is not only about principles but about practice: building a broad, global network of civil society organizations ready to engage in shaping and implementing this project. By fostering cooperation across sectors and borders, we can ensure that peace, equality, and sustainable development are advanced together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mediaeducationcentre.eu\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5927\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mediaeducationcentre.eu\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.mediaeducationcentre.eu\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1-620x349.png 620w, https:\/\/www.mediaeducationcentre.eu\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1-500x281.png 500w, https:\/\/www.mediaeducationcentre.eu\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udce2 The <strong>official Forum report will be released soon<\/strong>. Until then, I warmly invite individuals, institutions, and organizations to join us in this effort\u2014sharing knowledge, building partnerships, and promoting a culture of peace and inclusion for all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PEACE4All \u2013 Turning shared values into shared security<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udf0d <em>Through partnerships with global initiatives such as <\/em><em><strong>International Cities of Peace<\/strong><\/em><em>, we strengthen local communities as active agents of dialogue, reconciliation, and sustainable development.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udd4a\ufe0f <em>The <\/em><em><strong>International Network of Museums for Peace<\/strong><\/em><em> reminds us that preserving memory and educating for peace are essential tools in shaping a culture of non-violence and human dignity.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udf0a <em>With the <strong>Danube for Peace<\/strong>, we connect people and cultures along one of Europe\u2019s great rivers, transforming shared heritage into a platform for cooperation and mutual understanding.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83e\udd1d <em>The <\/em><em><strong>Building Peace initiative<\/strong><\/em><em>, a twinning cooperation between <\/em><em><strong>Fredens Hus<\/strong><\/em><em> in Sweden and the <\/em><em><strong>Peace Laboratory of the Media Education Centre<\/strong><\/em><em> in Serbia, demonstrates how cross-border collaboration can inspire innovative models of civic education and grassroots peace building.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>#IPPOForum  #Peace #RightToDevelopment #HumanRights #CivilSociety #SharedSecurity #CultureOfPeace<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2728 PEACE4All \u2013 Promoting Equality, Acceptance, Cooperation, and Empowerment for All Yesterday at the United Nations in Geneva, I had the privilege of contributing to the UN IPPO Forum. 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