While UNESCO promoted the culture of peace as its highest priorities during the Decade of the 90’s when Federico Mayor was its Director-General and when UNESCO co-ordinated the United Nations International Year for the Culture of Peace, since that time it has been less active in this regard than the United Nations in New York which has held annual high-level meetings on the culture of peace.
However, as one sees from the articles below, there is one region where UNESCO has continued to actively promote the culture of peace, and that is Africa. Its field office in Gabon has been especially active where the director, Enzo Fazzino, was part of the team at the end of the 90’s that coordinated the International Year for the Culture of Peace. Also in recent years, UNESCO has worked with Angola and Côte d’Ivoire to host several international conferences on the culture of peace, including the Biennale of Luanda which was held in its second edition in 2021.
Below are articles in CPNN about this question:
Celebrating Radio Day in Haiti
Ambassadors praise Angola’s efforts for peace in Africa
UNESCO-sponsored Nanjing Peace Forum
Biennale of Luanda: Pan-African Forum for the Culture of Peace 18-22 September
PAYNCoP Gabon Identifies Youth Organizations on Culture of Peace
PAYNCoP Gabon learns about the culture of peace
Luanda Biennale: Pan-African Forum for the Culture of Peace
Panafrican Youth Network for the Culture of Peace Gabon : The work begins
2019 Biennial of Luanda (Angola): The initial budget has about 440 thousand euros
Angola: Culture ministry analyzes programme of Luanda Biennal
UNESCO and Angola to establish Biennal of Luanda, a Pan-African Forum for the Culture of Peace
Angola to pass on peace experience to UNESCO members in Paris
UNESCO supports the government of Mali to build a culture of sustainable peace
UNESCO brochure: Africa, Culture of Peace, 2017
NICO partners UNESCO on peace, security in Nigeria
Gabon: Pan-African youth commit to fight against radicalization and to promote a culture of peace
Making Waves: Local radio transforming perceptions of gender-based violence in Africa
Gambian Youth Engage in the Promotion of Peace, Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship
Second international conference on the culture of peace in Africa
Segunda conferência internacional sobre a cultura da paz em África
Sub-regional consultation on “Youth and culture of peace in Central Africa”
Launch of the Network Youth and Culture of Peace in Africa
Lancement du réseau jeunesse et culture de la paix en Afrique
25ème anniversaire du Congrès International sur la paix dans l’esprit des hommes à Yamoussoukro
25th anniversary of the International Congress on Peace in the Mind of Men,Yamoussoukro
Towards the creation of a network of women for a culture of peace in Africa
Sources and Resources for a Culture of Peace in Africa
África: Fundamentos e recursos para uma cultura de paz
Afrique: Sources et Ressources pour une Culture de la Paix
Young Malian aged 15 wins “Pathways to a Culture of Peace” contest
Mali : une collégienne rêve la paix en poésie et remporte un prix
At World Culture Forum, a Call for Openness and Understanding (Indonesia)
Participants in the Pan-African Forum Recommend the Valorization of African Culture
Building a culture of peace in Africa
Construire une culture de la paix en Afrique
Angola, UNESCO sign peace culture forum deal
Angola y UNESCO rubrican acuerdo sobre fórum de cultura de paz
Forum Panafricain sur la culture de la paix en Afrique
Pathways to a Culture of Peace: Global Contest for Mutual Understanding
Les chemins de la culture de la paix: concours international pour la compréhension mutuelle
The International Forum of Reflection on the Culture of Peace in Africa opened in Abidjan
Executive Board of UNESCO reaffirms Culture of Peace as a Priority