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UNESCO World Conference on Culture and Arts Education official side event

This Webinar occurred on Thursday 8 February 2024 at 8:00AM UTC

In the lead-up to the UNESCO World Conference on Culture and Arts Education on 12-15 February 2024 in Abu Dhabi, the Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage as a foundation partner of the new UNESCO-UNITWIN Network on Culture in Emergencies will be hosting a global webinar on the theme of culture and arts education in emergencies.

This global webinar is an opportunity to introduce the objectives and work of the new UNESCO-UNITWIN Network on Culture in Emergencies and its foundation partner organisations. This global UNESCO-UNITWIN Network fosters the role of culture and diversity in emergency situations including conflicts and disasters for the promotion of peace and sustainable development through an inclusive people-centred approach to preparedness, protection, recovery and peace-building.

The UNITWIN Network’s aims and initiatives align with the purpose, guiding principles and objectives of the proposed UNESCO Framework for Culture and Arts Education.

Pannellists

The panellists are leading contributors to the key themes of the webinar:

Ms Krista Pikkat, Director, Culture and Emergencies Entity, Culture Sector, UNESCO

Sheikh Ebrahim Alkhalifa, Deputy Director, Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage

Dr Alicja Jagielska-Burduk, Focal Point and Co-coordinator of the UNESCO-UNITWIN Network (Adam Mickiewicz University) and UNESCO Chair in Cultural Property Law (Opole)

Dr Jorge Sanchez Cordero, Director, Mexican Center for Uniform Law

Professor Matthias Sahinkuye, African Institute for International Law

Professor Ana Filipa Vrdoljak, Co-coordinator of the UNESCO-UNITWIN Network and UNESCO Chair in International Law and Cultural Heritage (UTS).

Moderator

Moderator: Dr Mounir Bouchenaki, Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage and Chair of Scientific Committee ALIPH Foundation.

Please note that registration is required prior to this event.

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.

The UNESCO Chair and UTS supports the Uluru Statement from the Heart and its implementation in full.