and cooperation
between Europe, the South of the Mediterranean and Africa Building a global citizenship based on human rights and
citizens' responsibilities
World Interfaith Harmony Week from 1
to 7 February, 2012
The UN Alliance of Civilizations High Representative, President
Jorge Sampaio, has welcomed the establishment of the World
Interfaith Harmony Week from 1 to 7 February, 2012.
This event was celebrated in Lisbon on 4 February at Mercado de
St. Clara, Campo de Santa Clara.
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More
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President Sampaio message
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Activity Programme in Lisbon (in Portuguese)
Call for
applications for on-line training course – Global Education: The
Intercultural Dimension For the first time the North-South
Centre will give an on-line course on Global Education with focus on
intercultural dialogue. This global education online learning course
is designed for education practitioners, social workers, civil
society, youth activists, as well as policy and decision makers,
local authorities and intercultural cities. This second online
learning course provides an overview on why intercultural education
is relevant and needed, what it means in theory and practice and how
it can be improved in relation to the context of a globalised world,
the local needs, its contents and methodology. The next course takes
place from 12 March to 15 April, 2012 and the deadline for
applications is 2 March. .
More information…
. Application form .
Course website
University
on Youth&Development 2012 - Call for Partners
& Activities
In 2012 the University on Youth and Development will be gathering
for the 13th time and therefore renewed hopes and
aspirations, objectives and challenges are launched to the partners
to reinforce this as the space and home of Global Youth Work and of
the Global Youth Movement. Deadline 17 February 2012! .
More …
The North-South Centre launches new
website
The European Congress on Global Education will take place on 27-28
September 2012 in Lisbon. For more information on this event, please
visit the Congress website:
www.gecongress2012.org
Useful documents
Key Findings and Recommendations from
the Country Reports on Global Education - 2011 Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia,
Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
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See report
North-South Centre
Publications
The
2010 North-South Prize
The Award Ceremony took place at the Portuguese Parliamentary
Assembly, in presence of Mr Jaime Gama, President of Assembly of the
Portuguese republic and the Prize was presented by the Portuguese
President of the Republic, Mr Aníbal Cavaco Silva to Ms Louise
Arbour and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
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The
2009 North-South Prize
The Award Ceremony took place at the Portuguese Parliamentary
Assembly, in presence of Mr Jaime Gama, President of Assembly of the
Portuguese republic and the Prize will be presented by the
Portuguese President of the Republic, Mr Aníbal Cavaco Silva to Ms
Rola Dashti and to Ambassador Alekseev in representation of Mr
Mikhail Gorbachev.
PDF
The
2009 Lisbon Forum Creating a Culture of Human Rights through Education The Lisbon
Forum is a platform for dialogue and for sharing experiences,
expertise and good practices between Europe and the other continents,
especially the Middle East, Africa and the countries on the south
side of the Mediterranean.
PDF
The
Round Table - North South Centre 2010
On the occasion of its 20th Anniversary, the North-South Centre of
the Council of Europe asked the North-South Prize winners for a
written reflection on the theme: “The 21st Century, a century of
global interdependence
and solidarity”. Following this initiative, a Round Table on the
same theme took place on 18 May 2010, in Lisbon, with the
participation of not only several North-South Prize laureates but
also distinct
personalities, including representatives of governments, parliaments,
local and regional authorities and civil society, reflecting the
“quadrilogue” nature of the functioning the North-South Centre.
This publication integrates the written contributions of former
prize winners as well as the speeches of all the participants of the
Round Table on “Global Interdependence and Solidarity in the 21st
Century”.
PDF
We the diaspora
The
last electronic version of the book resulting from the project
IllustrAfricando - "We the Diaspora" is now available.
If you want to receive more information about this publication,
please contact:
nscinfo@coe.int.
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Read the book
One
World, Our World
On the occasion of its 20th Anniversary, the
North-South Centre launched a Historical
Retrospective publication which looks back on the
Centre’s work and helps us understand how it fits
into the international and regional context in the last
20 years. It also highlights the pertinence of its
actions, its groundbreaking nature and its flexibility
as a channel for what have been, are and will always be
its priorities. Happy reading!
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Publication - PDF
Global
Education Guidelines The North-South Centre is happy to announce that the
Global Education Guidelines, a handbook for Educators to
understand and implement Global Education, is now
available on-line.
More...
Others publications
«
Droits culturels au Maghreb et en Égypte » - Only in French
Le livre « Droits culturels au Maghreb et en Égypte – 1ère série
d’observations » est une publication réalisée par l’UNESCO en
collaboration avec l’Observatoire de la diversité et des droits
culturels lié à la Francophonie (de Fribourg).
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DE Watch
European Development Education Monitoring Report
The report, initiated by the European Multi Stakeholder
Steering Group on Development Education, provides a
detailed overview of development education (DE)
policies, practices and funding in the 27 EU Member
States and Norway. It analyses DE concepts, policies and
practices of national development ministries and related
agencies, the formal education sector as well as the
approaches of civil society organisations and local or
regional authorities.
Press release
Blasphemy,
insult and hatred - Finding answers in a democratic society (Science
and Technique of democracy No.47) (2010)
Mutual understanding and acceptance is perhaps the main challenge of
modern society. Diversity is undoubtedly an asset, but cohabiting
with people of different backgrounds and ideas calls for a new ethic
of responsible intercultural relations, in Europe and in the world.
This book tries to answer a series of pertinent and poignant
questions arising from these issues, such as whether it is still
possible to criticise ideas when this may be considered hurtful to
certain religious feelings; whether society is hostage to the excessive sensitivity of certain individuals; or what legal
responses there may be to these phenomena, and whether criminal law
is the only answer.
More...
Intercultural
Dialogue in the Framework of European Human Rights Protection (White
Paper Series - Volume 1) (2010)
This report analyses the jurisprudence of the European Court of
Human Rights in terms of the promotion of cultural diversity, as
championed by the Council of Europe particularly through its "White
Paper on Intercultural Dialogue" (2008). The Court's views on the
governance principles and preconditions of intercultural dialogue -
and particularly the case law on freedom of thought, conscience and
religion, freedom of expression and freedom of association and
assembly - provide guidelines for politicians, academics and
practitioners alike.
More...
Focus
Ceremony
of Council of Europe North-South Prize
2011 to Boris Tadic and Souhayr Belhassen, 27 March
The Executive Committee of North-South Centre has agreed to
jointly award the Council of Europe North-South Prize 2011 to:
- For
the North, Boris Tadic, President of the Republic of
Serbia,
- For
the South, Souhayr Belhassen (Tunisia), President of the
International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH).
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Press release
Call for
candidates for the 2012 North-South Prize, 1st February
The North-South Centre of the Council of Europe has launched the
call for nominations for the North-South Prize 2012. All suggestions
of candidates are welcomed. Before submiting your suggestion please
consult the information note on the North-South Prize. The deadline
is the 15 July 2012. The Jury of the North-South
Prize will meet in Strasbourg, in September 2012, to select this
year´s prize winners. The Prize Ceremony will take place in Lisbon
in Spring 2013.
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Council of Europe
news
Declaration of the President of the
Parliamentary assembly on the slaughter in Syria, 2 February
The President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
(PACE), Jean-Claude Mignon, yesterday unreservedly condemned the
repression and massacres perpetrated by the Syrian regime, and sent
out a fervent appeal to the UN Security Council to take the
requisite steps to put an end to the repression.
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Declaration
A Convention to protect privacy
The Convention for the protection of individuals with regard to
automatic processing of personal data has become a model for data
protection legislation in Europe and beyond. It has been ratified by
43 member states of the Council of Europe and is open for signature
by any country in the world.
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Secretary
General Jagland and Commissioner Füle sign the Programme for
strengthening democratic reform in the Southern Mediterranean.
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Council
of Europe and the European Union
The Council of Europe and the European Union share the same values –
human rights, democracy and the rule of law. Focusing on those core
values, the Council of Europe brings together governments from
across Europe – and beyond – to agree legal standards in a wide
range of areas.
The EU refers to those same European values as a key element of its
deeper political and economic integration processes. The Lisbon
Treaty increased the scope for its action in many areas where the
Council of Europe already has significant experience and expertise.
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Droits culturels au Maghreb et en Égypte » - Only in French
DE Watch
Blasphemy,
insult and hatred - Finding answers in a democratic society (Science
and Technique of democracy No.47) (2010)
Intercultural
Dialogue in the Framework of European Human Rights Protection (White
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strengthening democratic reform in the Southern Mediterranean.
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