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The North-South Centre celebrated its 20th Anniversary in 2010 and a new statutory resolution has been adopted  on 5 May 2011.


  News (Site updated on 6 February 2012)
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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. President Sampaio message

. 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.
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. 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!
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. Application form


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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  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.
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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.
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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”.
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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.
. 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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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.
. 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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