Africa-Press – Angola. The head of Angolan diplomacy, Téte António, presented in Nairobi (Kenya), information on the 3rd Edition of the Pan-African Forum on Culture and Peace – Luanda Biennial, scheduled for the period from 22 to 24 November of the current year .
In a speech on the subject, before the plenary of the 43rd Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union (AU), Téte António highlighted the importance of the event, which aims to strengthen the pan-African movement for a culture of peace and non-violence.
This culture, he argued, is a prerequisite for the realization of an integrated, peaceful and prosperous Africa, in which its children assume an assertive and solidary position in the economic and social transformation of the continent.
The Biennial of Luanda, which will take place under the motto “Education, Culture of Peace and African Citizenship, as Tools for the Sustainable Development of the Continent”, seeks to contribute to three fundamental purposes, among which the implementation of the “Action Plan for a Culture of Peace in Africa/Actuemos pela Paz”, adopted in March 2013, in Luanda.
It also aims to achieve Goals 16 and 17 of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including the UNESCO Operational Strategy and its programs that define priorities for Africa, namely Campus Africa, to strengthen Higher Education, promote cultural heritage and capacity building on the continent.
In line with the 1st International Women’s Forum for Peace and Democracy, held in Luanda, the 3rd Edition of the Luanda Biennial will also serve to promote and publicize initiatives leading to peace, stability and security on the continent, including the political agenda -diplomacy of the President of the Republic João Lourenço, as Champion for Peace and Reconciliation in Africa”.
The Biennial of Luanda was instituted by Decision 558/XXIV, adopted by the 24th Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the AU, in 2015, which guided the African Union Commission (AUC) to work, in concert with UNESCO and the Government of the Republic of Angola, for its materialisation.
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