Joint Statement by United Nations Interagency Task Force on Religion and Sustainable Development (IATF) with the endorsement of the IATF Multi-Faith Advisory Council
The following joint statement is issued by the Principals of the rotating IATF co-Chairs (UNAOC and UNOSAPG) and Executive Secretariat (UNFPA) on behalf of the members of the IATF and endorsed by the co-Chairs of the IATF Multi-Faith Advisory Council (MFAC) on behalf...
Covid-19 + Trump Policies = more Crises on Campus
Article provided by Professor Steven Shankman, UNESCO Chair in Transcultural Studies, Interreligious Dialogue and Peace and authored by Professor Peter Laufer, CoDirector of UO-UNESCO Crossings Institute for Intercultural Dialogue and Conflict-Sensitive Reporting ....
Reflections on how COVID-19 has impacted on Russian Communities
by Professor Dimitri Spivak, UNESCO Chair on Comparative Studies of Spiritual Traditions, their Specific Cultures and Interreligious Dialogue The pandemic has considerably aggravated everyday living conditions of the majority of target groups of the intercultural...
A lecture on “The Power of Dialogue in Encountering the Sectarian Conflict in Iraq”
The Chairholder of the UNESCO Chair for Dialogue at Kufa University, Dr. Hassan Nadhem presented a lecturer at Bitzer College in Los Angeles on February 18, 2020. The lecture was part of the well-known Spring Lectures Series at MCSI, that have been organized by the Director of the MCSI, Dr. Ahmed Alwishah. It dealt with the topic of dialogue, its philosophy, and its reality in Iraq.
Participation in a Joint Project on US-Europe-Iraq Cooperation
The Chairholder of the UNESCO Chair for Dialogue at Kufa University, Dr. Hassan Nadhem participated in the first Dialogue of the new joint project: a US-Europe-Iraq Track II Dialogue held in Berlin, Germany on 2-4, March 2020.
Reflections on Covid-19 from UNESCO Chair in Transcultural Studies, Interreligious Dialogue and Peace, University of Oregon, Professor Steven Shankman
During a period of increasing nationalism, the relentless itinerary of a virus that is heedless of national boundaries is telling us, in piercing tones, that we are all indeed connected to each other, that we are one globe, one world. The virus is telling us that our work with UNESCO matters. This is good.
Spring Session 2020 – Distance Meeting of Coordination Committee of UNESCO Chairs of the Russian Federation
In light of the current necessity to maintain social distance, the Spring Session 2020 of the Coordination Committee of UNESCO Chairs of the Russian Federation took place in late March in the form of a distant meeting.
A comparative overview of traditions associated with celebrating the New Year in Russia
On 13th January 2020, Dr. Dimitry Spivak (Head of the Center for Fundamental Research in Culture at the Institute of Cultural and Natural Heritage named after D. S. Likhachev, UNESCO Chair) was invited to take part in a TV program dedicated to making a comparative...
6th Toksovo Readings on Local History in Toksovo, North-West of the Russian Federation
On 19th December 2019, the 6th Toksovo Readings on Local History took place in the town of Toksovo, situated at the North-West of the Russian Federation. The Readings were conducted under the auspices of UNESCO Chair on Comparative Studies of Spiritual Traditions,...
New book – ‘Fifth Toksovo Readings: Origins of the Orthodox Community at the Toksovo District’
A new book has been published under the auspices of the UNESCO Chair. Titled 'Fifth Toksovo Readings: Origins of the Orthodox Community at the Toksovo District’ , the book is edited by V.Kudriavtsev, UNESCO Chair on Comparative Studies of Spiritual Traditions, their...
Intercultural dialogue with school students in St.Petersburg, Russia
On 7th December 2019, UNESCO Chair on Comparative Studies of Spiritual Traditions, their Specific Cultures and Interreligious Dialogue, took part in a city festival for school students. This has been conducted in St.Petersburg, Russia for the fifth year in a row.This...
UNESCO Chair on Comparative Studies of Spiritual Traditions, their Specific Cultures and Interreligious Dialogue to continue till November 2023
Having regarded and evaluated four-year activity report of UNESCO Chair on Comparative Studies of Spiritual Traditions, their Specific Cultures and Interreligious Dialogue, D.S.Likhachev Institute of Cultural and Natural Heritege Institute (Moscow-St.Petersburg,...