The UN Security Council is highly criticized. Justifiably?

Dec 9, 2021 | News

The Council is the only global institution that addresses the issue of peace. But should it be reformed? A carte blanche from Professor Roger Koudé, holder of the UNESCO Chair “Memories, Culture and Interculturality”. In the context of the “Nelson...

From the ad hoc International Military Tribunal (IMT) in Nuremberg to the International Criminal Court (ICC): international criminal justice as a civilizational bulwark against barbarism

Dec 7, 2021 | News

The year 2021 marks the 75th anniversary of the end of the Nuremberg Trials, as part of the activities of the related Ad Hoc International Military Tribunal, established by the Allies at the end of the Second World War. This historic trial, which lasted...

7th Annual Toksovo Readings in Local History Conference

Dec 7, 2021 | Conference, News

The 7th Annual Readings in Local History took place in Toksovo, a town in the Karelian peninsula in the vicinity of St.Petersburg, Russia, earlier this year. The Readings are an event which is organized and conducted independently, by a group of local historians,...

Sung resistance: the songs of resistance against apartheid

Nov 17, 2021 | News

In the context of the “International Decade for the Rapprochement of Cultures” (2013-2022) and the “Nelson Mandela Decade for Peace” (2019-2028), instituted by the United Nations,...

5th National Congress of Cultural Studies

Nov 17, 2021 | News

On November 9, 2021, fellows of the UNESCO Chair in Comparative Studies of Spiritual Traditions, their specific Cultures and Interreligious Dialogue took part in the 5th National Congress of Cultural Studies, the key topic of which sounded ‘Cultural Heritage: from...

The syndrome of the third mandate or unlimited mandates: an additional factor of political instability in Africa

Oct 20, 2021 | News

This reflection follows a communication by Professor Roger Koudé at the international symposium held at the French National Assembly on the theme: “Dialogue between enemies: Needs and obstacles to the resolution of armed conflicts in the world” (Paris, May...

International Conference Report: “Religious institutions and practices during the COVID pandemic: challenges and answers”

Oct 12, 2021 | Conference, COVID-19

Al Farabi Kazakh National University, Faculty of Oriental Studies On April 15, 2021, an international online conference “Religious Institutions and Practices during the COVID Pandemic: challenges and answers” was held at the Faculty of Oriental Studies,...

Tribute to South African women’s long struggle for democracy

Oct 7, 2021 | News

A new opinion piece in La Libre from Roger Koudé, Professor of International Law, Holder of the UNESCO Chair “Memory, Cultures and Interculturality” at the Catholic University of Lyon. “The peaceful struggle of South African women for an egalitarian...

International Religious Forum – St Petersburg, Russia

Sep 10, 2021 | UNITWIN Network

This post is provided by Professor Dimitri Spivak, UNESCO Chair in Comparative Studies of Spiritual Traditions, their Specific Cultures and Interreligious Dialogue. On 6 September 2021, our UNESCO Chair on Comparative Studies of Spiritual Traditions, their...