Renewal of UNITWIN Network

We are delighted to announce that the Cooperation Programme between UNESCO and the UNITWIN Network on Inter-Religious Dialogue for Intercultural Understanding (IDIU) has been renewed for a further four years, until 1 April 2023. The UNITWIN Network’s positive...

BAKU 2019: World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue

The 5th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue (WFID) was held in Baku, Azerbaijan, May 2-3, 2019.  The 2019 WFID Forum theme was ‘Building dialogue into action against discrimination, inequality and violent conflict’. The Forum examined the critical role of...

The UNITWIN IDIU Network Welcomes a New Chair

The UNITWIN Network extends a warm welcome to Professor John Chi-kin LEE, who replaces Professor Bob Adamson as UNESCO Chair in Regional Education Development and Lifelong Learning. ...

Religion and Race/ialisation in Australia

How does religion and race interact or are entangled in the Australian context – and what is particular to Australia and what is consistent with experiences elsewhere? Professor Fethi Mansouri, Director of the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and...

The Racialisation of Religion

As we reflect on the Christchurch mosque massacre – in which an Australian white nationalist murdered 51 Muslims who were simply praying – the debate about religion, race and culture bubbles away. The opponents of Islam say it’s a religion, not a race, so a critique...