Luanda - An Angolan delegation led by the Minister of State for Social Affairs, Maria do Rosário Bragança, met Thursday in Paris (France) with the board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to prepare the fourth edition of the Luanda Biennial.
The meeting discussed the preparations for the holding of the Luanda Biennial, an important event for promoting a culture of peace in Africa, as well as the partnership with UNESCO.
According to the Minister of State, the meeting served to assess the report of the third edition of the biennial and approve the theme for the fourth edition.
“We reflected on the need to free up funds for the Biennale, within the framework of the alliance of partners, and also, on a technical level, to study the procedures for awarding a youth prize within the framework of the Biennale, in a sustainable way,” the minister said.
The meeting was attended by the coordinator of the National Management Committee for the Luanda Biennale (CNGBL), Diekumpuna Sita José, the Secretary of State for International Cooperation and Angolan Communities, Domingos Vieira Lopes, and Angola's permanent delegate to UNESCO, Ana Maria de Oliveira, among others.
The fourth edition of the biennial for the culture of peace to take place in Angola in 2025 coincides with the 50th anniversary of the country's independence.
The biennial is an initiative of Angola, UNESCO and the African Union (AU), established in 2015, and is a bi-annual meeting in support of the Pan-African Movement for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence.
The first edition took place from September 18 to 22, 2019, the second from November 27 to December 2, 2021 and the third in 2023 held under the theme “Education, culture of peace and African citizenship as tools for the sustainable development of the continent”.
Its structure engages the mobilization of youth, mainly in conflict prevention, by creating a collective mentality in people, with the aim to aid the new generation improve in the perspective of tolerance, integration, and sustaining a lasting peace for the continent.
The biennial also contributes to the implementation of the Action Plan for a Culture of Peace in Africa adopted in March 2013 in Luanda as part of the African Union's “Act for Peace” campaign. MEL/OHA/AMP
