Luanda - The Angolan government on Monday launched the 2nd edition of the Biennial of Luanda - Pan-African Forum for the Culture of Peace, to be held from 27 to 30 of this month.
At a press conference, the coordinator of the National Management Committee, Sita José, said that the programme includes social, cultural and scientific activities.
The Luanda Biennial is a project born from the convergence of policies and strategic programmes between three main partners, the Government of Angola, UNESCO and the African Union. It is inspired by the African Cultural Renaissance Charter, which states that culture is the surest way for Africa to increase its participation in world scientific production and face the challenges of globalisation.
The Luanda Biennale proposes spaces for reflection, exhibition and dissemination of artistic creations, good practices, ideas and knowledge related to the culture of peace, considering the Operational Strategy for UNESCO's Africa Priority for 2014-2021 that identifies "building Africa towards inclusive, peaceful and resilient societies", peaceful and resilient", as well as the 2063 Agenda of the African Union looking to the future aims to "recreate the African narrative in order to excite and energize the African population and use its constructive energy to define and implement a viable program for unity, peace and development in the 21st century.
According to Sita José, throughout the event, which will take place in a face-to-face and virtual system, due to Covid-19 restrictions, participants from invited countries will share cultural and nature conservation projects for the promotion of the culture of peace.
"Conditions are being created for the exhibition, in the centre and outskirts of the city of Luanda, of all the moments to be experienced throughout the event," he said.
