The technical, personnel and logistical conditions are in place for the event known as the Luanda Biennale, he assured, explaining in detail elements of the meeting dedicated to the prevention of violence and the peaceful resolution of conflicts, based on education, cultural exchange and dialogue between the generations.
The event is expected to be attended by around 850 people from 63 countries, including three heads of state and officials from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the African Union (AU), which are jointly coordinating the forum with Angola.
This is where personalities from the continent and the diaspora meet, as well as representatives of civil society and young Africans.
The event’s agenda includes six panels, of which the panel will be high-level and will be dedicated to young people as actors in promoting a culture of peace and social change on the continent.
Other topics to be addressed will include technology and education as tools to achieve gender equality; the role of women in peace, security and development processes; and the process of transforming education systems: innovative practices and financing in the African context.
Also the challenges and opportunities of integrating the African continent and the prospects for economic growth; in addition to climate change and the associated ethical challenges, also its effects, adaptation and vulnerability to this phenomenon.
The Luanda Biennale will also include several parallel events, from artistic presentations and cultural activities to meetings of religious institutions.
Held every two years in the Angolan capital, the Pan-African Forum was conceived as a space for reflection on the main challenges of sustainable development on the African continent and the importance of the arts in raising awareness of the value of a culture of peace, ideas and good practices related to social and economic progress.
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