UNESCO Holds Debate on "Building Lasting Culture of Peace"

Irina Bokova (centre), Director-General of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), speaks at the UNESCO-organized high-level debate, "Contemporary challenges and approaches to building a lasting culture of peace". Also speaking at today's event are (from left) Nasser David Khalili, Chairman of the Maimonides Foundation; Arjun Appadurai, New York University; Forest Whitaker, Oscar-winning actor and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador; Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University and Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs); and Wole Soyinka, Nobel Laureate for Literature and member of UNESCO's High Panel on Peace and Dialogue among Cultures.