The United Nations Department of Public Information has initiated a series of seminars entitled "Unlearning Intolerance" that will examine different manifestations of intolerance
and explore ways in which education and civil society can help overcome them. The first
meeting in the series, held at UN Headquarters on 21 June 2004, focused on
"Confronting anti-Semitism: Education for Tolerance and Understanding". The day-long
event engaged experts, religious leaders and wider civil society in a discussion on how
best to meet this challenge.
Below are articles and links from the UN Chronicle and its online edition covering this first
ever United Nations conference on anti-Semitism, as well as several selections from the
magazine related to the broader issue of tolerance.
DPI SEMINAR ON ANTI-SEMITISM
UNDERSTANDING TOLERANCE
- Issue 4, 2003
‘The Whole World Knew But Did Nothing’
Jacqueline Murekatete, an 18-year-old student in New York City, fled her home country, Rwanda, following the ethnic conflict that claimed most of her family.
LINKS RELATED TO "UNLEARNING INTOLERANCE"
“Diaspora: Homelands in Exile”
An exhibition of work by the French photographer Frédéric Brenner is open for viewing
by the public[free admission] at United Nations Headquarters from 15 June to 9 July.
This exhibition was organized in conjunction with the seminar “Confronting anti-Semitism:
Education for Tolerance and Understanding”.
UN Cyberschoolbus - Unlearning Intolerance
UN Works - Intolerance in Northern Ireland
UNESCO - Tolerance Programme
UNHCHR
These stories and more can be found at UN Chronicle online at www.un.org/chronicle. The UN Chronicle print edition is published by the Department of Public Information of United Nations in English and French, and co-published in Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish. It is not an official record; the views expressed in individual articles do not necessarily imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.
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