Science engagement, peace, and reconciliation

In June 2022 at the International Year for Science Engagement (IYSE) Assembly in Paris, the IYSE and the International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development (IYBSSD) signed a historical “Strategic Alliance Agreement Between International Years.” In this document, the IYSE and the IYBSSD agreed to undertake to “Collaborate with the International Science Council (ISC), in hopes that the ISC can help the IYSE and the IYBSSD with the continuity process of this Strategic Alliance, and ultimately garner as much support as possible to make a global impact.” 

Therefore, the IYSE, the IYBSSD, and the ISC will join together to hold an international digital event to commemorate the International Week of Science and Peace (IWOSP), supported by a 1988 United Nations General Assembly Resolution on Science and Peace. The global event will focus on the topic of peace and reconciliation.

This event will be moderated by Alison Meston from the International Science Council. The agenda will be as follows:

• Welcome comments – IYSE, IYBSSD, ISC
• Opening statement
• 1st case study – Tshikidzi Marwala, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
• 2nd case study – Andrés Roldán, Parque Explora, Colombia 
• Q&A with audience
• Closing

Registration

Please register for this public event via Zoom.