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The pursuit of peace, equity and justice is a universal purpose, and a united society aligned with actions in this direction will be more effective in this goal. To this end, it is necessary to understand and address violent and unjust situations as determining conditions in the planning of actions, based on concrete facts relevant to the development of a just society, fully harmonious with nature.
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Rationale
The main instrument for discussing a society that has peace as a structuring axis was the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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General Objective
To promote dialogues, research and actions for peace, free from political-partisan, religious and/or ideological interests.
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Specific Objectives
To create the Advanced Center for Peace Studies in Latin America in partnership with Higher Education institutions.
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Join in the building of a culture of Peace
The pursuit of peace, equity and justice is a universal purpose, and a united society aligned with actions in this direction will be more effective in this goal. To this end, it is necessary to understand and address violent and unjust situations as determining conditions in the planning of actions, based on concrete facts relevant to the development of a just society, fully harmonious with nature.
Society has demanded these joint movements since its existence, and with each passing century, it is clear that these actions pose greater challenges. Therefore, the effort toward actions dedicated to the success of peace must be increasingly planned and optimized, based on objective criteria and with concrete actions that contribute to strengthening and spreading a positive culture of peace in its broadest sense.
In this context, Higher Education Institutions have been called upon to play a fundamental role, as they are spaces for the production of knowledge, learning and community commitment, and the protection of human rights.
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Rationale
Society has been demanding joint movements for education and a culture of peace for decades, as well as actions grounded in real situations important for the development of society, based on objective and systematic criteria aimed at implementing concrete programs and projects with a real contribution to strengthening and spreading a culture of peace in its broadest sense. Not only in the "Peace vs. Violence" dyad, but in the various relationships with the Planet, with peoples, with animals and with the environment
Furthermore, the circumstances and conditions in which society lives and the challenges it faces undoubtedly point to gradually more complex contexts, which increasingly call for the participation of higher education institutions which, by their very essence, are spaces for the production of knowledge, community strengthening and the promotion of human rights, so that they lead movements that value dialogue and social diversity and contribute to carrying out important actions in the various fields of knowledge and spheres of human life, having as an integrated and supporting agent the initiatives of governments and the State toward synergy for the expression of a culture of peace and the development of a just and sustainable society.
It is believed that through the connection and the vocational, consolidated competence of higher education institutions, at the regional, state, national and international levels, it will be possible to establish and strengthen the Forum of Universities for Peace (FOUP) as an efficient mechanism to hold systematic discussions, set and act on strategic objectives, and strengthen the production of knowledge on the theme of Peace, taking into account sociological, anthropological, historical, psychological, linguistic, cultural, behavioral and legal perspectives. And that, in the medium term, FOUP's actions, through the signatory institutions, will reverberate in the production of knowledge and in the execution of programs to promote a culture of peace, led by Higher Education Institutions in partnership with other institutions and by government agents.
General Objective
To promote dialogues, research and actions for peace, free from political-partisan, religious and/or ideological interests. The Forum of Universities for Peace (FOUP) is a space that seeks to foster, drawing on the competencies and experiences of higher education institutions in partnership with governments and other institutions, systemic discussions on social realities relevant to peace and the production of knowledge on the theme, addressing its multiple variables.
Specific Objectives
- Coordenar as atividades e ações do Centro Internacional de Estudos e Pesquisas Avançadas para a Paz e a Inovação, em parceria com Instituições de Ensino Superior, em parceria com órgãos governamentais e organizações da sociedade civil, visando promover a cultura de paz e o desenvolvimento sustentável
- Organizar e manter atualizado o Banco de Boas Práticas de Paz, como uma ferramenta de compartilhamento de experiências e conhecimentos
- Coordenar e envolver acadêmicos no Programa Jovens pela Paz, promovendo a conscientização e o compromisso dos jovens na construção de uma cultura de paz
- Organizar e gerenciar os eixos estruturantes do FOUP, conectados aos Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS), visando promover a integração e a sinergia entre as ações
- Coordenar e envolver municípios no Programa Cidades Amigas da Paz, promovendo a implementação de políticas públicas e ações locais para a promoção da paz e o desenvolvimento sustentável
- Coordenar a Formação de Agentes de Paz, capacitando líderes e multiplicadores para promover a cultura de paz em suas comunidades
- Promover eventos, seminários e workshops para socializar e multiplicar os saberes produzidos na temática da Paz, visando disseminar conhecimentos e boas práticas
- Mobilizar órgãos governamentais e organizações da sociedade civil para o compromisso de ações voltadas à cultura de Paz, promovendo a articulação e a cooperação entre os diferentes atores
- Aproximar as Instituições de Ensino Superior dos órgãos governamentais e agências de fomento para viabilizar recursos financeiros para projetos, pesquisas, redes, eventos e ações extensionistas e inovadoras direcionadas à Cultura de Paz
- Gerar novas conexões e a propagação do conhecimento produzido na temática da Paz, a partir de laboratórios, núcleos e grupos de pesquisa das instituições signatárias, promovendo a inovação e a transferência de conhecimento
- Criar um repositório de teses, dissertações, artigos e demais produções científicas que subsidiem o aprofundamento do conhecimento em torno do tema da Paz, visando promover a disseminação e o acesso ao conhecimento