This document summarizes a UNESCO panel discussion on peace held on November 19th in Paris. Representatives from various fields discussed topics like cultural dialogue, sustainable development, the role of youth, education, and building a culture of peace. They emphasized addressing issues like lack of access to education and employment opportunities, promoting understanding between groups, and preventing the manipulation of identities or religions to divide societies. The panelists advocated for international exchange programs and empowering local communities and young people to build peace in a globalized world.

1. Haut panel sur la Paix UNESCO 19 novembre Paris
Mme Irina Bokova, directrice de l'UNESCO.
Mr Homi K.Bhabha,
Mr Nasser David Khalili,
Pr Luc Montagnier,
Prince Turki Al Faisal Al Saud,
Mr Amin Maalouf,
Ms Attiya Inayatullah,
Opening by Mme Irina Bokova.
Issues of Cultural dialogue, Peace and Sustainable development. Our societies are fragmented
even if more interconnected. There is still a lot of people who have not access to decent work.
Work on the content and create valuable content for internet. The concept of new humanism,
organising more international exchange are among the action to be implemented. Peace and
Sustainable development is the same work for society; dialogue among civilizations and cultures.
Pr Homi Bhabha.
He is happy to participate in UNESCO's programme.
First: youth is a crucial a transitional state, and the world is also in the same transition state.
There is a continual evolution of values, this is a moving world, emotionally charged. The panel is
supposed to communicate with the audience after a brief presentation.
HRH Prince Turki.
The world is growing thanks to internet communication, much faster than the last 30 years.
Children are sometimes communicating each others by electronic devices inside the same room.
A big challenge is among youth for education, jobs. Sustainability is a key point for young
generation. We may not forget to take care of seniors and to garanty communication also.
Mr Amin Maalouf.
There is a paradoxe because the world is becoming closer but we are also far away from each
other. Globalization is a kind of pressure on your identity. The weak identities seem to be
threatened, but also the strongest can feel the same. We have a technical booklet of the world,
but still no morality booklet for acting. Local communities and communication with strangers is
not always easy. UNESCO have the role to create into human minds that Peace Culture have to
be build day after day. There are no contries where development is exemple. It is not enough to
speak about how to live in Peace, but finding solutions for doing it.
Dr Nasser David Khalili.
Thinking about these question during the last 15 years. The new generation will live in a different
world than today. The faith is a symbol of unity not of division. There is an on going project
about communication with the youth and interfaith aspects. It is called Interfaith explorers.
"Education is the key". www.interfaithexplorers.com

2. Pr Luc Montagnier.
Contribution scientifique à la problématique, le Pr commence par expliquer les origines de
l'Homme qui ne remonte qu'à 10.000 ans. Les Cultures se sont développées au fil du temps et
notre espèce à parfaitement réussi par rapport aux autres. Le problème de notre supériorité en
tant qu'espèce humaine est que nous pouvons également nous auto détruire. L'espèce humaine
ne sait pas se réguler et dans certains pays qui vivent une forte croissance, l'avenir est dénué de
sens. Les nouvelles générations peuvent apprendre par les grandes religions mais il semble que
le domaine scientifique soit également capable de montrer le chemin.
Ms Attiya Inayatullah.
Coming to UNESCO is an opportunity to learn and share. War can always be prevented by
education, culture and that is linked to Human Right to Education. A valley in Afghanistan has
seen its schools destroyed by talibans, and then, thousands of children are out of school.
Comment: the identity concept is sometimes manipulated depending to circonstences.
We should all consider and respect differences first, because the emphasis on identity is not
enough.
As we are moving toward knowledge society people should succeed in living with more freedom.
Mr Vincente Fox.
Rabih Arthur Schneier
Akhtar A Badshar.
Mr Jean Ping.
Ms Laetitia Yamon Sagno.
Mr Vincente Fox.
It is important to participate into world harmony by education. Peace is a crucial point for
humanity. The different Religions, the different leaders like Mandella, Luther King have
succeeded in their efforts to promote Peace. Understanding, Solidarity, Love and others similar
values.
Talk less and do more.
Mr Jean Ping.
Globalisation will continue and new financial and social difficulties to come. Scientific and
technologies are evoluting quickly. But, even if everything could be solved, still people die from
hunger or overweight. Security will be an issue in several contries, because of borders. War start
inside human mind, that is why Peace must be built inside human mind. By his own experince,
Jean Ping expresses the importance to prevent troubles, to rebuild peace after conflicts and
among populations. It is important to create basis of Peace culture. If diversity is something used
by leadership, then it becomes a factor for division of the society. Also Religion is used for
political goals and it is sometimes difficult to make the difference from Religion and other social
systems. Public violence used by centralised power should be reduced.

3. Rabbi Arthur Schneier.
Nothing like life experience. House of wishdown, Budda statues and other religious symbols
destroyed are creating great pain. Intereligious actions helped to make statement that using
religion for crime is a act against religion. Mutual acceptance and mutual respect are key aspects
of building better world.
Mme Irina Bokova.
The destruction of religious places in Mali was creating great pain.
Mr Akhtar A Badshah.
Explaining that his familly is built with catholic, jewish and muslim. Acceptance and tolerance are
not the key points, but deep respect to each other. Inside Microsoft he was managing 300
millions young participants. Creating job opportunities for young people around the world. Still a
lot of young people never have access in formal education system.
Ms Laetitia Yamon Sagno.
The young people in Africa are an important key for future on this continent. The african
continent need specific education for local use of their knowledge. Violence can be an
opportunity for many young people. It can also be manipulated by some adults. The need for
structures is a reliable project for using african skills for the local development. Partnership might
be reconsidered for better use of finance through projects. This would avoid government to
manage this funds.