- Unipaz
Unipaz, also known as the International University for Peace stated aims are to "contribute to
UNESCO ’s vision for a global culture of peace" through its campuses, programmes in schools and workshops for adults. It started its activities in the city ofBrasilia in 1988. The rector of the University is Pierre Weil.Unipaz has campuses in
Argentina ,Ecuador ,Brazil ,Honduras ,Belgium ,France , andPortugal , and is listed on theUNESCO education portal as an institution fosteringnon-violence [ [http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=15950&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html UNESCO Education portal: Unipaz] ]See also
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University for Peace Further reading
* Weil, Pierre, "The Art of Living in Peace: An Education Manual for a Culture of Peace",
UNESCO Publishing (2003), ISBN 92-3-103804-4
* Caballero, Maria Cristina, "School Offers Hope, Peace to Colombians", The Miami Herald (May 22, 2002) [http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/news/opeds/2002/caballero_colombia_school_mh_052202.htm Available online]References
External links
* [http://www.unipaz.org.br/ Unipaz website] (Portuguese)
* [http://www.unipaz-europe.org/ Unipaz Europe]
* [http://www.unipaz.org.uk/ Unipaz in the United Kingdom]
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