The second day of the Doha Forum focused on trust and tolerance to advance development goals.
DOHA, December 12, 2011 – Gordon Brown, Former UK Prime Minister, Rabbi Arthur Schneier, UNAOC Ambassador, and Saad Eddin Taib, Senior Adviser to the Organization of the Islamic Conference took part in a discussion focused on the role of culture in advancing peace, security, and human development.
Several of the breakout sessions gathered youth leaders, NGO’s, members of international organizations (Council of Europe, European Commission, and the World Bank among others), and governments representatives around various issues. Among the numerous topics addressed was the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, religious minorities in a post 9/11 world, the Arab Awakenings, the impact of digital freedom, and the role of the social media and citizen journalism.
Speakers and participants agreed on the fact that peace-building requires restoring social relations and trust. They discussed the solutions and the necessary actions to be led to repair dignity and remove injustices in order to support reconciliation in a context of inclusive development and social integration.
About the Doha forum
Between December 11th and 13th, a powerful network of Heads of State, Ministers of Foreign Affairs, NGO’s, representatives of civil society, foundations, media, academia and corporate sector – around 2,500 attendees from 130 countries – will meet in Doha in order to set the ambitious goals and define the conditions that will promote a global intercultural dialogue to come to fore. At Doha, the UNAOC will anchor itself as the source of strong convictions and impactful actions that promote peace and the development of societies, in line with the Forum’s baseline « Intercultural Dialogue to boost Development ».
