International Day of Conscience

The International Day of Conscience 2024 event wil l re-enforce the values of peace, solidarity and compassion and to encourage the international community to regularly mobilize their efforts to promote peace, tolerance, inclusion, understanding and solidarity , in order to build a sustainable world of peace, solidarity and harmony. .

An event to mark the 2023  International Day of Conscience   organized by the NGO in Consultative status with ECOSOC, Mouvement de la Paix will be observed at the Palais des Nations, Generva. Register to the  event . Programme of the International Day of Conscience 2023 on 5 April at the UN in Geneva. The Conference will be held on the Room 22, from 10am to 6pm followed by a Reception in room 22 from 9:30 am. This event is organized in partnership with the Permanent Mission of India , under the banner G20/C20 .   Initiative and conception of the event:  Sofia Stril-Rever, author and founder of Be the Love , Jean Fabre, Deputy Director of UNPD 1998-2008, and Dr. Vikrant Singh Tomar, founder of United Consciousness .   Coordination of the event: Lisa Silvestre and Emmanuelle Le Du, with the NGO Le Mouvement de la Paix , consultative status ECOSOC. Press and media, Benjamin Joyeux, with Jai Jagat Geneva.   Moderation : Sarah Noble, curator of the Geneva Peace Talks , and Helene Pichon, d

The task of the United Nations to save future generations from the scourge of war requires transformation towards a culture of peace , which consists of values, attitudes and behaviours that reflect and inspire social interaction and sharing based on the principles of freedom, justice and democracy , all human rights, tolerance and solidarity, that reject violence and endeavour to prevent conflicts by tackling their root causes to s olve problems through dialogue and negotiation and that guarantee the full exercise of all rights and the means to participate fully in the development process of their society. CAMPAIGN: Promote a Culture of Peace with Love and Conscience.

Consciousness is not a process in the brain but a kind of behavior that, of course, is controlled by the brain like any other behavior. Human consciousness emerges on the interface between three components of animal behavior: communication, play, and the use of tools. These three components interact on the basis of anticipatory behavioral control, which is common for all complex forms of animal life.  All three do not exclusively distinguish our close relatives, i.e., primates, but are broadly presented among various species of mammals, birds, and even cephalopods; however, their particular combination in humans is unique. The interaction between communication and play yields symbolic games, most importantly language ; the interaction between symbols and tools results in human praxis.  Taken together, this gives rise to a mechanism that allows a creature, instead of performing controlling actions overtly, to play forward the corresponding behavioral options in a “second reality”

 The objectives of the International Day of Conscience at UNESCO Headquarters on 5 April each year are:  (a) to raise awareness of the importance of building a culture of peace with love and conscience, in accordance with the customs of local, national and regional communities;  (b) publicize the importance of affirming the principles of peace with love and conscience through quality education, public awareness and activities;  (c) highlight the relationship between peace with love and conscience and sustainable development. In The paragraph 5 of resolution 73/329: the United Nations General Assembly "requests the Secretary-General to bring this resolution to the attention of all Member States, United Nations entities, businesses, academia and civil society so that the International Day is celebrated properly"  The observance of the Day will therefore be linked to the International Decade for the Rapprochement of Cultures (2013-2022).

The Carleton Centre for the Study of Islam , in collaboration with the Intercultural Dialogue Institute – Ottawa and the Canadian Council of Muslim Women , hosted a workshop entitled “ Averting Violent Extremism: Religious Literacy, Pluralism and Community Resilience ” Check out the podcast! The overall goal of the interdisciplinary workshop was to assess the viability of the religious literacy approach in ameliorating the attractiveness of violent extremism for vulnerable youth. It was an interactive event designed to enable broad participation by a large number of knowledgeable and experienced people.