Luanda –The minister of State for the Social Area, Carolina Cerqueira, highlighted this Monday the need for a stronger African representation at the “Luanda Biennial, a Pan-African Forum for a Culture of Peace”, to take place in the Angolan Capital, this October.
According to the minister, who was speaking at the session of the first meeting of Multi-Sector Commission of the Luanda Biennial-Pan-African Forum for a Culture of Peace, as it constitutes a space for reaffirming the commitment to achieving and maintaining peace and its ideals, strong advocacy is needed to bring the highest number of African Personalities to the country.
Carolina Cerqueira mentioned the fact that the event is an opportunity to strengthen the bonds of friendship, brotherhood between peoples and to support dialogue for peace, as well as healthy coexistence.
The Luanda Biennial, in the view of Carolina Cerqueira, should become the banner of Angola to show and reaffirm its strong commitment to conquering and maintaining peace at the level of African countries.
For the minister of Culture, Tourism and Environment, Jomo Fortunato, who spoke to the press, it is an opportunity to promote reflection on conflict prevention, youth education, and employability.
Jomo Fortunato considers it essential to reflect on the African historical past and the general history of Africa, which is why he sees the event itself as a “sovereign” opportunity to promote African heritage and arts, in general, and the Angolan one in particular.
The national coordinator, Sita José, informed that the organizing committee is working and focused on the month of October with the programme already drafted and creating the needed conditions to bring together the various personalities to discuss the African continent.
On his turn, the international coordinator, Enzo Fazzino, expressed Unesco's full availability to achieve the objectives set out with the holding of the event.
Enzo Fazzino stated that UNESCO is developing actions for the participation in the event of the African Union at the highest level, as a way of highlighting the commitment to the promotion of peace, unity and social cohesion.
Co-organized by the Angolan Government, the United Nations Organization for Science, Education and Culture (UNESCO) and the African Union (AU), the event aims to involve African countries in a chain aimed at promoting a culture of peace.
The Luanda Biennial is also intended to promote harmony and brotherhood among peoples through cultural and civic activities, with the integration of African elites and representatives of civil society, traditional and religious authorities, as well as intellectuals, artists and sportspeople.
In five days of activities, Luanda will be transformed into a space for exchange and promotion of African culture, involving individuals linked to the arts, politics, society, among others.
The biennial also aims to create an African movement that can disseminate the importance of the culture of peace, taking into account the development and affirmation of African countries in various fields, particularly in the defence of human and minority rights, as well as the fight against corruption.
