(MENAFN- AzerNews)
Laman Ismayilova read more Azerbaijan will mark the anniversary of the UNESCO Silk Road
Programme on April 6.
The event program promises to be very diverse and includes
scientific symposium, forum, film screening, exhibition and gala
concert, Azernews reports.
A series of events are co-organized by UNESCO and the Permanent
Delegations to UNESCO of Azerbaijan, the People's Republic of
China, Republic of Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Sultanate of Oman.
The celebration is expected to start with an International Forum
on Silk Roads, Diversity, Dialogue, and Peace, which brings
together five co-organizing countries, renowned international
experts and UNESCO representatives.
The main goal of the forum is to define the UNESCO Silk Road
programme's orientation and objectives to strengthen capacities for
intercultural dialogue and cultural diversity in the current global
context.
The forum will be followed by an official presentation of the
photo contest themed "Youth Eyes on the Silk Roads" alongside an
exhibition of Silk Roads artifacts.
Around 140 exceptional photographs will be displayed on the
fences of the UNESCO Headquarters building in Paris from March to
June as part of the exhibition.
A brief film screening session on the knowledge and scientific
exchanges along the Silk Roads will be organized as well.
A Scientific Symposium on the Silk Roads Youth Research Grant
will gather the young researchers and grantees of the first edition
of the UNESCO Silk Roads Youth Research Grant to present the
results of their grant winning research.
These presentations will be followed by a round table discussion
of the scientific panel of the grant.
The celebration will end with a gala concert, featuring
performances of artists from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and China.
Launched in 1998 with the Integral Study of the Silk Roads, the
Roads of Dialogue (1988-1997), UNESCO Silk Road Programme
highlights the cultural interactions between the peoples of East
and West through scientific expeditions, field studies,
conferences, and cultural performances along the Silk Roads.
Since launching its second phase in 2012, the programme has
focused on three key areas: developing, mobilising and
disseminating knowledge, building partnerships and networking, and
empowering youth.
UNESCO Silk Road Programme traces the exchanges and mutual
influences which occurred along the Silk Roads, seeking a deeper
perspective on the development and social transformations of the
modern pluralistic societies with a view to reinforce inclusion and
peace through major initiatives such as the Youth Eyes on the Silk
Roads international photography contest, the Thematic Collection of
Cultural Exchanges along the Silk Roads, and the Silk Roads Youth
Research Grant.
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