Why Heritage for Building Peace?
Heritage for Building Peace promotes a vision in which cultural heritage fosters dialogue, strengthens mutual understanding and contributes to building relationships based on respect, cooperation and peaceful coexistence.
The Appeal invites us to recognise cultural diversity as a resource for the future and to promote initiatives that can generate benefits for communities at both local and global levels.
An international community for the Appeal
The principles of the Appeal are now shared by institutions, organisations, universities, professionals and citizens from 105 countries across five continents.
Each new endorsement helps strengthen an international community committed to promoting cultural heritage as a means of fostering dialogue, cooperation and peacebuilding.
What it means to endorse the Appeal
Endorsing the Appeal means:
• supporting cultural heritage as a space for encounter and reciprocity;
• promoting intercultural dialogue and mutual understanding;
• contributing to initiatives based on cooperation and respect for cultural diversity;
• sharing a vision that recognises culture as a resource for building peace.
Endorsing the Appeal does not involve any legal, financial or political obligations.
Who Can Endorse the Appeal
The Appeal is open to:
• individuals and professionals;
• universities and research centres;
• cultural institutions and organisations;
• foundations and civil society organisations;
• public bodies and private organisations;
• businesses committed to promoting the value of cultural heritage and intercultural dialogue.
Add your voice to this shared commitment
Every endorsement represents a concrete contribution to fostering a culture based on dialogue, mutual understanding and shared responsibility for cultural heritage.
Join the international community supporting Heritage for Building Peace.
A Chorus of Voices for the Appeal
From different countries, cultures, generations and backgrounds, people around the world have chosen to support Heritage for Building Peace and share, through a video message, the reasons why they endorsed the Appeal.
Different voices, united by a shared belief: peace is built through encounter, dialogue and action, and travel can be a powerful means of bringing these together.
Each contribution adds to this collective message and becomes part of a shared journey.
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