A Ray of Hope UNESCO Youth Ambassador for the Culture of Peace: Dr. Federico Mayor

Sunday, January 08, 2006

Dr. Federico Mayor

Dr. Federico Mayor

Federico has remained a dear friend of A Ray of Hope for 10 years.

" Best wishes for a peaceful 2006. The horizon remains sombre..... but there is always A Ray of Hope" Federico Mayor December, 2005

In an age of terrorism and pre-emptive wars, Federico Mayor Zaragoza stands out as something of an anomaly: he is an unapologetic believer in, and proponent of, peace. From 1987 to 1999, Mayor served as the director-general of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), an institution that he reformed substantially during his tenure. He now chairs the Madrid-based Fundación Cultura de Paz (Foundation for the Culture of Peace), which he founded in 2000, and which takes its impetus from the United Nations’ 1999 Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace.

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A Ray of Hope UNESCO Youth Ambassador for the Culture of Peace

Sunday, January 08, 2006

Dr. Federico Mayor

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