International Conference on a Culture of Peace
Madrid 11-13 December 2000
King Juan Carlos University - C/ Tulipán S/N; Mostoles - Madrid
provisional PROGRAMme
11 December 2000
14h00
Arrival of Participants and Distribution of Credentials at the King Juan Carlos University
15h30
Principal Panel: Reflections and proposals concerning the greatest challenges of the 21st century.
MODERATOR: Federico Mayor Zaragoza, President, Fundation for a Culture of Peace
REPORTER: Carlos Tünnerman
§ José María Álvarez del Manzano, Mayor of Madrid.
§ José Antonio Ardanza, Former; "Lehendakari"; (president of the Basque autonomous government).
§ Óscar Arias, Nobel Peace Prize, Foundation for Peace and Development, Costa Rica.
§ Emma Bonino, Member of the Euorpean Parliament, Italy.
§ Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Former Secretary-General of the United Nations Organization, Egypt
§ Juan Luis Cebrián, Executive Board Member, Grupo Prisa, Spain.
§ Joan Clos, Mayor of Barcelona.
§ Ricardo Díaz Hochleitner, President, Club of Rome, Spain.
§ Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, former President of Iceland.
§ Mijaíl Gorbachov, Nobel Peace Prize, Russian Federation.
§ Her Royal Highness Maria Teresa of Luxembourg
§ Rigoberta Menchú Tum, Nobel Peace Prize, Foundation Rigoberta Menchú, Guatemala.
§ Javier Pérez de Cuellar, former Secretary-General of the United Nations Organization, Peru
§ Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, Nobel Peace Prize, Sercicio Paz y Justicia, Argentina.
§ Sarturnino de la Plaza, President of the Board of University Chairmen, Spain.
§ Alberto Ruiz Gallardón, President of the Autonomous Region of Madrid.
§ Wole Soyinka, Nobel Prize in Literature
§ Gustavo Villapalos, Secretary of Education, Autonomous Region of Madrid.
§ Alain Touraine, Centre d''analyse et intervention sociologique, Paris, France..
17h15
Break
17.30
Opening Ceremony
Presided by Their Majesties the King and Queen
Speakers:
§ The Rector of the King Juan Carlos University
§ Mr. Alberto Ruiz Gallardon
§ Mr. Federico Mayor, President of the Foundation for a Culture of Peace
18h15
Coffee break
19h00
Continuation of the Principal Panel
20h15
Transportation to Hotel Meliá Castilla
21.00
Reception-Buffet Hotel Meliá Castilla
12 December 2000
Morning Session
9.30
First Panel: A New Social Contract. Introduction
Moderator: Mario Soares, President, Mario Soares Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal
Reporters:
Jorge Nieto, International Centre for Democratic Culture, Mexico.
Rene Zapata, Programme Director, Office of Budgets and Planning, UNESCO, Paris
PARTICIPANTS
Speakers
§ Cora Weiss, President, The Hague Appeal for Peace
§ Attiya Innayatullah, International Planned Parenthood Federation, Pakistan.
§ Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne, European Parliament, United Kingdom.
§ Adolfo Perez Esquivel, Nobel Peace Prize, Organisation for Peace and Justice, Argentina.
§ Mitchell Gold, Vice President, International Association of Educators for World Peace, Canada.
Debate:
§ Michel Van Walt, Peace Action Programme, lThe Netherlands.
§ General Miguel Alonso Baquer, Ministry of Defence, Spain
11.00
Break
11.00
Open Debate
13.00/ 14.00
Lunch
Afternoon Session
15h00
Second Panel: A New Cultural Contract
Introduction
Moderator: Javier Perez de Cuellar, Former Secretary General of the United Nations
Reporters:
Rene Zapata, Programme Director, Office of Budgets and Planning, UNESCO, Paris
Mariano Aguirre, Centre of Research for Peace, Spain.
PARTICIPANTS
Speakers:
§ Wole Soyinka, Nobel Prize in Literature, Nigeria.
§ Guillermo Yepes, International Institute Jacques Maritain, Centre for Studies and Research, Italy
§ Gertrude O. Mongella, Advocacy for Women in Africa, Zanzibar
§ Rigoberta Menchu, Nobel Peace Prize, Rigoberta Menchu Foundation, Guatemala
§ Anwarul Karim Chowdury, Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of Bangladesh at the United Nations
Debate
§ Doudou Diène, Director, Department for Intercultural Dialogue and Pluralism for a Culture of Peace, UNESCO, Senegal.
§ Jose Antonio Abreu, National Network of Youth and Childrens Orchestras, Venezuela
§ Lourdes Arizpe, Regional Centre for Multidisciplinary Research, Mexico
§ Carmen Ramia, Director, Ateneo de Caracas, Venezuela.
16.30
Break
17.00
18.30
Open Debate
13 December 2000
Morning Session
9.30
Third Panel: A New Contract for Nature and the Environment
Introduction
Moderator: Maurice Strong, President, United Nations Peace University, Costa Rica.
Reporter: Gisbert Glaser, UNESCO, Office for the Coordination of the Environmental Programme, France.
PARTICIPANTS
Speakers:
§ Albert Sasson, former Assistant Director General, UNESCO, Morocco.
§ Fernando Sanchez Albavera, Economic Commission for Latin American and the Caribbean (CEPAL), Peru.
§ Julio Rodriguez Villanueva, Vice-president of the Scientific Board, Foundation Ramón Areces, Madrid.
§ Francisco Diaz Pineda, Professor of Ecology, School of Biology, Universidad Complutense, Spain.
§ Francine Cousteau, J.Y. Cousteau Foundation, France.
11.00
Break
11.30
13.00
Open Debate
Afternoon Session
15.00
Fourth Panel: A New Moral Contract
Moderator: Vigdis Finnbogadottir, Former President, Icelanad.
Reporter: Januzs Symonides, Director, Human Rights Centre, Poland.
PARTICIPANTS
Speakers:
§ Hector Gross-Espiell, Ex Foreign Secretary, Uruguay.
§ Pierre Sané, Secretary General, Amnesty International
§ Francisco Jose Alonso Rodriguez
§ Felix Marti, UNESCO Centre of Catalonia, Barcelona
§ Kim Phuc Phan Ti, UNESCO Good Will Ambassador, Kim Phuc Foundation, Canada
§ Richard Ardnt, The Louis Roth Endowment, USA
Debate
§ John Taylor, World Conference on Religion and Peace, Switzerland.
§ Alvaro Bendaña, Center of International Studies, Nicaragua
16.30
Break
17.00
Open Debate
18.30
Closing Ceremony: The Madrid Declaration
Organization Committee
Federico Mayor Zaragoza, President, Foundation for a Culture of Peace
Gustavo Villapalos, Secretary of Education, Autonomous Region of Madrid
Guillermo Calleja, Chancellor, University Rey Juan Carlos
Anaisabel Prera, Director, Foundation for a Culture of Peace
Rafael Ansón, Member of the Board, Foundation for a Culture of Peace
for details contact:
Foundation For a Culture of Peace
C/Velazquez, 14 - 3 0 D
28001 Madrid - Espana
Tel: 91 426 1555
Fax 91 431-6387
Attention: Isabel Montes