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Visit by Ambassador Bruno Joubert

On April 24, 2016 in Yamoussoukro, the Secretary-General of the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Foundation for Peace Research was visited by Ambassador Bruno Joubert, at the headquarters of the institution he headed. After the usual civilities, the French diplomat, accompanied by two of his collaborators, was able to discover the main tourist areas of our headquarters, including:... Continue reading

A delegation from the Philadelphia Dialogue Institute (United States) meets with the Secretary General

A delegation from the Philadelphia Dialogue Institute in the United States of America, led by Dr. William Cullinan, a teacher and founding member of the Institute, met on March 31 at the headquarters of the Foundation in Yamoussoukro, our Secretary General. Dr. Cullinan was accompanied by Me Olabisi Anima Shaun, lawyer by profession and friend... Continue reading

The visit of the UNESCO Deputy Director-General

On Tuesday, February 16, 2016, at our headquarters in Yamoussoukro, our institution was visited by the Deputy Director General of the UN Organization for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO): Mr Engida Getachew, accompanied by the Resident Representative Organization in Côte d'Ivoire: Dr Yao Ydo. This visit was led by the Secretary General of the Félix Houphouët-Boigny... Continue reading

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The founder of modern Côte d'Ivoire

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"Peace is not a word, it is behavior."

"Peace, which constantly needs exhortations, is a continuous acquisition, usually silent."

"The hungry man is not a free man."

"The sanctity of work also ennobles the one who carries the burdens or drives heavy machines, like the one who, in the silence of laboratories or offices, gives his task the best of his thought and care."

"It is easier to make war than to make peace."

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"Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be raised."

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