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Fight against Violence: 60 young people trained in the Culture of Peace and Democratic Citizenship
The fight against the recrudescence of violence in the region of Marahoué is a major concern for all populations. In schools, it is acutely that remedies are considered in order to circumscribe the specter of violence and the incitious acts that are gaining momentum. It is in this context that a training and capacity-building workshop... Continue reading→
Commemorative Days of the birth of President Félix Houphouët-Boigny
On October 18 and 19, 2017, the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Foundation for Peace Research (FHB Foundation) revived the memory of President Félix Houphouët-Boigny, the founder of modern Côte d’Ivoire, through a series of events both in Abidjan and Yamoussoukro, marking the anniversary of his birth; October 18, 1905. These events were called “Commemorative Days of the... Continue reading→
International Peace Conference at UNESCO in Paris from September 26 to 28, 2017
An International Peace Conference was held from 26 to 28 September 2017 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. It was organized by the World Fellowship of Buddhists and the Permanent Delegation of the Kingdom of Thailand to UNESCO, under the aegis of Venerable Master Chin Kung, President of Pure Land Learning College Association and Friends Master... Continue reading→
Conference on Cultural Diversity and Culture of Peace
On August 25, 2017, the Director of the Peace Research Department of the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Foundation, Dr. Diénéba Doumbia, gave a lecture on the leaders of the Djimini-Djamala community and their allies on the sidelines of "The Day of Cultural Diversity and Culture of Peace in Yamoussoukro". This conference, which focused on cultural diversity and... Continue reading→
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Photos of the tribute paid to Mme Aïchatou Mindaoudou
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Photos of the General Assembly of the Ivorian Section of the Association of African Historians
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Photos of the training of members of the Club of Peace and Non-Violence of the University of Daloa
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Photos of the students of the Methodist University of Côte d’Ivoire training
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Félix Houphouët-Boigny
The founder of modern Côte d'Ivoire
"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."
Downloadable Texts
- Félix Houphouët-Boigny and Peace (in french)
- 2022 Activities Report of FHB Foundation (in french)
- 2021 Activities Report of FHB Foundation (in french)
- 2020 Activities Report of FHB Foundation (in french)
- Youth Declaration on the Culture of Peace UNESCO (in french)
- 2019 Activities Report of FHB Foundation (in french)
- Report of the Training Workshop of the Networks of Women's Associations of the Yamoussoukro District on the Culture of Peace and Social Cohesion of August 15, 2019 (in french)
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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."
Constitution of UNESCO