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Signing ceremony of Félix Houphouët-Boigny’s book “Discours & Messages”

On October 18, 2016, the President of the Republic, HE Mr. Alassane Ouattara, presided over the signing ceremony of President Félix Houphouët-Boigny's "Speech and Messages" book at the Abidjan District Hotel. This ceremony was organized by the Fondation Félix Houphouët-Boigny for the Research of Peace (FHB Foundation), which coincided with the 111th anniversary of the... Continue reading

Subregional Workshop on Adapting and Designing Training Modules for CRECP

The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) and the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Foundation for Peace Research for (FHB Foundation) organized the workshop in Yamoussoukro from 19 to 22 September 2016 For the adaptation and design of training modules for use by the Regional Center for Education for Culture of Peace (CRECP). The meeting was attended... Continue reading

Signature of the partnership agreement between the FHB Foundation and the Institut Afrique Monde

The partnership agreement between the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Foundation for Peace Research and the Institut Afrique Monde was signed by the Secretary of the Foundation, Prof. Jean-Noël Loucou and the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Foundation. 'Institut Afrique Monde, Pr Denise Houphouët-Boigny, on August 26, 2016 in Abidjan. The World Africa Institute (IAM),... Continue reading

Workshop to validate the feasibility study on the Panafrican School for Peace

The validation workshop for the feasibility study on the Pan-African School for Peace took place on June 20-21 , 2016, at our headquarters in Yamoussoukro. Placed under the patronage of the Ivorian State, it was organized by our institution in partnership with UNESCO and the African Union. In addition to the three organizing entities, this... Continue reading

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Photos of the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Culture of Peace and the launch of the activities of the Network of Foundations and Institutions for the Promotion of a Culture of Peace in Africa

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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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