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Author Archives: Irina Bokova and Josette Sheeran

Irina Bokova has been the Director-General of UNESCO since November 2009, and was successfully reelected for a second term in 2013. Josette Sheeran is president and CEO of Asia Society.

In a globalizing world, we must teach global citizenship

by Irina Bokova and Josette Sheeran November 14, 2016November 14, 2016

There is no single cause for the rise of violent extremism, nor is there a unique path for radicalization. What we do know is that we need new forms of ‘soft power’ to get at the root causes driving violent extremism and to prevent its rise. In the words of UNESCO’s constitution, we need education […]

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