Thematic Pillars

The summit’s thematic pillars translate the UNESCO Recommendation (2023) into operational priorities for peace education and social action.

Pillar 1:

Global Citizenship Education & Civic Values

Preparing people to be global citizens, develop empathy, live with diversity, and recognize our shared interdependence and responsibilities.

  • The Focus: Global civic competences and develop collective responsibility.
  • The Rationale: Sustainable peace depends on interconnected communities that act beyond identities and borders to strengthen collective impact.
  • Shared priorities:
    Educational practices, curriculum frameworks and practical tools that build a culture of peace beyond borders.

Pillar 2

Competencies & Pedagogies for Peace

Moving from theory to capability by building the practical skills for non-violent coexistence.

  • The focus: Innovative teaching methods, teacher training, socio-emotional learning, and an ‘ethics of care’.
  • The Rationale: Peace becomes possible when practical skills and active personal engagement turn aspiration into capability.
  • Shared priorities:
    Replicable programs, initiatives, and effective tools that turn empathy and communication into active personal engagement.

Pillar 3

Critical Thinking & Digital Resilience

Strengthening the capacity to analyse information, resist disinformation and hate speech. Protecting the information ecosystem and building peace in digital spaces.

  • The focus: Media literacy and resilience against intercultural bias, disinformation and hate speech.
  • The Rationale: Education strengthens trust and coexistence by countering information manipulation and reducing its harmful effects.
  • Shared priorities: Practical approaches with young people, practical tools and structural antidotes to information manipulation and online harassment.