Yale, ECPC, Unicef, and Queens University Belfast present: "Early Childhood Development Advances the Culture of Peace"
Learn why how we nurture and care for, teach and protect our children matters, from generation to generation.
You are cordially invited to attend this anticipated event that will feature world renowned experts who will share their stories and knowledge in the field, based on new and groundbreaking research in science and practice. In addition, accomplishments of the Early Childhood Peace Consortium (ECPC) on the research, advocacy and communications agenda will be presented.
It is our hope that this important information can be used to augment your work in the fields of early childhood development, care and education; child rights and protection; peacebuilding and the fostering of social cohesion among individuals and groups, communities and nations; and more.
The promise of the Early Childhood Peace Consortium (ECPC) is to join forces with the international community by creating a global movement to build more peaceful homes and societies, drawing on the experience of early childhood development and the transformative power of children and families, pillared by science- and practice-based evidence.
This global event is third in a series to advance the global movement for The Culture of Peace through early childhood development strategies.
View the event poster.
View the at-a-glance event program. (Doors open at 9:00 am.)
Free buffet luncheon provided.
Speakers
UNICEF HQ
Pia Rebello Britto, PhDChief, Early Childhood DevelopmentQueens University Belfast
Paul Connolly, PhDProfessor & Dean of Research, Faculty of Arts, Humanities & Social SciencesSesame Workshop
Sherrie Rollins WestinPresident, Global Impact & PhilanthropyUN NGO Committee on Migration; UN Representative, World Organization for Early Childhood Education (OMEP); Member of the Steering Committee “Initiative for Child Rights in the Global Compacts”
Maria Pia Belloni Mignati, MASteering Cmte MemberUNICEF
Friedrich Affolter, EdDEducation ExpertUnited Nations
H.E. Ambassador Anwarul K. ChowdhuryHigh Representative, Former Secretary-General of the United Nations as Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries & Small Island Developing States
Contact
Hosts
Host Organizations
- Yale University
- Queens University Belfast
- UNICEF
- Early Childhood Peace Consortium (ECPC)