“For 30 Years, Pakistan has spent vast resources to accommodate (Afghans), and must be commended”, German Ambassador Ina Lapel.
For 30 Years, Pakistan has spent vast resources to accommodate (Afghans) , The Express Tribune, October 25, 2016
Speakers at a workshop called for equal access to resources and an end to all forms of discrimination.
“Tolerance and diversity indicate being willing to accept beliefs different than ours and recognising that each individual is unique and possesses specific characteristics”, said the Austrian Ambassador to Pakistan Brigitta Blaha.
Pluralistic society: Equal access to resources, tolerance stressed , The Express Tribune, August 09, 2016
The Austrian Ambassador to Pakistan, Dr. Brigitta Blaha, has said that tolerance is a must for peaceful co-existence in plural and diverse societies where people want to live in harmony.
Tolerance must for peaceful co-existence: Austrian envoy , Daily Times August 09, 2016
As children, we were always encouraged in our schools to ask why to speak out about things that agonized us.
Critical thinking is crucial to social harmony: Dutch Ambassador., The Centreline August, 2016
Dutch Ambassador Jeannette Seppen has said that students need to be encouraged to ask questions to help develop critical thinking.
“As children, we were always encouraged in our schools to ask why, to speak out about things that agonized us. We were also provided with responses. This is crucial for critical thinking which leads to nation and peace-building”, said Seppen.
Critical thinking: Encourage students to ask questions, says Dutch envoy, The Express Tribune, July 19, 2016
Jeannette Seppen, Ambassador of Netherlands to Pakistan, recently said that Europe had suffered greatly because of an absence of sufficient critical thinking in its history. She expressed these views in her address at the closing ceremony of the fifth round of collaborative four-day training workshop organised by the Pakistan Center of Excellence (PACE).
Critical thinking is crucial to nation, peace building: Dutch diplomat, Daily Times July 19, 2016
Canadian High Commissioner Andrew Turner said on Saturday that the doctrine of reasonable accommodation could counter the phenomenon of xenophobes which he described as individuals who had never been exposed to people from other backgrounds.
He was speaking at the closing ceremony of the Pakistan Center for Excellence (PACE) initiative launched by the Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS).
‘Canada could serve as an example for Pakistan’, Dawn Newspaper, June 06, 2016
Mainstream rejection of exclusionary principles is one way of defeating xenophobia, the counsellor political affairs of the Canadian High Commission Andrew Turner said on Saturday.
“Xenophobes are individuals who have never been exposed to people from other backgrounds. The doctrine of reasonable accommodation, for instance, allowed Sikhs to wear their turbans proudly, as long as it does not impede their function or public interest,” he said.
Inclusion imperative in fighting Xenophobia: Turner, The Express Tribune, June 5, 2016
Teachers are that part of the community who can help raise and provide critical thinking skills to children, Dutch First Secretary Political Affairs Nanna Stoltz said on Sunday. Nanna Stoltz stressed that without the ability to ask critical questions, it was impossible for a society to advance, progress, and evolve. “In the Netherlands, we have this quote that it takes a village to raise a child. The idea of teachers being a gatekeeper [of the future] intersects nicely with this idea,” the diplomat said at the closing ceremony of the Pakistan Centre of Excellence (PACE)’s third round of collaborative workshops – a four-day residential training programme.
Encouraging critical thinking: It is impossible to grow without questioning, says Dutch diplomat, The Express Tribune, May 16, 2016
PACE is a major CVE initiative launched by the Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) – with the support from the government of Netherlands – to promote democratic values, respect for diversity, fundamental human rights and virtues of tolerance as a measure of ensuring social peace and harmony for peaceful co-existence.
Teachers are the gatekeepers for the future, says Dutch Secretary, DNA News, May 16, 2016
Dr Nedim Makarevic, Ambassador of Bosnia-Herzegovina, has said that his country had close relations with Iran and Saudi Arabia. The ambassador was responding to questions at the concluding session of 4-day ‘PACE Collaborative Workshop’ organised by Centre for Research and Security Studies here on Monday. Pakistan Centre of Excellence (PACE) is a project launched by CRSS under Countering Violent Extremism (CVE). Dr Makarevic said that there is high level of education. If kids do not go to schools, parents are punished. He said that Imams from Middle East cannot preach Islam of particular sects in mosques. He said that one cannot force others to change.
Bosnian envoy speaks at ‘PACE Collaborative Workshop’, The News International, April 19, 2016
Every teacher has a broad role-modelling duty to inspire future leaders and responsibility for passing on sense of citizenry. While engaging with fundamental issues, there is need to reflect that every human being is equal regardless of gender, background, culture and religion. Fundamental human rights are global rights. These remarks were made by Australian High Commissioner Margaret Adamson on Wednesday. She was speaking at closing ceremony of first round of collaborative workshops by Pakistan Centre of Excellence (PACE).
Respecting diversity: Teachers asked to instill civic sense in students, The Express Tribune, March 10, 2016