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Geneva, 13 September 2018

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<<Full Name>>,

It is with great pleasure that we write to formally invite you to a side event on the occasion of the 39th session of the Human Rights Council titled “Empowering Youth Through Education: Challenging Xenophobia, Discrimination, and Exclusion among Youth in Europe”.
 
The event, which will be held on Monday 24 September 2018 from 13.00 to 14.30 at the Palais des Nations in Room XXIII, is being co-organized by the Aga Khan Foundation in Portugal, Arigatou International Geneva, the European Wergeland Center, and the Pontifical Foundation - Scholas Occurrentes, and co-sponsored by the Permanent Mission of Portugal to the United Nations in Geneva.
 
Panelist will look at the challenges and role of education to foster learning to live together in Europe, particularly amidst a climate of xenophobia and discrimination against migrant and refugees; as well as will discuss good practices of programs and policies in Europe to invest in education for global citizenship and human rights.

Opening remarks will be delivered by Mr. João Pina de Morais, First Secretary – HR, Migration and Humanitarian Affairs, Permanent Mission of Portugal to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva.

The panel will be moderated by Mr. Philippe Cori, Deputy Regional Director, UNICEF. The discussions will include the participation of Ms. Alexandra Marques, Director of Education, Aga Khan Foundation Portugal; Mr. Lars M. Gudmundson, Deputy Director, The European Wergeland Centre; Ms. Marta Simoncelli, Vice-Secretary, Scholas Ocurrentes International; and Ms. Maria Lucia Uribe, Director, Arigatou International Geneva.

We would be honored by your presence, or in your absence, of another representative from your Mission.
 
We look forward to hearing from you by Thursday 20 September 2018, please RSVP to geneva@arigatouinternational.org
 
Yours respectfully,


Maria Lucia Uribe
Director,
Arigatou International | Geneva