Educational Program: How a combination of art and science can build a better world

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ORGANIZED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF FOREIGN PRESS CORRESPONDENTS (AFPC-USA)

Albert Einstein said that art and science are branches of the same tree. Promoting creative activities is an essential part of people's well-being and of human security for all. The universal language of art is a meaningful and enduring dialogue among people and cultures and a powerful antidote against intolerance, racism and discrimination. Likewise, breakthroughs in science and innovation rely on imagination and creative thought first, before it manifests into a useful or breakthrough science. How can this way of thinking help create a more productive and stable world?

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About Donato Kiniger-Passigli

Donato Kiniger-Passigli is an expert in crisis resolution, development cooperation, public and labour affairs. He is a journalist, and a member of the Italian Press Federation for 40 years. Until recently, he coordinated the Fragile States and Disaster Response Group at the International Labour Organization (ILO). He specialized in promoting crisis response programmes and initiatives in the wake of major humanitarian crises, addressing governance and employment deficits. In his over 30 years at the United Nations, he was spokesperson for UN Humanitarian Affairs Office (OCHA) and head of the media and public affairs branch of the Hague-based Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). He served as chief of staff for the UN Mission in Western Sahara and was head of external relations at the International Criminal Tribunal for Former-Yugoslavia and Rwanda. He also served as head of office in Belgrade for the UN peacekeeping mission and managed large UN development programmes.