Save the date: Addressing hate speech through education - Online Multi-stakeholder Forum

A Global Multi-stakeholder Forum on addressing hate speech through education will be convened by UNESCO in partnership with the United Nations Office on the Prevention of Genocide and the Responsibility to Protect (OSAPG) on 30 September and 1st October 2021.

Hate speech is on the rise worldwide, with the potential to incite violence, undermine social cohesion and tolerance, and cause psychological, emotional and physical harm based on xenophobia, racism, antisemitism, anti-Muslim hatred and other forms of intolerance and discrimination (UN, 2020). There is a collective responsibility to address hate speech in the present day to prevent further violence in the future.

In this context, education can play a fundamental role to address hatred both on- and offline, and help to counter the emergence of group-targeted violence.

The Multi-stakeholder Forum will encompass two days of online dialogues, bringing together educators, civil society organizations, human rights experts, tech and social media companies, youth and government representatives, with a view to promote meaningful engagement and identify key recommendations for a way forward.

You can already save the dates and visit the dedicated website for further information: Addressing hate speech through education: United Nations Global Education Ministers Conference and Multi-stakeholder Forum (unesco.org).

Programme and registration details will follow.

The forum will be linked to a Global Education Minister Conference on 26 October 2021.