{"id":174072,"date":"2011-03-31T21:08:54","date_gmt":"2011-03-31T21:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=174072"},"modified":"2019-11-05T12:17:12","modified_gmt":"2019-11-05T17:17:12","slug":"united-nations-meeting-of-civil-society-in-support-of-israeli-palestinian-peace-engaging-civil-society-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-for-peace-and-reconciliation-between-israelis-and-pal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/united-nations-meeting-of-civil-society-in-support-of-israeli-palestinian-peace-engaging-civil-society-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-for-peace-and-reconciliation-between-israelis-and-pal\/","title":{"rendered":"United Nations Meeting of Civil Society in Support of Israeli-Palestinian Peace \u201cEngaging civil society in Latin America and the Caribbean for peace and reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians\u201d Montevideo 31 March 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Meeting of Civil Society examined perceptions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in Latin America and the Caribbean and the related roles of the media, academic institutions, think tanks, political parties, trade unions and foundations. It also focused on bringing civil society together to advance the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, including through reaching decision-makers, pursuing common goals and isolating extremists, and involving communities in the region, including Arab and Jewish.<\/p>\n

Reuni\u00f3n de las Naciones Unidas para la sociedad civil en apoyo a la paz israelo-palestina
\n\u201cHacer intervenir a la sociedad civil de Am\u00e9rica Latina y el Caribe en favor de la paz y la reconciliaci\u00f3n entre los israel\u00edes y los palestinos\u201d
\n31 de marzo de 2011<\/p>\n

En la Reuni\u00f3n para la sociedad civil, se examinar\u00e1n las percepciones del conflicto israelo-palestino en Am\u00e9rica Latina y el Caribe y las funciones que corresponden a los medios, las instituciones acad\u00e9micas, los grupos de estudios, los partidos pol\u00edticos, los sindicatos y las fundaciones. La Reuni\u00f3n tambi\u00e9n tendr\u00e1 como objetivo reunir a la sociedad civil para avanzar en el proceso de paz entre Israel y Palestina, entre otras cosas mediante el contacto con las autoridades, la b\u00fasqueda de metas comunes y el aislamiento de los extremistas, as\u00ed como mediante la participaci\u00f3n de las comunidades de la regi\u00f3n, incluidas la \u00e1rabe y la jud\u00eda.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Statements<\/strong><\/p>\n

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(From left to right)
\nMario Casartelli, Journalist and writer
\nElisenda Ballest\u00e9, Professor, Director, Bachelor in International Relations Programme Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Puebla
\nZahir Tanin, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People
\nRicardo Gonz\u00e1lez Arenas, General Director of Political Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay, Representative of the Host Government
\nPedro Brieger, Journalist and sociologist
\nPedro Armengol, Executive Director, Central \u00danica dos Trabalhadores<\/p>\n

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(From left to right)
\nJuan Raul Ferreira, President, Uruguay-Israel Cultural Institute
\nLina Mar\u00eda Eraso Quintero, Project Director, Centro de Colaboraci\u00f3n C\u00edvica
\nAbdallah Abu Rahma, Head, Popular Committee Against the Wall
\nArlene Elizabeth Clemesha, Representative of the Institute of Arab Culture, Professor of Arab History and Director of the Centre for Arab Studies at the University of S\u00e3o Paulo
\nSecretary
\nPablo Lumerman, Director, Fundaci\u00f3n Cambio Democr\u00e1tico
\nRuben El\u00edas, President, Comisi\u00f3n de Apoyo al Pueblo Palestino-Uruguay<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Resources<\/h3><\/span>
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