The VI International Conference FOR WORLD BALANCE, “With everyone and for the benefit of all”, For dialogue between civilizations and for a culture of Peace, will be held in Havana, Cuba on January 28 to 31st, 2025.
The event is open to writers, historians, journalists, artists, politicians, economists, scientists and intellectuals in general; to representatives of social and solidarity movements, trade union and religious leaders; members of NGOs and scientific, feminist, youth, rural workers’ and ecological organizations and all people of good will who care about the defense of social justice, evenhanded development, dialogue and peace; who share the finer feelings of solidarity and the desire to build a better world.
This world forum of pluralistic and multidisciplinary thinking is supported and co-sponsored by UNESCO, the Organization of Ibero-American States for Education, Science & Culture, the Fundación Cultura de Paz (Spain), Soka Gakkai International (Japan), WorldBeyondWar.Org, Eight Goals One Foundation, University of Zaragoza (Spain), the Latin American Council of Social Sciences (CLACSO) and other international, regional and domestic institutions.
The 5th International Conference FOR WORLD BALANCE, held in Havana, Cuba on January 2023 was attended by over 1,100 delegates from 89 countries from all regions of the world. It was also attended by some Ministers, Deputy Ministers and Directors in different Ministries, leading Parliamentarians and of ruling Parties and other political parties.
Hundreds of people from more than 70 countries from Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean and North America are already registered to attend the VI International Conference in January, 2025.
The International Conferences FOR WORLD BALANCE have become important academic/scientific platforms of various branches of knowledge - notably the social and human sciences - attended by hundreds of educators, researchers, social activists and intellectuals from every latitude who are invited, regardless of their origin, culture, political stance, or religious beliefs, to ponder the main problems of the times, pursue common aims conducive to unity of global action, and convince international public opinion that dialogue should prevail over war, love over hate, solidarity over egoism … in short, to disseminate ideas and awareness for building a better world - more just and at peace, so that we can look to the future with hope rather than apprehension.
This world conference will take place in the year of the 130th anniversary of the death on the battlefield of José Martí, the master spirit of Cuban independence, a great philosopher whose profoundly humanist output of extraordinary longevity inspires efforts to bring about sustainable development; social justice; the elimination of poverty; access to public health, education and culture; the affirmation of international cooperation, of multilateralism, of respect for the rights of others, of dialogue and of peace.
Fundamental questions will be addressed in committees, panels, workshops, meetings, symposiums, specialized sessions, keynote speeches, special addresses and other modes of reflection and debate, as expected of an event of this nature and scale; the results will be published as papers for distribution to universities, other seats of learning and research institutions and made available on the social networks.
The official languages of the conference will be Spanish, English and Portuguese; at the plenary sessions, simultaneous interpreting will be available also in French and Russian.
For further information on topics of the Agenda, registration, papers, hotel booking and domestic transportation to the event visit: https://www.porelequilibriodelmundocuba.com or contact the nearest Cuban Embassy or Consulate in your country of residence.