THE FUTURE WE WANT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE GLOBAL ETHICS: SAVE THE PLANET EARTH Date venue: and Astana,

Kazakhstan, 22-23 August 2013 Philosophers, academics, artists, business community, civil society (Central Asia, Asia-Pacific, African and Arab regions, North, Latin America and Europe), UNESCO experts on ethics and intercultural communication, youth education and cultural heritage.

Participants:

Agenda Topics: Promotion of sustainable development through global ethics based on universal human rights, intercultural dialogue and social justice for all". The deadline for achieving the Millennium Development Goals, elaborated by world leaders in 2000, is fast approaching. This deadline notwithstanding, the values and principles embodied in the Millennium Declaration remain a solid foundation for meeting global challenges; they will continue to guide the global development agenda well beyond 2015. Philosophers, educators, civil society representatives, business community members and youth participants in the conference will discuss ways to promote sustainable development and a global ethics agenda in the post2015 world. As part of the conference, the youth section of the UNESCO club movement will conduct workshops and lectures covering various economic and social topics, focusing on the promotion of mutual understanding, respect for basic human rights and the rule of law. Organizers: World Federation of UNESCO Clubs, Centers and Associations Kazakhstan National Federation of UNESCO Clubs National Commission of the Republic of Kazakhstan for UNESCO and ISESCO The Foundation of the First President of the Republic

Partners:

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM of Kazakhstan the Leader of the Nation Almaty UNESCO Cluster Office for Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan Akimat of Astana Asia-Pacific Federation of UNESCO Clubs and Associations

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM August 21, 2013 Arrival of the delegations and participants to Astana, Kazakhstan Hotel accommodation Cultural program: (Visit to Baiterek, fountains square, Museum of the First President of the Republic Kazakhstan, Hazrat Sultan Mosque and boat trip on the Ishim river) August 22, 2013 (Radisson SAS Hotel Astana) 09:00 09:30 09:30 10:00 Registration of participants OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY Mr. Bolat Akchulakov, President of the Kazakhstan National Federation of UNESCO Clubs Welcome Addresses: Mr. Imangali Tasmagambetov, Chairperson of the National Commission of the Republic of Kazakhstan for UNESCO and ISESCO Mrs. Dariga Nazarbayeva, Director of the Foundation of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan the Leader of the Nation, Deputy of the Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan Mr. Erlan Idrissov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Mr. Mukhtar Kul-Muhammed, Minister of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan Mr. Bakhytzhan Zhumagulov, Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan Mr. Nurlan Kapparov, Minister of Environment Protection of the Republic of Kazakhstan Mr. George Christophides, President of the World Federation of UNESCO Clubs, Centers and Associations Mr. Jay-Kun Yoo, President of the Asia-Pacific Federation of UNESCO Clubs and Associations Press-conference Coffee break Plenary Session Towards a Global Ethics Agenda Chairman: Mr. George Christophides, President of the World

10:00 10:30 10:00 10:30 10:30 13:00

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM Federation of UNESCO Clubs, Centers and Associations Co-chairman: Mr. Bolat Akchulakov, President of the Kazakhstan National Federation of UNESCO Clubs Lunch Panel Discussion 1 Socio-economic, political, environmental and cultural challenges to the promotion of sustainable development Moderators: Mr. Noboru Noguchi, Director General of the National Federation of UNESCO Associations in Japan Mrs. Daniela Popescu, President of the European Federation of UNESCO Clubs, Centers and Associations Coffee break Panel Discussion 2 Cooperation of Civil Society and the Business Community based on promoting a culture of peace, understanding and sustainable development Moderators: Mr. Jay-Kun Yoo, President of the Asia-Pacific Federation of UNESCO Clubs and Associations Mr. Rzabek Artygaliyev, General Manager, Government Relations and Public Affairs of TengizChevroil Copmany Official reception hosted by Mr. Bolat Akchulakov, President of Kazakhstan National Federation of UNESCO Clubs Creative meeting of youth delegations The Future We Want Transfer from the Radisson SAS Hotel Astana to the Palace of Independence Official opening ceremony of the International Forum on the occasion of the International Decade of Cultures Rapprochement (2013-2022) inauguration Mr. Imangali Tasmagambetov, Chairperson of the National Commission of the Republic of Kazakhstan for UNESCO and ISESCO

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23 August 2013 (Palace of Independence) 09:00 09:30 10:00 10:30

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM Opening remarks: Mr. Erlan Idrissov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Mrs. Irina Bokova, UNESCO Director-General

Mr. Nassir Al-Nasser, UN High Representative for the

Alliance of Civilizations Dr. Abdulaziz Altwaijri, ISESCO Director-General 10:30 10:50 10:50 11:10 11:10 12:40 Press conference Coffee break Plenary session Intercultural dialogue as the major source for building peace and attaining sustainable development Keynote address: Mrs. Irina Bokova, UNESCO Director-General Remarks by the special guests 12:40 14:00 14:00 15:30 Lunch hosted by Mr. Erlan Idrissov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Workshop on tolerance The Color of the Soul, Mrs. Luu Nguyen Thu Ha, Vice Director of UNESCO Center for International Education (Vietnam) Interactive Panel Discussion I: "Promoting and strengthening the intercultural dialogue and mutual understanding at the international, regional and national levels" "Issues of multiculturalism in modern societies and the main challenges of globalization" Co-moderators: Mr. Hans d'Orville, UNESCO Assistant DirectorGeneral for Strategic Planning Mr. Askar Buribayev, Vice-Minister of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan

14:00 15:20

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Coffee break Interactive panel discussion II: Role of education and youth in promoting intercultural dialogue and understanding Multilateral cooperation towards sustainable development and formulation of a Global ethics and a New humanism for the 21st century Co-moderators: Mr. Bolat Akchulakov, President of Kazakhstan National Federation of UNESCO Clubs Mr. Yersu Kim, Rector, Global Academy for Future Civilizations, Kyung Hee University (South Korea), Former Director of UNESCO Philosophy and Ethics Division Transfer from the Independence Palace to the Palace of
Peace and Reconciliation

17.00 17.15 17:30 18:30

Official closing ceremony accompanied by a concert program (Palace of Peace and Reconciliation) Mr. Imangali Tasmagambetov, Chairperson of the National Commission of the Republic of Kazakhstan for UNESCO and ISESCO Mrs. Irina Bokova, UNESCO Director-General Mr. Bolat National Akchulakov, President of Kazakhstan

18:30 20:30

Reception hosted by Mr. Imangali Tasmagambetov, Chairperson of the National Commission of the Republic of Kazakhstan for UNESCO and ISESCO Transfer from the Palace of Peace and Reconciliation to Radisson SAS Hotel, Astana

20:30 20:45

24 August2013 Departure of the delegations participants Cultural program: (Visit the Baiterek, fountains square, First President Museum, Hazrat Sultan mosque and have a boat trip on the Ishim river)

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Please kindly address any of your inquiries/presentations: Mr. Arman Utenyazov, Specialist in Public Relations and Mass Media, Kazakhstan National Federation of UNESCO Clubs (KAZFUCA) e-mail: arman.kazfuca@gmail.com Mr. Vasily Shahgulari, Expert, UNESCO Observatory for Creative Intercultural Training (ALMOCA) e-mail: shakhgulari@yandex.kz

NOTE ON PREPARATION OF PRESENTATIONS AND REPORTS

The title for report/presentation and the summary (150 words) should be sent to the UNESCO Organizing committee by e-mail in English or Russian language not later than August 5th 2013 The full text of the report/presentation and PowerPoint presentation should be sent to the UNESCO Organizing committee by e-mail in English or Russian language not later than August 10th 2013 (for preparation of the Conferences final publication)

Report design Text of the report should be performed using TimesNewRoman font, font size 12.

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM Volume of the report should not exceed 8 pages of A4 format (left indent 3 cm, top indent 2 cm, right indent 1,5 cm, bottom indent 2 cm), including illustrations, tables, references and summary in English, line spacing - single; hyphenation - automatic, alignment by width, paragraph - 0.75 cm. Title of the report font size 16, bold, capital letters, centered, single spaced. Authors - font size 14, single spaced. The authors initials are located in front of names and last names separated by a single space. References (font size 12) are numbered, the reference numbers are given in the text of the thesis in square brackets. The initials of the author in the reference list should be stated if front of name with no spaces in between. Summary in Russian / English language should be stated on a separate page. Font size 12, single spaced. Volume - 150 words (max). Plenary Session Towards a Global Ethics Agenda Chairman: Mr. George Christophides, President of the World Federation of UNESCO Clubs, Centers and Associations Co-chairman: Mr. Bolat Akchulakov, President of the Kazakhstan National Federation of UNESCO Clubs Topics for discussion: Promotion of coordination of the efforts produced by governments, business and civil society representatives, academics, artists and UNESCO communities experts of Ethics and intercultural communication, youth education and cultural heritage with a goal of carrying an effective international and inside-governmental cooperation according to the actual issues of modern Global Ethics; Assistance in dialogue strengthening throughout the entire system of global ethics (global environmental ethics, bioethics, educational ethics, informational ethics, business

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM ethics, etc.) in order to preserve the moral imperative of the "Declaration for Global Ethics"; Elimination of the globalization processes affect on the spiritual component of human existence.

Panel Discussion 1
Socio-economic, political, environmental and cultural challenges to the promotion of sustainable development

Moderators: Mr. Noboru Noguchi, Director General of the National Federation of UNESCO Associations in Japan Mrs. Daniela Popescu, President of the European Federation of UNESCO Clubs, Centers and Associations Topics for discussion:
Cooperation of Civil Society and the Business Community based on promoting a culture of peace, understanding and sustainable development; Development of the further ways to preserve the stability of social and cultural systems including reduction of number of the devastating conflicts between people; Research of the effective methods of optimal use of environmentally friendly nature -, energy - and material - saving technologies, including raw materials extraction and processing, manufacturing the environmentally friendly products, minimization, recycling and waste disposing.

Panel Discussion 2 Cooperation of Civil Society and the Business Community based on promoting a culture of peace, understanding and sustainable development Moderators: Mr. Jay-Kun Yoo, President of the Asia-Pacific Federation of UNESCO Clubs and Associations Mr. Rzabek Artygaliyev, General Manager, Government Relations and Public Affairs of TengizChevroil Copmany

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Study of new mechanisms and formats of interaction between civil society and business community in order to provide peace and sustainable development; Implementation of the principles of mutual respect, tolerance and mutual understanding among nations with a goal to construct a dialogue between cultures; Promotion of mutual understanding and mutual enrichment of people, respectful attitude towards cultural and religious diversity and tolerance; Assistance in preservation of peace and social stability, improvement of creativity and empowerment of civil society for sustainable development.