September 14-16, Kazan will host International Forum "Saving humankind as an imperative for sustainable development"

September 14-16, an  International Forum will be held in Kazan titled  "Saving humankind as an imperative for sustainable development", which will discuss issues of interpretation of the concept of a new humanism, saving mankind, problems of sustainable development of   the society, worldwide universal value of cultural heritage, approaches to the definition of the concept of human security, as well as the ways and mechanisms of its maintenance.

These problems are largely due to the role of UNESCO, the birth of which was bound to the main idea of ​​the "Thoughts about  war begin in minds of humans  that is why  in  minds of  people the idea protect peace  must be constructed." The idea of ​​saving the people sounded in 2006 in the President's Message to the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. Since that time, saving people repeatedly was mentioned by the President of Russia as a priority for socio-economic development of the country.

The forum is scheduled to hold an international scientific-practical conference, as well as the meeting of the expert panel of high level with the participation of internationally renowned specialists in the field of human security.

Forum will bring together ambassadors of several countries under  UNESCO, more than 40 high-level experts from France, Hungary, Spain, Azerbaijan, China, Poland, Kazakhstan and other countries, more than 200 representatives of the academic community of higher education institutions, academic institutes of Russia, the CIS countries, a number of foreign states , UNESCO Chairs, teachers of  "UNESCO Associated schools" from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Chelyabinsk, Krasnodar, Samara, Voronezh, Kirov and others.

Upon completion of the work it   is planned to consolidate the basic principles of humanitarian human security in the form of the final program document.

Conference Plenary session to be  held on September 14,  beginning at 16.00pm.

Venue: Kazan, Kazan Federal University, hall of  board of trustees, Kremlin str, 5.

High-level Expert Panel will be held on September 15 10.00-18.00 pm. Venue: City Hall, Kazan,  Karl Marx str, 33.

According to the materials of the Kazan Federal University