Belgo-British conference: History and reconciliation: Engaging a new generation

Conference

London

Organisation: British Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the British Council, and Egmont Institute

At a time when all states involved in the First
World War are preparing to commemorate the 100th anniversary of its outbreak and re organising a rolling series of war-related centennials up to 2018, the 14th Belgo-British Conference will bring together representatives and practitioners from the realms of education, culture, sports, media, diplomacy and International Law to discuss democratic rules and values. The Conference will also debate on how to engage the new generation in order to keep history alive and re?ect on lessons learned from past con?ict.

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