Invitation to the E-Dialogue on Peace Dialogue in the Social Integration Process:
Building peaceful social relationship by, for and with people

1 - 24 June 2005

This is to invite you or your organization to participate in the E-dialogue on Peace Dialogue in the Social Integration Process: building peaceful social relationship by, for and with people. This is a multi-stakeholder participatory dialogue organized by the Division for Social Policy and Development of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), with the participation of various stakeholders from different regions.

Objectives of the E-Dialogue
The objectives of the E-Dialogue are to:
1. Address the importance of social integration as a means to create a peaceful society
2. Explore the potential of participatory dialogue to achieve this goal
3. Clarify the inter-linkage between the process of social integration and intention of building peaceful society
4. Get feedback from a wide range of participants with diverse backgrounds
5. Learn from concrete examples, case studies, traditional practices, and good practices at local, national and international levels.

It also aims to create a network of researchers, practitioners, and local communities and NGOs to work together to build a safe, stable and just society for all, through facilitating participatory dialogue in the social integration process.

Duration: 1 - 24 June (4 weeks)

Agenda:
Week 1: Social Integration as a process of building peaceful social relations
Week 2: Dialogue as a means to transform social relations
Week 3: Role of stakeholders in creating an enabling environment for people to participate in decision-making that affect their lives.
Week 4: A way forward: Peace dialogue and the role of community and local government

To register, visit:http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/peacedialogue/contactus.asp
For details on participation and information, visit:
http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/peacedialogue