UNESCO MGIEP's Annual Report 2019

ANNUAL REPORT 2019
Richard Davidson
William James and Vilas Research Professor
of Psychology and Psychiatry and Founder
& Director of the Center for Healthy Minds,
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Aiko Doden
NHK World Senior Editor / Special Affairs
Commentator
Kristian Berg Harpviken
Research Professor, Peace Research Institute
Oslo (PRIO), Norway
Jagmohan Singh Rajput
India’s Representative to Executive Board of
UNESCO and Chairperson, Governing Board,
UNESCO MGIEP
Peter Rhee
Deputy Managing Director & Corporate
Vice President Chief Relations Office (CRO)
Samsung India Electronics (SIEL)
The unique blend of cutting-edge science and practical
orientation that characterizes MGIEP is more needed than
ever. Still a youngster, MGIEP has established itself as a global
leader in promoting education for sustainable, peaceful
and tolerant societies. Its contributions to renewing are
remarkable, yet there is reason to expect even more in the
years ahead. I am humbled by the achievements of the MGIEP
team, and I feel privileged to be serving on the MGIEP board.
- Kristian Berg Harpviken
MGIEP has made commendable progress in promoting social
and emotional learning through innovative digital pedagogy.
The year 2019 has been especially significant as the 150 th birth
anniversary year of Mahatma Gandhi. Through events like
the ‘First World Youth Conference on Kindness’ in New Delhi
and the Ahinsa Lecture in Paris, MGIEP has worked to reinforce
the values of love and compassion that Gandhi stood for.
And now, as the world faces one of the gravest pandemics
of recent times, there is no denying the importance of these
values in achieving goals of development, peace and well
being. As MGIEP enters into its second term of five years from
2020, the Ministry of Human Resource Development takes
this opportunity to wish the institute every success in its future
endeavours.
- Amit Khare
Sonia Bashir Kabir
Advisor for the Federation of Bangladesh
Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FBCCI)
Founder & Chairman SBK Tech Ventures and
SBK Foundation
Mohan Munasinghe
Former Vice-Chair of Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and
Chairman of the Munasinghe Institute for
Development, Sri Lanka
Sangay Zam
Former Secretary to the Ministry of
Education, Bhutan
Amit Khare (Ex-officio Member)
Secretary, MHRD;
Secretary General, Indian National
Commission for cooperation with UNESCO
I am impressed with the activities launched successfully by
MGIEP, under the able leadership of the Director, Dr. Anantha
Duraiappah. Our goals and work programme are timely and
relevant. Key activities of the Institute focusing on social and
emotional learning are even more important to bring about
the ethical and community-supportive behaviours needed
to meet the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. Good teamwork will
ensure success. It is my privilege to contribute, through MGIEP,
to prosperity, peace and sustainable development along a
balanced inclusive green growth (BIGG) path.
- Mohan Munasinghe
ASEAN has adopted, in November 2017, the ASEAN
Declaration on Culture of Prevention for a Peaceful, Inclusive,
Resilient, Healthy and Harmonious Society focusing on a
preventive approach and inculcating shared values of peace,
intercultural understanding, inclusiveness and diversity, to
name some. The works of MGIEP, especially through online
platforms targeting youths, are of great importance to
contribute to such efforts not only in ASEAN but around the
globe. I am honored to be part of MGIEP.
- Sriprapha Petcharamesree
Roza Otunbayeva
Former President, Kyrgyzstan
Sriprapha Petcharamesree
Senior lecturer and chair of PhD studies in
Human Rights and Peace Studies at Institute
of Human Rights and Peace Studies, Mahidol
University
N.V. Varghese (Ex-officio Member)
Vice Chancellor, NIEPA
Anantha K. Duraiappah (Secretary to the
Board)
Director, UNESCO MGIEP
The world-wide pandemic that we are now facing has
made it abundantly clear that the Institute’s bold vision
of transforming education through social and emotional
learning and through innovative digital pedagogies - is what
will be required to emerge in the post-COVID-19 world as a
stronger, more resilient and sustainable global society. With
every crisis, there is an opportunity and MGIEP’s vision for
transforming education for humanity, will take on higher
precedence on the global agenda. I am proud to be a part of
this movement.
- Peter Rhee
Globally, Academia is focusing on building cognitive strengths
and leveraging technology in tandem. The fact that recent
neuroscience research shows students need to be aware and
emotionally connected before they can learn, gives MGIEP
the opportunity to redefine the traditional education system.
Under the competent leadership of Dr. Anantha Duraiappah,
I am confident MGIEP will not only successfully address
SDG 4.7, but will also bring about a major paradigm shift in
learning protocols, mindfulness, and encourage the practice of
compassion.
- Sonia Bashir Kabir