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The Minister of Education and Higher Education Marwan Hamadeh sponsored the signing of the memorandum of understanding between the Center for Educational Research and Development (CERD), represented by its president Dr. Nada Oweijane, and the College of Nonviolence and Human Rights, represented by its president Dr. Issam Mansour, in the presence of the founder of the college and the Chairperson of the Board of Trustees, Dr. Ugarit Yunnan, in the presence of the coordinator of student affairs at the college, Hala Abu Ali, and the Minister's advisor Dr. Janan Shaaban and Media advisor Albert Chamoun. After signing, Minister Hamadeh ratified the memorandum of understanding so that it becomes operative. He also welcomed the two parties, considering that this memorandum is one of the most magnificent agreements that he signed during the period he held responsibility of the Ministry of Education. He congratulated CERD and the College of Nonviolence and Human Rights on this cooperation, stressing the importance of joint action to introduce a culture of nonviolence and embed it in the curricula and activities. The Minister emphasized the unity of vision that links him with the founder of the College Dr. Yunnan, pointing out that we need to promote the culture of nonviolence these days more than ever, especially as it comes hours after the massacre in Gaza, which proves that the culture of violence introduced by the Israeli enemy has begun when the Zionists decided to usurp the land from the Palestinians. At the time when the developed countries wanted the Arabs to pay the price of their crimes against the Jewish people historically, while the Arabs are not to be blamed. In fact, they welcomed the Jewish diaspora when there was a Catholic violence in Spain against the Jews and the Jews resorted to the Arabs in Morocco and in the East, where the Jewish diaspora spread in all Arab countries.
Violence pervades the region and we are in dire need of establishing a culture of nonviolence among our generations and of generalizing peace behaviors.

Oweijane:
CERD President, Dr. Nada Oweijne, stressed that this signing brings to its institutionalization the consolidation of the non-violence culture within the educational curricula that we are in the process of developing and updating. She also stressed that we cannot develop the human being without this culture, and pointed out that following this path in our education constitutes a large investment that we will see its fruits in the learners in their relationships and in their future lives.
Oweijane also stressed that educational development is measured by the human quality of education as a factor of human development and a guarantee of stability in society, through the strategy of preventive education which builds self-immunity in the souls and minds.
She also pointed out that there is a real need in society to reduce the rates of violence and tension, especially that these behaviors are increasing and she expressed her happiness to accomplish this understanding, noting that it will be included in the calendar of summer activities planned by CERD in cooperation with schools and civil society.

Yunnan:
Dr. Ugarit Yunnan, the founder of the College and the Chair person of the Board of Trustees, highlighted the importance of integrating the culture of nonviolence into educational curricula, pointing out that the Council of Ministers issued a decree in 2016 on the consecration of a culture of nonviolence by assigning the 2nd of October of each year as the National Day of Nonviolence Culture.
Yunnan considered that the values and ethics of Minister Hamada are an incentive and a motive to move forward with this agreement with a public institution concerned with educational planning and continuity and this institution is the Center for Educational Research and Development.
The Ministry of Education uplifts society, and this is what we believe in. We have continued to build and establish a culture of nonviolence, and today it is gaining great significance. The idea of this memorandum has received a very positive response in the United Nations, even during the period of preparing for it.

Mansour:
The President of the College, Dr. Issam Mansour, spoke about the contents of the culture of nonviolence, which gradually starts with nonviolent communication, human compassion skills, listening, overcoming fear, anger management, self-rehabilitation, and following the nonviolent approach to conflicts in the family, at school and the surrounding social environment, until it reaches being able to create positive solutions and participatory methodologies as well as building a sense of justice and positive thinking.