Former Federal Chancellor of Austria Sebastian Kurz has been appointed co-Chairman of the European Council on Tolerance and Reconciliation (ECTR), a non-partisan and non-governmental organization of former leaders and other decision-makers committed to fighting the evils of extremism, racism, antisemitism and xenophobia.<\/p>\n
Kurz will join Dr. Moshe Kantor, president of the ECTR since its founding in 2008, and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair as chair of the ECTR, a position he has held since 2015.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is a great honour to join such an important organisation which works against extremism and for greater tolerance across Europe,\u201d Kurz said. \u201cI know first-hand how importantly leaders take the work of the ECTR in creating policy to fight racism, antisemitism and xenophobia. I look forward to working with Mr. Blair and Dr. Kantor towards these goals.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sebastian Kurz is widely known for his dedication in fighting all forms of antisemitism, terrorism, extremism and radicalization with a particular focus on preventing youth radicalization during his almost 10 years in leadership roles.<\/p>\n
He has also been very vocal in addressing Austria\u2019s role in the Shoah and in supporting educational projects for younger generations to learn about this dark chapter of Austrian history and making sure that history does not repeat itself.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am very excited to have someone of former Chancellor Kurz\u2019s standing, experience and knowledge join the ECTR,\u201d Dr. Kantor said. \u201cHe is exactly the right type of leader who understands intuitively the needs to impart these important lessons to younger generations, and has a long-standing vision to fight extremism, racism and intolerance.\u201d<\/p>\n
The European Council on Tolerance and Reconciliation is an opinion-making and advisory body on international tolerance promotion, reconciliation and education, and fosters understanding and tolerance among peoples of various communities, educates towards techniques of reconciliation, facilitates post-conflict social apprehensions, monitors racism, antisemitism and xenophobia and proposes pro-tolerance initiatives and legal solutions.<\/p>\n
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L’ancien chancelier f\u00e9d\u00e9ral d\u2019Autriche Sebastian Kurz a \u00e9t\u00e9 nomm\u00e9 co-Chairman du Conseil Europ\u00e9en sur la Tol\u00e9rance et la R\u00e9conciliation (ECTR), une organisation non partisane et non gouvernementale rassemblant d’anciens dirigeants et d’autres d\u00e9cideurs engag\u00e9s dans la lutte contre l’extr\u00e9misme, le racisme, l’antis\u00e9mitisme et la x\u00e9nophobie.<\/p>\n
Sebastian Kurz rejoindra le Dr Moshe Kantor, pr\u00e9sident de l’ECTR depuis sa fondation en 2008, et l’ancien Premier ministre britannique Tony Blair qui occupe la position de Chairman depuis 2015.<\/p>\n
“C’est un grand honneur de rejoindre une organisation aussi importante qui \u0153uvre contre l’extr\u00e9misme et pour une plus grande tol\u00e9rance en Europe”, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 Sebastian Kurz. “Je connais l’importance que les dirigeants accordent au travail de l’ECTR dans la cr\u00e9ation de politiques visant \u00e0 lutter contre le racisme, l’antis\u00e9mitisme et la x\u00e9nophobie. Je suis impatient de travailler avec M. Blair et le Dr Kantor pour atteindre ces objectifs.”<\/p>\n
Sebastian Kurz est largement connu pour son engagement dans la lutte contre toutes les formes d’antis\u00e9mitisme, de terrorisme, d’extr\u00e9misme et de radicalisation, notamment en mettant l’accent sur la pr\u00e9vention de la radicalisation des jeunes et ce, au cours de pr\u00e8s de 10 ans d\u2019exp\u00e9rience \u00e0 des postes de leadership.<\/p>\n
Il s’est \u00e9galement montr\u00e9 tr\u00e8s engag\u00e9 quant au r\u00f4le de l’Autriche pendant la Shoah et a soutenu de nombreux projets \u00e9ducatifs visant \u00e0 apprendre aux jeunes g\u00e9n\u00e9rations ce chapitre sombre de l’histoire autrichienne et \u00e0 s’assurer qu\u2019elle ne se r\u00e9p\u00e8te pas.<\/p>\n
“Je suis tr\u00e8s heureux qu\u2019une personne ayant l’envergure, l’exp\u00e9rience et les connaissances de l’ancien chancelier Kurz rejoigne l’ECTR”, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 le Dr Kantor. “C\u2019est un leader qui comprend intuitivement les besoins de transmettre ces le\u00e7ons importantes aux jeunes g\u00e9n\u00e9rations, et qui a, de longue date, une vision pour combattre l’extr\u00e9misme, le racisme et l’intol\u00e9rance.”<\/p>\n
Le Conseil Europ\u00e9en sur la Tol\u00e9rance et la R\u00e9conciliation est un organe consultatif sur la promotion internationale de la tol\u00e9rance, la r\u00e9conciliation et l’\u00e9ducation. Il favorise la compr\u00e9hension et la tol\u00e9rance entre les peuples issus de diverses communaut\u00e9s, \u00e9duque aux techniques de r\u00e9conciliation, facilite les appr\u00e9hensions sociales post-conflit, analyse les \u00e9volutions du racisme, de l’antis\u00e9mitisme et de la x\u00e9nophobie et propose des initiatives et des solutions juridiques favorisant la tol\u00e9rance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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