Dr Shishir Srivastava

One of the trickiest and longest-running problems of our day is the conflict between Israel and Palestine. With roots in politics, history and intensely personal accounts of violence and displacement, it has remained unsolved for decades in spite of multiple diplomatic attempts. It is evident from the terrible human cost, the deaths, and the profound psychological wounds caused by years of fighting that peace is not only politically necessary but also critically necessary for humanitarian reasons. As someone who is dedicated to promoting world peace and harmony, I think there are workable solutions to this dispute. These include finding political solutions, but perhaps more crucially, I think shaping the next generation of Israelis and Palestinians will greatly depend on promoting citizenship education on a worldwide scale. A Two-State Perspective on Political and Diplomatic Solutions A two-state solution, in which Israel and Palestine live in peace as two independent states, is esse

  I recently finished a course on global citizenship education (GCED), provided by APCEIU under UNESCO. As an educator dedicated to advancing world peace and unity, this encounter gave me great insights into how education can change people's lives and how important it is for teachers to mould compassionate, worldly-minded individuals. Here, I discuss some of the course's most important teachings that have increased my understanding of social responsibility, global interdependence, and education's capacity to build a just and sustainable world. The World Has Gone Global: A Two-Sided Sword In the globalized world of today, globalization has grown to be a potent force that determines national destiny. Consider medical tourism in India, where individuals go from all over the world to receive specialized medical care. But as globalization increases interdependence, it also makes inequality more apparent. Our task as educators is to build empathy and unity in our pupils while