DILI, 12 may 2024 (TATOLI) – The Presidency of the Republic has begun implementing its policy on the Human Fraternity document in the municipalities, with the theme “Yesterday Was a Passion, Today is Compassion, Tomorrow Will Be a Culture of Encounter.”
The Human Fraternity document was signed by His Holiness Pope Francis and the Grand Imam Al-Azhar Ahmad Al-Tayyeb in Abu Dhabi on february 4, 2019.
“Our Head of State Ramos-Horta, before being a candidate for President of the Republic, was invited to be a jury member in Abu Dhabi on raising awareness about human fraternity,” said Presidency Advisor Nuno Horta. Thus, after being a jury member in Abu Dhabi, the elected Head of State became President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste and began talking with the National Parliament to implement this document in the National Territory.
The Parliament then issued Resolution No. 11/2022, approving it unanimously on 05/13/2022, and on 09/19/2022 President Horta and the Vice Prime Minister of the Holy See launched the Human Fraternity Center at the Presidential Palace. Therefore, together with the Human Fraternity Advisor Nuno Horta and his team, they will continue to socialize it in other municipalities.
Starting on may 2-12, the Human Fraternity Advisory team carried out a campaign and dissemination on Human Fraternity first at Malere General Secondary School and Dom-Baumeta Basic Education in Aileu Municipality for three days. Continuing at Fernando Lasama General Secondary School, St. Maria Catholic Secondary School Ainaro, as well as Venancio Ferraz Basic Education, St. Maria Basic Education, and Fernando Lasama Basic Education in Ainaro Municipality for three days. And lastly at Diligencia Basic Education Same, and Colegio Sao Miguel Arcanjo (COSAMAR) Secondary Education in Manufahi Municipality.
During the Human Fraternity awareness-raising in Aileu, Ainaro and Manufahi municipalities, students, school directors/principals, including some teachers, were pleased and thankful to the President of the Republic through the Human Fraternity team, because they were able to share experiences about the Human Fraternity document. They recommended to the Head of State to accelerate cooperation with the Ministry of Education so that this document can be included in the education curriculum.
The President of the Republic will cooperate with the Ministry of Education to include the Human Fraternity document in Timor-Leste’s education curriculum, as this document gives us thoughts on caring for the environment and animals, as well as how to create peace and unity in our society, especially in our nation of Timor-Leste.
According to the june agenda, the Human Fraternity Team of the Presidency of the Republic will continue to carry out campaigns and socialization of Human Fraternity in the eastern municipalities.
Journalist: Jose Belarmino de Sa
Editor: Filomeno Martins
