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United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC)

The UNAOC aims to improve understanding and cooperation among nations and peoples across cultures and to reduce polarization at local and global levels. It helps develop more inclusive societies, in which diversity is experienced as an asset.
United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) The UNAOC aims to improve understanding and cooperation among nations and peoples across cultures and to reduce polarization at local and global levels. It helps develop more inclusive societies, in which diversity is experienced as an asset.

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  • Speeches and Statements by the UN High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations

    HR Speeches and Statements

    • Message of the UN High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations for Do One Thing For Diversity and Inclusion
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    First Meeting of Fellowship Alumni in Baku, Azerbaijan

    On 31 May, 2013, the UNAOC fellows will participate in the first Alumni Meeting of the Fellowship Programme. This meeting will bring together previous participants in the Fellowship Programme in the years 2010, 2011 and 2012.

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  • HR Al-Nasser Addresses the UNAOC Group of Friends at UN Headquarters in New York

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    Remarks by HR Al-Nasser to the Group of Friends of the UNAOC

    "The Alliance is an instrument of the United Nations that is here to prove that diverse actors on the international arena can become further aware of their shared responsibilities, and can forge consensus on global challenges."

    (Photo © Aaron Fineman/UNAOC)

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    New book on Media and Information Literacy

    The book is the first publication of the UNESCO-UNAOC Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue Global Network of Universities (MILID). This initiative is one of the direct outcomes of the First UNAOC Forum, when several universities approached the UNAOC for support towards the creation of a Global network of universities focusing on Media Literacy.

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    UNAOC-EF Summer School: Call for Applications

    The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) is collaborating with EF Education First (EF) in the context of the first UNAOC-EF Summer School, which will take place in Tarrytown, NY, USA, from 24 to 31 of August 2013.

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    Upcoming Events

    • Do One Thing for Diversity and Inclusion Campaign Launch
      May 21, 2013 3:00 pm
      The Bronx
    • Baku World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue
      May 29, 2013
      Baku, Azerbaijan
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    The Create UNAOC 2012 Challenge - Trailer
    The Create UNAOC 2012 Challenge - Trailer
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    The Create UNAOC 2012 Challenge - Trailer
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    A global competition organized by the United Natio...
    Message of the UN High-Representative for the UNAOC for Do One Thing For Diversity
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    Message of the UN High-Representative for the UNAOC for Do One Thing For Diversity
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    To learn more about World Day for Cultural Diversi...
    UNAOC and BMW Group Announce Winners of Intercultural Innovation Award
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    UNAOC and BMW Group Announce Winners of Intercultural Innovation Award
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    The Viennese Volkstheatre was host tothe UNAOC and...
    Culture(s) with Vivendi : a testimony by Jean-Christophe Bas (UNAOC)
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    Culture(s) with Vivendi : a testimony by Jean-Christophe Bas (UNAOC)
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    The 5th UN Alliance of Civilizations Global Forum opens at Vienna
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    The 5th UN Alliance of Civilizations Global Forum opens at Vienna
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