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Joint Strategy for South East Europe Adopted

In a unique demonstration of commitment to enhance regional cooperation, countries of South Eastern Europe held a Conference under the banner of the UN Alliance of Civilizations and agreed on a Regional Strategy on Intercultural Dialogue.
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Latest News

Visit of President Sampaio to Saudi Arabia On 2-4 February 2010
Tuesday, 02 February 2010
The High Representative of the UN Alliance of Civilizations, President Jorge Sampaio, visited Saudi Arabia, which recently joined the UN Alliance’s Group of Friends. More...

President Sampaio meets with Mrs Bokova, UNESCO DG
Monday, 01 February 2010
The High Representative of the UN Alliance of Civilizations, President Jorge Sampaio, met the new Director-General of UNESCO, Mrs Irina Bokova, on 1st February 2010. More...

Message by President Jorge Sampaio on the occasion of the launch of Euronews in Turkish
Friday, 29 January 2010
Message by President Jorge Sampaio,UN High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations,on the occasion of the launch of Euronews in Turkish29 January 2010 More...

Events & Announcements

Mumbai Festival Forum on Culture of Peace – Mumbai, India, January 7, 2010
Thursday, 07 January 2010
Forum in Mumbai discusses Culture of Peace More...

PLURAL+ Youth Video Award Ceremony - New York
Friday, 18 December 2009
Children and Young People Use Video Cameras to Fight Intolerance and Develop Social Inclusiveness. More...

XIX Ibero-American Summit
Monday, 07 December 2009
Special Statement on the Alliance of Civilizations More...

Online Clearinghouses

The Alliance of Civilizations seeks to develop a series of online clearinghouses focusing on the AoC’s main areas of implementation: youth, education, media and migration. These web-based clearinghouses will feature best practices, materials, and resources on cross-cultural dialogue and cooperation.

UN AOC FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME
The AOC Fellowship Programme was created recognizing the need to build bridges between cultures and societies through dialogue and cooperation and to reinforce the political will and collective commitment to live together by strengthening mutual awareness and respect.
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Education for Diversity

In his article on "Education for diversity: the missing link", published in several newspapers, including El Pais, La Croix, Le Temps and Publico, President Sampaio, High Representative for the UN Alliance of Civilizations, explains why intercultural education should be at the core of building diverse and inclusive societies.
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