The history of the UN Alliance of Civilizations initiative, from concept to present day.
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21 September 2004
HE José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, President of the Government of Spain, called for the creation of the Alliance of Civilizations during the 59th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, New York, USA.
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November 2004
Consultations on the initiative of the Alliance of Civilizations were held by a group of countries and organizations with the Permanent Observer status at the United Nations. Resulting from these consultations, a Group of Friends (composed of mostly states, and also several international organizations) was established to support the Alliance of Civilizations initiative in fostering global cooperation on cross-cultural issues and to promote initiatives aimed at encouraging dialogue and building bridges among societies and communities.
13 June 2005
Upon consultations with the Spanish Government, HE Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of Turkey, joined HE José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero as the co-sponsor of the Alliance of Civilizations initiative.
15 June 2005
HE José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero and HE Recep Tayyip Erdoğan invited Secretary-General Kofi Annan to announce the Alliance of Civilizations initiative to the Member States of the United Nations and to designate the High-level Group for the Alliance of Civilizations.
14 July 2005
Secretary-General Kofi Annan announced the launch of the Alliance of Civilizations initiative in a statement at the United Nations Headquarters, New York.
Press Release
2 September 2005
Secretary-General Kofi Annan announced the establishment of a High-level Group to guide the initiative.
Press Release
26-29 November 2005
First meeting of the Alliance of Civilizations High-level Group, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
Remarks:
25-28 February 2006
Second meeting of the Alliance of Civilizations High-level Group, Doha, Qatar.
Remarks: Secretary-General Annan
28-30 May 2006
Third meeting of the Alliance of Civilizations High-level Group, Dakar, Senegal.
Remarks: ISESCO Secretary-General Altwaijri
UNESCO Director-General Matsuura
Pres. Khatami
Prof. Mayor Pres. Wade
05-06 September 2006
Working meeting of the Alliance of Civilizations High-level Group, New York.
22 September 2006
First Ministerial Meeting of the Alliance of Civilizations Group of Friends at United Nations Headquarters, New York.
12-13 November 2006
Fourth and Final Meeting of the Alliance of Civilizations High-level Group and presentation of the High-level Group Report to Secretary-General Kofi Annan in Istanbul, Turkey.
High-level Group Report: Arabic / English / French / Spanish
18 December 2006
Secretary-General Kofi Annan presented the High-level Group Report to an informal session of the General Assembly, New York.
Remarks: Secretary-General Kofi Annan
26 April 2007
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed HE Jorge Sampaio, former President of Portugal, as High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations.
Biography of President Sampaio
14 June 2007
Presentation of the Alliance of Civilizations Implementation Plan by HE Jorge Sampaio to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at United Nations Headquarters, New York.
26 September 2007
Second Ministerial Meeting of the Alliance of Civilizations Group of Friends at the United Nations Headquarters, New York.
Summary notes of meeting
26 September 2007
The Alliance of Civilizations Voluntary Trust Fund to support the Alliance of Civilizations’ activities was established as per recommendations outlined in the High-level Group Report.
Terms of reference for the Voluntary Trust Fund
15-16 January 2008
First Alliance of Civilizations Forum and the Third Ministerial Meeting of the Alliance of Civilizations Group of Friends, Madrid, Spain.
Full Forum report
Summary Report on the High-Level Debate
27 August 2008
Annual Report of the High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations
24 September 2008
Fourth Ministerial Meeting of the Alliance of Civilizations Group of Friends at United Nations Headquarters, New York.
Summary notes of meeting
2-3 October 2008
First Meeting of the Focal Points of the Alliance of Civilizations’ Group of Friends, Paris, France.
Summary notes of meeting
6-7 April 2009
Second Alliance of Civilizations Forum and the Fifth Ministerial Meeting of the Alliance of Civilizations’ Group of Friends, Istanbul, Turkey.
Full Forum report
8 April 2009
Second Meeting of the Focal Points of the Alliance of Civilizations’ Group of Friends, Istanbul, Turkey.
Report of the Meeting
17 June 2009
Presentation of the Second Alliance of Civilizations Implementation Plan and Progress Report of 2008 by HE Jorge Sampaio to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at United Nations Headquarters, New York.
Implementation Plan
Progress Report
1 July 2009
Second Annual Report of the High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations
26 September 2009
Sixth Ministerial Meeting of the Alliance of Civilizations Group of Friends at United Nations Headquarters, New York.
Statement of the UN Secretary-General
Statement of the President of the 64th Session of the UN General Assembly
Statement of the AoC High Representative
Statement of the Turkish Foreign Minister
Statement of the Spanish Foreign Minister
10-11 November 2009
Third Meeting of the Focal Points of the Alliance of Civilizations’ Group of Friends, Rabat, Kingdom of Morocco.
List of participants
ISESCO opening remarks
UNAOC opening remarks
Review on the National Strategies and Plans
Presentation on Regional Strategies
UNAOC Projects and Initiatives Presentation
UNAOC Resolution by GA
Presentation by Switzerland on Thematic Platforms
Summary Report on the Rabat Meeting
27 May 2010
Fourth Meeting of the Focal Points of the Alliance of Civilizations’ Group of Friends, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
27-29 May 2010
Third Alliance of Civilizations Forum and the Seventh Ministerial Meeting of the Alliance of Civilizations Group of Friends at the Third UNAOC Forum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
3 September 2010
Third Annual Report of the United Nations High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations
24 September 2010
Seventh Ministerial Meeting of the Alliance of Civilizations Group of Friends at United Nations Headquarters, New York.
Report
25-27 October 2010
Fifth Meeting of the Focal Points of the Alliance of Civilizations’ Group of Friends, Berlin, Germany.
Report
Annex 1 (List of Participants)
Annex 2 (Annotated Agenda)
Annex 3 (Opening remarks by the UNAOC High Representative
Thematic Platform on Bridging Divides
Culture in EU
Exchange 2
Thematic Platform on MLE
UNAOC as Crisis Mechanism)
3 August 2011
Presentation of the Alliance of Civilizations Third Implementation Plan by HE Jorge Sampaio to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at United Nations Headquarters, New York.
19 August 2011
Fourth Annual Report of the United Nations High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations
23 September 2011
Eighth Ministerial Meeting of the Alliance of Civilizations’ Group of Friends at United Nations Headquarters, New York.
2 November 2011
Sixth meeting of the Focal Points of the Alliance of Civilizations’ Group of Friends, Lisbon, Portugal
11-13 December 2011
Fourth Alliance of Civilizations Forum and the Ninth Ministerial Meeting of the Alliance of Civilizations Group of Friends in Doha, Qatar
31 May-1 June 2012
First Partners Forum for the Alliance of Civilizations, Istanbul, Turkey
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