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Mission Statement

The Alliance of Civilizations (AoC) aims to improve understanding and cooperative relations among nations and peoples across cultures and religions and, in the process, to help counter the forces that fuel polarization and extremism.
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Latest News

Statement from President Sampaio on the death of Professor Mohamed Charfi on 7 June 2008
Wednesday, 18 June 2008
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Statement from the co-Chairs of the AoC High-Level Group on the death of Professor Mohamed Charfi
Wednesday, 18 June 2008
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AoC High Representative Jorge Sampaio condemns bomb blast outside Danish Embassy in Islamabad
Tuesday, 03 June 2008
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Events & Announcements

OneVoice Global Townhall Meeting
Wednesday, 14 May 2008
A Global Town Hall Meeting webcast from East Jerusalem linking Israeli and Palestinian youth leaders with students and young people from around the world to took place on May 19 More...

Regional AoC Seminar Held in Buenos Aires
Wednesday, 07 May 2008
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Major Outcomes of the Alliance of Civilizations Forum
Friday, 18 January 2008
Madrid, 15-16 January 2008 More...

Online Clearinghouse

The AoC seeks to develop a series of online clearinghouses focusing on 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. Read more...

Youth

Youth has been identified as one of the key priorities for the work of the Alliance of Civilizations. The AoC Secretariat is actively trying to involve youth directly in its work by collaborating with broad networks of youth organizations. Our goal is to have a youth perspective in the media debate, on cross-cultural and interreligious issues and in all AoC projects. Read more...

President Sampaio's Message

President Jorge Sampaio, High Representative of the AoC, talks about the Alliance.
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Meet The Experts

Global Expert Finder is a resource for journalists covering stories about cultural, religious and political tensions between communities, and across borders. This resource connects media professionals with leading commentators on inter-cultural crises and their likely long-term impact.....
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Video Interviews

Interviews with Alliance of Civilizations High-level Group Members.
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