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News Flash volume 53 – February 2026

February 27, 2026 Filed Under: Featured, News Flash


We are pleased to share UNAOC News Flash volume 53, covering the month of February 2026. In this edition, we bring you highlights from ongoing initiatives, advocacy efforts, and high-level engagements with partners and stakeholders. Inside, you’ll find updates on UNAOC’s work, evolving partnerships that promote mutual understanding, and stories that reflect our continued commitment to building more inclusive and peaceful societies.

Here’s what you’ll find in this edition:

  • In Paris, the High Representative had a series of high-level and constructive meetings with senior French officials, religious leaders and faith actors, and international partners.
  • We concluded the 3rd edition of “#LesMediasCestNous: News Generation Against Hate”, our joint initiative with the municipality of La Courneuve, France, designed to empower young people to counter hate and misinformation through media literacy.
  • On the occasion of World Interfaith Harmony Week and the International Day of Human Fraternity, UNAOC participated in a high-level panel discussion on “Identifying Good Practices to Foster Effective Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue for Peace and Solidarity: Lessons Learned”, organized by Permanent Mission of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the United Nations and the University of Essex Human Rights Centre.
  • On the margins of the Munich Security Conference 2026, the High Representative participated in a high-level side event organized by the Nizami Ganjavi International Center (NGIC) alongside other eminent leaders and officials to reflect on the future of international cooperation amid deepening geopolitical divides.
  • In the framework of the UNAOC Sport for #OneHumanity campaign, the #OneHumanity International Beach Soccer Cup is set to take place from 8 to 10 May 2026 at Laboma Beach in Accra, Ghana.
  • “Prevention is not a one‑time effort; it is a sustained commitment to counter hatred, misinformation, and division by fostering dialogue, trust, and respect for human dignity,” emphasized the High Representative on the International Day for the Prevention of Violent Extremism as and when Conducive to Terrorism.
  • Plus programme updates, global conferences, high-level meetings, and more!

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